Finance Business Partner

2 weeks ago

Glasgow, United Kingdom Network Rail Full time

Finance Business Partner [Capex]

**Location**:
Glasgow, GB

**Department Name**:
Scotland

**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**:
We have a fantastic opportunity to join our team as a Finance Business Partner within Network Rail. You will be able to enjoy hybrid working arrangements to make your work life balance more enjoyable.

You will support our business leadership team, under the direction and mentorship of the Financial Controller/Senior Finance Business Partner, to deliver professional finance and accounting advice.

As one of our valued Finance Business Partners you will provide proactive, value add finance support to the business leaders across the function/route and shall assist in the delivery of their Budgets.

You will also have the opportunity to be involved in analysing capital projects to ensure the portfolios are in line with Network Rail’s policies on Governance, particularly regarding cost, volume, and accrual reporting. This is an exciting chance to see what is happening within your own community and Scotland as a whole.

**About the role (External)**:
**Here are some of the duties your role will include: -**
- You will work closely with our non-financial stakeholders, providing financial advice and guidance to assist them in understanding the impact of the period results against budgets and forecasts so Business Partners can understand their business better.
- Be the expert in the function on accounting practices and advise on financial results and forecasts for budget holders, including preparing period accruals, journals, and adjustments to validate accounts.
- 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.
- You will 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
- Building 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
- Identify and proactively manage commercial risks, including the financial suitability of new customers or suppliers reducing the potential risk impact on the business area and influencing decision makers.
- Managing the performance of central accounting functions to deliver for the cost centre area to enable an efficiently and effective accounting service.
- You will identify and drive opportunities to deliver efficiencies to achieve 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: -**
- Understand

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