Finance Business Partner

Finance Business Partner required to work with a government department. This is a 12 month contract, paying 250 per day, inside IR35, hybrid working (1-3 days onsite in Reading)

You must hold active SC Clearance.

As a member of the Finance Business Partnering team, you will be responsible for supporting the business through financial information.

Key Accountabilities:

• Complying with appropriate procedures, processes and systems to ensure the quality and consistency of data.
• Supporting the preparation, monitoring and control of forecasts and budgets for specified areas, including change control
• Support system interrogation and financial performance measurement of actual expenditure
• Provide input to cost reports, including trend analysis and early warnings as necessary
• Maintain and promote high personal standards in environment, safety, health, security and quality and be a great team player.

Key Responsibilities:

• Carry out variance analysis and cost monitoring against a range of financial measures and expense categories and provide input to narrative for impact and recovery statements.
• Building effective stakeholder engagement maintaining relationships with customer budget holders and wider stakeholders.
• Providing information and reports at appropriate level budget holder meetings.
• Providing information to financial data to provide clear information and evidence to support business activities and requirements.
• Provide cost information for of the financial case on business cases
• Continuously improve quality of service proactively identifying opportunities through engaging with the local teams, prioritising changes that will add the most value.
• Being open to challenge and new ideas, sharing of knowledge and experience, encouraging others through building a supportive team environment.
• Support the development of a Cost Breakdown Structure (CBS) and other change requirements
• Assist and support the preparation of cost studies utilising historical data. Providing data for benchmarking information to meet specific needs.

Essential Criteria:

• SC Clearance
• Stakeholder Management and strong communication skills
• Strong Excel skills
• Previous experience working as a Finance Business partner

Please apply should you meet the above criteria

Attenti Consulting is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.