Finance & Reporting Business Partner

2 months ago

London, United Kingdom National Audit Office Full time

Minimum Salary £50,000

Maximum Salary £58,000

Plus civil service employer pension contribution

Job description

Working in the Business Reporting team, this is a high-profile Senior Auditor or equivalent level role that provides management information to the Office and works closely with Executive Team (ET) and Resourcing Directors (RD) to ensure effective financial management across Groups and business units.
The role assists in providing 'real time' support and scrutiny to Groups/business units, to be a trusted adviser and to add value that will better support Groups/business units.

The post holder is primarily responsible for:
Business Reporting:

- Coordinating and producing the monthly Group Balanced Scorecard. This includes information on how the Group is zachieving against its key indicators each month.
- Preparing the narrative for the Group Balanced Scorecard. This includes reviewing Group Scorecard dashboards for key information on how the Group is performing in terms of financial and people management, impacts, delivery, and quality.
- Discussing the Group’s position with the Group Executive Director (ED) and RD, ahead of the Group Directors’ meeting.
- Presenting the Group Scorecard at the Group Directors meetings every month and discussing any questions/concerns that may arise.
- Continuing to improve how data is analysed, prepared and presented in the Scorecards. This includes the automation of reporting using Excel and Power Query, and the development of dashboards using Power BI.

Financial Management:

- Working with the Head of Financial Management, and the wider Finance team, to escalate financial management concerns.
- Producing monthly information for the Groups on budgets, profiles and outturn.
- Regularly meeting with the RD and their support teams to discuss the financial management of the Group.
- Continuing to improve how the monthly information is prepared and presented. This includes the automation of reporting using Power Query, and the development of dashboards using Power BI.

Business Partnering:

- Reviewing the financial position of the group and raising any relevant issues with the Group, with a particular focus on reviewing:

- That the group remains within its planned resources;
- Accuracy of budgetary information, including profiles;
- Performance against budget profiles;
- Purchase order and contract positions;
- Billing and budget approvals awaiting signoff.
- Providing ad-hoc reporting support to the RDs on Group performance, using Power Query and Power BI where possible.
- Attending regular meetings with the RDs to understand any emerging issues and the impact on the NAO’s finances.
- Providing enhanced business reporting including improving the impact, and understanding, of financial reporting in relation to business performance - to enable rational, measured and responsible management.

Other responsibilities:

- Working with the Groups to complete the annual Operational Planning cycle.
- Learning and developing advanced technical skills in Power Query and Power BI, to support the continuous improvement of business reporting.
- Developing proficiency in using Financial Force (the NAO’s ERP solution) for project and financial management activities, and to produce complex reports.
- Participate in delivering training for the wider office on financial management and budgeting.Edit Job description

**Responsibilities**:
Other responsibilities:

- Working with the Groups to complete the annual Operational Planning cycle.
- Learning and developing advanced technical skills in Power Query and Power BI, to support the continuous improvement of business reporting.
- Developing proficiency in using Financial Force (the NAO’s ERP solution) for project and financial management activities, and to produce complex reports.
- Participate in delivering training for the wider office on financial management and budgeting.Edit Responsibilities

Skills required
- A professional finance qualification is desirable - ACA, ACCA, CCAB, CIMA or equivalent.
- Sound technical skills - In particular, the role involves using Excel and Power Query analysis, to analyse complex data, and prepare reporting. The information must be both accurate and timely so Excel and data analysis competency is key. No prior knowledge of Power Query is required, but an interest and ability to develop advanced skills in Power Query is essential.
- Advanced analytical skills - Ability to absorb, interpret and analyse both numerical and qualitative data quickly and accurately in order to detect trends, abnormal patterns and link cause and effect.
- Ability to think strategically - Much of the role involves taking a wider view and linking the strategy, corporate objectives, initiatives and developments to financial performance and output delivery.
- Excellent organisational skills - Ability to prioritise and meet tight deadlines
- Strong team working skills - The role involves collaboration with Financ

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