Network Rail
Finance Business Partner (6 month secondment / Fixed-Term Contract)
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About The Role
Duration: 6-month secondment with the potential to become permanent.
NB for internal applicants: Please note that secondments are subject to your line managers approval. Please discuss this opportunity with them prior to applying to avoid disappointment.
Location: The Quadrant, Milton Keynes.
Band & Salary: Band 4C, £43,588 - £53,167 per annum.
You will join the Financial Planning, Performance & Analysis (FPP&A) team, which has five key areas: performance reporting, financial reporting, 2nd line assurance, internal efficiencies reporting and leading the Route Services business planning process. The team works closely with both internal and external stakeholders, so strong business partnering and stakeholder management skills are essential. FPP&A acts as a critical friend to Route Services functions, providing constructive challenge and support to maintain a robust control environment and promote continuous improvement. The team's remit is varied and adaptable, covering business-as-usual activity as well as emerging priorities and topical issues. Flexibility, adaptability and a strong drive to remove blockers are therefore vital.
In this role, you will support the Senior Finance Business Partners across a range of areas, including 2nd line assurance, financial reporting, internal efficiencies reporting and business planning. The ideal individual will thrive on job variety, with success requiring the ability to manage multiple priorities, moving between tasks easily and quickly, proactive problem solving, and a real drive for improving things to deliver positive outcomes for Route Services.
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Essential Criteria
Your experience and skills
- Demonstrate strong understanding of business needs and relevant application of accounting standards.
- 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.
Desirable
- 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 finance and accounting or business management or experience.
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Additional Information...
If you have any questions or reasonable adjustments, please contact Resourcing Business Partner, Mark Powell - mark.powell4@networkrail.co.uk
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