Senior Finance Business Partner

2 weeks ago


London, United Kingdom Network Rail Full time

Senior Finance Business Partner

**Location**:
London, GB

**Department Name**:
OC Route Finance Anglia (338274) G4

**About Network Rail**:
Join Our Team at Network Rail

Investing in our people is key to enhancing the safety, reliability, and efficiency of our railway system. If you're passionate about making a meaningful impact, then this opportunity is for you

**Brief Description**:
**About the role (External)**:
**Every day will be different, but key responsibilities will include**:
1. Consolidate, critically review and provide technical advice and guidance on periodic financial results and forecasts to Identify and monitor risks, opportunities and efficiencies to minimise the financial and legal impact on the business area.

2. Provide robust professional recommendations and financial guidance on accounting guidelines and standards to enable the business to be financially and legally compliant.

3. Provide technical and professional oversight of the periodic accounts, relevant analysis and preparation of business plans and budgets to enable the business to make effective decisions.

4. Develop, understand and influence the cost and income drivers relevant to the business area to deliver the yearly business plan and manage to the overall settlement by effective decision making.

5. Influence, coach and challenge senior budget holders in understanding the impact of their period results and forecasts against budgets in order to manage their business more effectively and manage within budgeting limits.

6. Proactively challenge budget holders plans and budget submissions to understand the overall plan, providing advice and new initiatives to save costs and be more efficient as an organisation.

7. Drive, adapt and deliver key KPI’S and deliverables for the function, highlighting any significant issues and trends with financial and other business results to aid decision makers to make efficiencies.

8. Lead in budget holder key meetings on financial performance to provide professional financial advice and guidance to drive business decisions, minimise risk and deliver good corporate governance.

9. Develop, drive and implement investment decisions and new business activities, working collaboratively with senior leaders to explore new opportunities and drive business performance.

**We are looking for someone who meets the below criteria**:

- Membership (or working towards membership) of a relevant accounting body (CIMA/ACCA/ICAEW) or equivalent experience
- Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills all levels. This should include Customers; 3rd party representatives, other business & functional leaders and key support personnel.
- Successful relevant experience working in a complex financial environment including demonstrable experience in managing business risks, professional financial control and forward planning.
- Demonstrable record of budget management, governance and ability to understand and interpret commercial and financial landscapes (budgets, forecasts, actual status).
- Significant experience in managing ambiguity in a financial environment with strong evaluation and decision-making skills.
- Educated to degree level in a relevant discipline, for example accounting and finance, business management or equivalent demonstrable experience in finance

**It’s not essential, but we would love it if you have**:

- Full membership of relevant post graduate professional body (CIMA/ACCA/ICAEW)
- Experience of Oracle based systems
- Substantial experience within multiple finance disciplines
- Knowledge and technical expertise of Government accounting and relevant financial governance
- Understanding of project management principles and experience of managing complex projects to successful conclusion.

We follow a structured pay framework**:Band 3C; Salary starting from; £55,596**

**Closing Date: September 3**
**rd**
**2023.**

Network Rail can offer you a **rewarding career** with competitive pay and excellent benefits including:

- £3270 inner London allowance
- 75% off the cost of a season ticket for travel to work
- 75% off leisure travel for yourself and family members
- Flexible working arrangements
- 28 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
- A choice of contributory pension schemes

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