Finance Business Partner - Scotland Rail

Network Rail; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

Network Rail in Glasgow seeks a Finance Business Partner to provide high-quality financial and accounting support, advising on performance, budgets, forecasts, and governance. You will work across leaders to deliver proactive financial insight and drive improvements.

You will collaborate with function/route teams, contribute to planning, and support continuous improvement while ensuring compliance with financial policies. The role requires strong accounting knowledge and stakeholder engagement.

Qualifications

• Experience in budgeting and forecasting processes.
• Membership of a relevant accounting body or working towards (CIMA/ACCA).
• Strong knowledge of accounts and annual budget.
• Experience with financial controls and risk management.
• Excellent Excel skills and data manipulation.
• Ability to translate accounting regs into plain language.

Responsibilities

• Lead financial advice to budget holders and explain impact of period results and forecasts.
• Prepare period accruals, transfers and adjustments to reflect accurate accounts.
• Manage corporate governance across cost centres and ensure regulatory compliance.
• Deliver business reviews, performance reporting, and highlight significant issues for decision making.
• Engage with senior leaders to improve business performance using professional expertise.
• Build detailed plans to develop budgets and business plans for governance and value-add analysis.
• Identify and manage commercial risks and assess financial viability of new customers/suppliers.
• Oversee central accounting functions to provide efficient accounting services.
• Collate and evaluate investment appraisals and business cases.
• Model cost base and drive opportunities and efficiencies to meet targets.

Skills

Accounting standards

CIMA/ACCA

Budgeting

Excel skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Influencing skills

Financial control

Education

Degree in finance and accounting

Tools

Oracle based systems

Job description

Network Rail in Glasgow seeks a Finance Business Partner to provide high-quality financial and accounting support, advising on performance, budgets, forecasts, and governance. You will work across leaders to deliver proactive financial insight and drive improvements.

You will collaborate with function/route teams, contribute to planning, and support continuous improvement while ensuring compliance with financial policies. The role requires strong accounting knowledge and stakeholder engagement.