Job Title: Senior Finance Business Partner
Location: Bedford - Hybrid
Rate: Circa £600 per day (Outside IR35)
Contract: 6 Months +
Start Date: ASAP
We are seeking an experienced Senior Finance Business Partner to join a high-profile capital development programme within a large, complex organisation. This is a six-month contract opportunity, working at the heart of the senior management team, supporting the delivery of critical capital projects.
Key Responsibilities:
- Project Governance & Performance Reporting: Provide high-level financial governance, supporting senior leadership with timely, accurate, and insightful reporting on project performance.
- Financial Analysis & Forecasting: Lead on financial variance analysis, project spend tracking, and cost control across multiple capital projects.
- Business Partnering: Work closely with a diverse set of internal and external stakeholders, including project directors, operational leads, and finance teams, to drive financial accountability and informed decision-making.
- Project Accounting: Oversee project accounting activities, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and clear linkage between capital spend and project milestones.
- Team Collaboration: Manage and collaborate with project accounting teams to ensure delivery of high-quality financial support across the programme.
- FP&A: Support forward-looking financial planning and analysis, ensuring capital programme affordability and alignment with strategic objectives.
Ideal Candidate:
- Proven experience as a Senior Finance Business Partner within capital development or large-scale infrastructure projects.
- Strong expertise in project accounting, financial analysis, and performance reporting.
- Experience in managing multiple stakeholder relationships in a matrixed and fast-paced environment.
- Excellent Excel and financial modelling skills.
- Ability to influence senior leadership and communicate complex financial information with clarity.
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