Finance Business Partner

2 weeks ago

Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom Network Rail Full time
Finance Business Partner

Location:

Glasgow, GB

Department Name:

scotland region

About Network Rail:

At Network Rail, our passengers and freight users are at the heart of everything we do. We help connect people to their friends and families and get goods to their destination safely and efficiently. We're an organisation where people matter. Watch our video to find out more


Scotland's Railway is part of this large family, and it covers a large geographical area from the Borders to Thurso at the far tip of the North East of Scotland, accounting for almost 20 per cent of the UK rail network.

We provide rapid access along busy commuter routes to our seven cities, servicing the varied needs of our business and leisure commuter services, including cross border services and rural services.

We have up to 50 freight services operating every day and we are steadily building capacity for this to grow.

Our ambition to be responsive to passengers and freight users, drives us every day and we're empowered to do the right thing for those who use the rail network.

We actively challenge unsafe practices and take responsibility for addressing risks, resolving issues and protecting safety and wellbeing.


Our colleagues are encouraged to work flexibly as we know that busy lives don't always fit around a traditional working pattern, if you need flexibility to complete your role just let us know and we will do our upmost to help you to invest in your career with us while balancing other aspects of your life.


Brief Description:


To work with the supported business leadership team, under the direction of the Financial Controller/Senior Finance Business Partner, to deliver professional finance and accounting advise.

This is an exciting time to join the Financial Management Team, we are responsible for approximately £600 million of capital expenditure, £80 million of operating expenditure each year, and reporting on the associated volumes whilst ensuring that are in line with Network Rail's policies on Governance.

Provides proactive, value add finance support to the business leaders across the function/route.


The Finance Business Partner (FPB) role has a strong emphasis on governance and is responsible for the complete and timely submissions on the monthly Key Performance Indicators (KPI) report to Group Finance.

This is in addition to being supportive in the reporting and analysis on key Balance Sheet items and in part leading on the year end audit with the National Audit Office.


The FPB role is responsible for producing capital spend and funding reports that are used by Network Rail senior management alongside senior management at Transport Scotland.


The FPB role produces and analyses the Operating Costs packs to budget holders each period, and holds monthly meetings to present these packs and challenge spend where appropriate.


About the role (External):

Here are some of the duties your role will include: -

  • Lead and provide financial advice and guidance to senior budget holders in understanding the impact of the period results and forecasts against budges so they can understand their business better.
  • Manage corporate governance throughout the cost centres they manage, conducting deep dives and reviewing compliance with financial regulations to protect the business from legal or negative consequences.
  • Deliver expert and accurate business review information and reporting, and highlight any significant issues with financial and other business results to enable informed decision making by the business area.
  • Engage and influence senior members of the team to help them understand their financial position and use professional expertise to guide in initiatives to improve business performance
  • Build bottom up, detailed plans to manage and develop the production of business plans and budgets to enable good corporate governance and value add analysis for senior leaders
  • Model and analyse cost base and identify and drive opportunities and efficiencies to achieve area targets.

What you will bring to the role: -

  • Membership (Or working towards a membership) of a relevant accounting body (CIMA/ACCA)
  • Expert knowledge and experience of creating and maintaining accounts and annual budget
  • Significant experience within relevant finance disciplines
  • Strong excel skills and use of data manipulation
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills
  • Ability to interpret technical accounting regulations into everyday language
  • Demonstrable effective influencing skills at a senior level
  • Significant understanding of financial control and risk
  • Excellent technical finance and accounting knowledge

It's desirable if you have it to help give you context to the role: -

  • Understanding of project management principles and experience of managing complex projects
  • Membership of a relevant accounting body
  • Extensive experience of Oracle based systems
  • Degree or equivalent qualification in fi

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