Senior Finance Business Partner

Michael Page; City Of London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Part time

Job summary

A respected public sector organization based in Canary Wharf is looking for a Senior Finance Business Partner to provide financial expertise and strategic guidance. The role involves budget management, supporting finance activities, and ensuring compliance. Candidates should have proven experience in finance partnering, excellent communication skills, and be a qualified accountant. This temporary role offers a competitive daily rate and opportunities for career development.

Benefits

Competitive daily rate

Meaningful projects in the public sector

Flexibility and career development

Qualifications

• Proven experience in finance business partnering in a high-profile environment.
• Excellent written communication and strong negotiation skills.
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills with Excel proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Lead management and analysis of local budgets.
• Support teams with budgeting and finance activities.
• Ensure accurate financial forecasting and accounting treatment.
• Collaborate for compliance and process improvement.

Skills

Finance business partnering

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Excel skills

Education

Qualified Accountant

Job description

Overview

The Senior Finance Business Partner role involves providing financial expertise and strategic guidance within a public sector organisation. This temporary position in London requires strong accounting and finance knowledge to support decision-making processes.

Client Details

You will be working for a well known government organisation based in Canary Wharf.

Description

The main duties of this role are as followed:

• Leading the management, tracking and analysis (variances/trends) of local budgets, including providing accurate and regular data to the finance team and management information to Budget Holders.
• Supporting local teams with budgeting, reforecasting and other finance activities (e.g. accruals) throughout the year with a focus on Technology & Digital, Digital Markets Unit and Capital spend.
• Ensuring accurate forecasting for the Digital Markets Unit against leviable activities to ensure charges to Strategic Market Status firms are accurate
• Close collaboration with teams with Capital spend to ensure effective forecasting and accurate financial accounting treatment.
• Supporting to ensure compliance with and the continual improvement of financial and governance processes
• Reviewing and supporting the development of Business Cases.
• Where required, supporting with wider Finance team activities, including but not limited to policy refreshes, journal reviews and posting as well as transparency report checks.

Profile

It is essential that you can provide evidence and examples for each of the following selection criteria in your application:

Essential:

• Proven experience of working as an effective finance business partner in a high-profile environment, with ability to work effectively under pressure while managing conflicting priorities.
• Excellent communication skills, including written skills and strong negotiation and influencing skills to influence senior management as well as the wider business.
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills, including intermediate/advanced Excel skills for data manipulation, analysis, modelling and reporting.
• Experience working with and classifying Capital expenditure.

Qualifications:

• Qualified Accountant with membership to professional body (ICAEW, ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA or equivalent)

Job Offer

• Competitive daily rate of approximately
• Opportunity to contribute to meaningful projects in the public sector.
• Temporary position offering flexibility and career development.

If you're ready to take on this rewarding Senior Finance Business Partner role apply today to join a respected public sector organisation!