Robertson Bell are supporting a public sector organisation that is heavily integrated into the private world to recruit a Finance Business Partner on a long term, two-year, contract. This is a hybrid role with 40% office attendance required.
This recruitment has been created by some internal changes within an otherwise very stable, and well-established, finance function that offers staff plenty of exposure to strategic work and partnering with senior stakeholders.
The Finance Business Partner's key responsibilities will include;
- Being the primary point of contact for budget holders in your assignment business area, supporting them with the management of their finances and dealing with queries.
- Preparing the management accounts pack with full analysis and supporting commentaries, to be delivered and reviewed with stakeholders.
- Supporting the review of the organisation's strategy, financial plans and forecasted spend to effectively manage funding from HM Treasury which will include liaison with external stakeholders.
- Partnering with programme managers to stay abreast of ongoing projects, with a particular focus on spend against budget and ensuring that funding restrictions are adhered to.
The successful candidate will have;
- A background in financial management, with strong foundations in management accounting and finance business partnering.
- Part qualification in a CCAB or CIMA exam board - as a minimum.
- Excellent communication skills, in particular the ability to convey complex financial information effectively to non-finance stakeholders.
- Intermediate to advanced MS Excel skills.
Experience within working in the public sector with exposure to managing public money is desired but not essential.
Please apply now to avoid missing out on this fantastic opportunity.