Junior Finance Business Partner - SC

Aspect Resources; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Aspect Resources is seeking a Junior Finance Business Partner – SC in Reading with a hybrid pattern (2 days on site). The role emphasizes forecasting, budgeting, and cost control within a defined area, reporting to senior finance managers.

This 9-month contract is Inside IR35 and requires SC clearance. You will support data quality, cost analysis, and stakeholder engagement to inform business decisions.

Qualifications

• Experience in forecasting and budget monitoring.
• Ability to interpret financial data and provide narrative for business cases.
• Strong collaboration with budget holders and cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Complying with procedures to ensure data quality.
• Supporting the preparation, monitoring and control of forecasts and budgets.
• Cost reporting and trend analysis to support business activities.

Skills

Forecasting

Budgeting

Variance analysis

Stakeholder engagement

Data integrity

Education

Business and Finance Qualifications

Job description

Job Title: Junior Finance Business Partner – SC

Location: Reading/Hybrid (2 Days per Week on site)

Daily Rate: GBP38.60/hr (Umbrella)

Duration: 9 Months

IR35 Status: Inside IR35

Security Clearance: SC

Essential:

• Business and Finance Qualifications – Evidence of business & finance qualifications to be provided as part of onboarding

Key Accountabilities:

• Complying with appropriate procedures, processes, and systems to ensure the quality and consistency of data.
• Supporting the preparation, monitoring and control of forecasts and budgets for specified areas, including change control
• Support system interrogation and financial performance measurement of actual expenditure
• Provide input to cost reports, including trend analysis and early warnings as necessary
• Maintain and promote high personal standards in environment, safety, health, security, and quality and be a great team player.
• Key Responsibilities:
• Carry out variance analysis and cost monitoring against a range of financial measures and expense categories and provide input to narrative for impact and recovery statements.
• Building effective stakeholder engagement maintaining relationships with customer budget holders and wider stakeholders.
• Providing information and reports at appropriate level budget holder meetings.
• Providing information to financial data to provide clear information and evidence to support business activities and requirements.
• Provide cost information for of the financial case on business cases
• Continuously improve quality of service proactively identifying opportunities through engaging with the local teams, prioritising changes that will add the most value.
• Being open to challenge and new ideas, sharing of knowledge and experience, encouraging others through building a supportive team environment.
• Support the development of a Cost Breakdown Structure (CBS) and other change requirements
• Assist and support the preparation of cost studies utilising historical data. Providing data for benchmarking information to meet specific needs.

Security Clearance: SC

Disability Confident

As a member of the disability confident scheme, CLIENT guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.

Armed Forces Covenant

CLIENT is proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant and as such, we guarantee to interview all veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex–military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.

We will be in touch to discuss your suitability and arrange your Guaranteed Interview.

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