Finance Business Partner - Projects. £60,000 - Oxford - Hybrid working
This is an exciting opportunity for a commercially astute Finance Business Partner to support multiple projects within the Organisation. To take complete ownership of the end-to-end financial management of projects, including reporting, policies and procedures. Own and manage all aspects of capital policy, budgeting and reporting.
Deliver monthly project reporting to business units, governance boards and corporate finance, highlighting risks, issues and opportunities to inform and enable decision-making.
Work with Project Managers to ensure all projects maintain robust financial forecasts and projections, follow project and capital accounting methodology, and adhere to the capital strategy to enable strategic horizon planning and financial planning.
Take a strategic leadership role in the business case process to ensure compliance with financial standards. Ensure all business cases provide sufficient information to make informed investment decisions and explore all options to enable the Organisation to deliver value for money. Ultimate financial sign-off responsibility.
Own the update and maintenance of the fixed asset register to enable the year-end close down and ensure compliance with capital policy and accounting standards.
Ensure required capital investment is budgeted, enabling comprehensive financial plans. Prepare budget papers, monitoring reports, funding recommendations and cash flow information on behalf of the Director of Finance.
Develop, own and enforce the capital policy and project-related procedures and processes to maintain consistent standards and compliance with accounting standards. Update cyclically and provide training as necessary.
Lead the external annual audit of accounts concerning capital and project expenditure. Manage the relationship with auditors, take responsibility for providing evidence, answering queries, and maintaining supporting documentation, including third-party engagements, to ensure audit sign-off and regulatory compliance.
Act as financial lead with Procurement and Business Leads during the preparation of commercial tenders/procurement proposals. Ensure compliance with procurement policies and that contracts represent value for money in project and capital expenditure.