Finance Business Partner - Reporting Lead - £67.000 - Reading - Hybrid
Finance Business Partners are senior colleagues within the Financial Planning and Strategy Team. This is a fixed-term role to support senior finance leadership to develop, improve and review financial reports.
Reporting into the Deputy Director of Finance, the role will work closely with colleagues across the Finance Directorate including the Financial Systems Team, systems implementation project teams, Finance Business Partners, and the Financial Controller, as well as senior stakeholders across the organisation.
Responsibilities include:
* Reviewing, scoping and developing financial system reports, enquiries and dashboards, particularly in light of cloud-based system developments, working closely with systems implementation and financial systems teams.
* Developing, updating and maintaining a new monthly financial reporting pack for senior executive committees and governing bodies.
* Coordinating the monthly production of the financial reporting pack.
* Reviewing management reporting for business units and directorates, suggesting improvements and ensuring consistency across all finance outputs.
* Reviewing and recommending changes to the chart of accounts, structures and groupings to enable direct system-based reporting with minimal manual intervention. This includes improved reporting on income streams and associated costs, and increased automation of external returns and statutory reporting.
* Leading the replacement of the current budgeting and forecasting tool, including helping to identify a suitable solution and leading development and implementation from a customer perspective.
* Producing ad-hoc reports and management information to inform business cases and support informed decision-making by senior leadership and committees.
* Proactively shaping financial strategy through actionable recommendations and supporting evidence, generating value-creating opportunities and acting as the first point of contact for strategic finance issues.
* Forecasting and budgeting: acting as the interface between operational business areas and strategic planning, ensuring robust planning, budgeting and forecasting processes are delivered within agreed timescales.
* Analysis and reporting: combining quantitative, qualitative and statistical analysis to identify trends, share insights and evaluate options against business objectives; professionally presenting high-level reports to senior stakeholders.
* Knowledge sharing and change: identifying and driving process and performance improvements, including coaching and leadership support to stakeholders.
* Building strong stakeholder relationships to ensure confidence in financial information, procedures and policies, with a continuous improvement mindset.
* Liaising with other Finance Business Partners to identify cross-functional solutions to complex challenges.
* Deputising for the Deputy Director of Finance when required.
Skills Required
Essential
* Excellent report writing and presentation skills
* Strong understanding of management and statutory reporting requirements
* Excellent numeracy skills
* Strong interpersonal and communication skills; able to work autonomously or as part of a team
* Ability to work under time pressure and prioritise workload
* High attention to detail with an organised, methodical approach
* Excellent written communication skills
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