Finance & Operations Assistant Manager (Flexible Working)

HS2 (High Speed Two) Ltd; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible benefits fund 15%

Job summary

HS2 Ltd is seeking an Assistant Business Manager to support the CFO Directorate with day-to-day operations, workforce planning, and monitoring against approved budgets. You will lead recruitment approvals across the CFO, assist with quarterly forecasting, help deliver process improvements, and act as a liaison between CFO teams and corporate support functions.

The role emphasizes Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, requires strong IT skills, and offers a competitive salary plus a flexible

Qualifications

• Ability to multitask and manage conflicting priorities to deadlines.
• Ability to analyse data and information, and present clearly.
• Communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Influencing and negotiation skills, with the ability to tailor approaches for different audiences.
• IT skills, including Excel, PowerPoint, Visio and Oracle ERP.

Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain an accurate workforce plan for the CFO teams.
• Lead on recruitment approval and contract extension processes across the CFO Directorate.
• Support the CFO teams and Finance Business Partners with business planning and quarterly forecasting activities.
• Support the delivery of key business improvement projects as well as change initiatives driven by individual CFO departments.
• Support the day-to-day running of the CFO Directorate by resolving operational issues across the CFO departments and queries from corporate support functions (e.g. HR, Finance, Facilities, Comms, etc.)
• Support the CFO teams with Procurement processes, including purchase orders and contract variations.
• Contribute to department leadership team meetings and briefings, as required.
• Act as an information conduit between CFO department leadership teams and corporate support functions.
• Provide ad hoc support to the Senior Business Manager, as required.
• Actively promote and embed Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in all your work, and support and comply with all organisational initiatives, policies and procedures on EDI.

Skills

Multitasking

Data analysis

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Excel

PowerPoint

Visio

Oracle ERP

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Visio

Oracle ERP

Job description

HS2 Ltd is seeking an Assistant Business Manager to support the CFO Directorate with day-to-day operations, workforce planning, and monitoring against approved budgets. You will lead recruitment approvals across the CFO, assist with quarterly forecasting, help deliver process improvements, and act as a liaison between CFO teams and corporate support functions.

The role emphasizes Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, requires strong IT skills, and offers a competitive salary plus a flexible