Strategic Finance Business Leader

6 days ago


Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom Pro-Recruitment Full time

Company Overview:

As a leading recruitment agency, Pro-Recruitment is committed to delivering top talent to our clients. Our mission is to provide exceptional service and support to both candidates and clients, ensuring a seamless hiring experience.

About the Role:

We are currently seeking a highly skilled Strategic Finance Business Leader to join our client's team in Birmingham. This exciting opportunity will involve providing financial support and critical analytical challenge to various directorates, ensuring the organization achieves financial targets and delivers value for money within the budgets set by the comprehensive spending review.

Main Responsibilities:

  • Portfolio Management: You will be responsible for managing a portfolio of directorates (HR, IT, Finance, Procurement, Facilities) and corporate expenditure in the monthly financial accounts.
  • Business Planning and Forecasting: Lead business planning and forecasting processes, providing guidance on planning principles and expectations to ensure alignment with organizational goals.
  • Financial Endorsement: Review financial endorsement of Change and Investments, providing assurance to the Finance Director that reporting expenditure and contract payments are appropriate.
  • NAO Audits: Work collaboratively with Corporate Directors, Procurement and Supply Chain, Business Managers, Finance Teams, and Corporate Finance Teams to meet NAO audit requirements.

Person Specification:

  • CIMA, ACCA, or ACA qualified with strong experience in supporting annual business planning, budget setting, and forecasting processes.
  • Strong skills in business partnering non-finance managers, including working with Service/Operational Directors, budget holders, Business Managers, HR, and wider Finance teams.
  • Knowledge of Oracle accounting systems or other similar ERP systems.
  • Ability to use Excel to analyze large and complex data sets and provide useful management information.
  • Ideally, experience from construction, travel, rail, or infrastructure would be beneficial.

Salary: The salary for this role is estimated to be between £60,000 - £71,160 per annum, depending on experience.



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