Finance Business Partner

Contract Type: 6-month Fixed Term Contract

Location: Remotely / Endeavour Square / Stratford

Overview of role

You will be a trusted and influential member the finance business partner team providing comprehensive financial support working with decision makers and budget holders to ensure that the business area has robust financial information to support effective decision making. Utilising financial services provided by the Business Services Function to provide management accounting. You will operate with the business area to provide commercial support and insight in an accurate and timely way, being a sounding board for new initiatives, helping to identify risks and opportunities and have the ability to explain financial concepts to non-finance people.

Key Accountabilities

• Be a key, visible point of contact for the budget holders within the business area and overcome silo working through partnering approach providing an integrated view on financial performance and financial input into decision making
• Responsible for providing key management reporting and information for the business area to support decision making and achieving business objectives
• Undertake the collection, collation and challenge of financial and other planning information with supporting risks and opportunities to inform the financial planning process encompassing short and long term plans for the business area
• Provide ad hoc analysis and insight on business performance, including using investment and project appraisal techniques, to support effective decision making and the delivery of objectives.
• Utilise central finance services team to ensure that financial transactions are correct, and policies adhered to
• Interface with local and central finance teams to ensure an efficient and effective finance service.
• Be an active member of the Finance community, contributing to the continuous improvement and added value of the finance function.

Skills, Knowledge & Experience

Skills

• Variance and Financial/Budgetary Analysis
• Forecasting
• Systems and Software (SAP preferably)
• Cost Accounting
• Risk and control
• Professional Accounting principles and standards
• Management reporting and external reporting and ad-hoc communication
• Commercial acumen

Knowledge

• Educated to degree level or equivalent
• Numerate and experience and understanding of Finance and accounting
• Qualified or part Qualified (Final level)
• Experience at building relationships at with stakeholder at all levels of the business

Experience

• Experience in managing long term capital investment projects
• Extensive experience working in a challenging business environment which is going through major structural changes
• Demonstrable skills in challenging and collaborating with this type of stakeholder.
• Experience of integrated ERP accounting platforms (SAP) able to manage, use and manipulate data and information to enable effective reporting, planning, financial management and control.
• Demonstrable experience of driving value through effective analysis and management of financial information

Equality and Diversity

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, age or disability status.

Application Process

Please apply using your CV and a two-page covering letter. Think carefully about the skills, knowledge and experience in the advert and cover this in your CV and cover letter.

On this recruitment campaign, as part of TfL’s continuing commitment to be an inclusive and equal opportunity employer we will be removing personal identifiable information from CVs and covering letters that could cause discrimination.

The closing date for applications is Sunday 5 September 2021 @ 23:59

Benefits

In return for your commitment and expertise, you will enjoy excellent benefits and scope to grow. Rewards vary according to the business area but mostly include:

• Final salary pension scheme

• Free travel for you on the TfL network

• A 75% discount on National Rail Season Ticket and interest free loan

• 30 days annual leave plus public and bank holidays

• Private healthcare discounted scheme

• Tax-efficient cycle-to-work programme

• Retail, health, leisure and travel offers

• Discounted Eurostar travel