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Location
York, GB
Department Name
OA Finance Region (338284) G4
About Network Rail
Join Our Team at Network Rail!
Vacancy : Finance Business Partner
Location : York George Stephenson House (Anywhere within Eastern Region)
Salary : £43,588 to £50,018 per annum
Role Type : Permanent, Full time
Are you ready to make a difference in people's lives? At Network Rail, we connect passengers and freight customers, ensuring safe and efficient transportation across the country. We're an organisation where people truly matter, and when you join us, you matter to us and millions of others. Click here to watch our inspiring video to learn more about us!
We're dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive organisation that reflects the passengers we serve. To achieve this, we're committed to becoming an open, diverse, and inclusive workplace, leveraging the skills and expertise of our talented workforce. Together, we strive to create a safe and accessible railway for everyone. Discover more about the importance of Diversity and Inclusion at Network Rail by clicking here .
Investing in our people is key to enhancing the safety, reliability, and efficiency of our railway system. If you're passionate about making a meaningful impact, then this opportunity is for you!
At Network rail you will also have a clear development path with access to training and additional qualifications.
In joining Network Rail, you're not only joining an organisation with a vital role to play for the country, but also a team of more than 40,000 people, and a business dedicated to being one of Britain's best employers.
Network Rail Benefits – In addition to the above, you can enjoy a fantastic range of employee benefits, such as:
* 28 days annual leave + bank holidays
* 75% discount on rail leisure travel for you and your family
* 75% subsidised Season Ticket for work travel (includes Underground)
* A range of pension options
* Annual Performance Related Pay package
* Flexible and agile working arrangements
* Healthcare package
* Discounts on shopping
* Discounted Gym membershipsand much more.
For the full range of our fantastic benefits click here.
Brief Description
In this role, you will be a key member of the Eastern Region Business Planning & Analysis team, supporting the delivery of our £921m CP7 efficiency challenge. You will lead the development, assurance, and reporting of Eastern's Operations, Maintenance, Support, and Renewals efficiencies, ensuring alignment with Network Rail's Fishbone reporting framework.
This position offers a unique opportunity to collaborate across functions, shaping and embedding our efficiency programme. You will drive benchmarking and assurance, fostering best practice sharing across routes and regions.
You will work closely with teams across Network Rail, including senior regional and route finance stakeholders, asset management, delivery, the group efficiencies team, and national functions. This role is ideal for someone who excels in communication and business partnering, thrives on analysis, delivers creative business insights and seeks exposure to the broader Eastern business.
About The Role (External)
Key Accountabilities –
* Lead and provide financial advice and guidance to senior budget holders in understanding the impact of the quarterly fishbone submission and forecasts against our delivery plan.
* Be the expert in the function on financial efficiency reporting, providing business partnering support and guidance to route and regional stakeholders on efficiency reporting.
* Manage corporate governance throughout the cost centres they manage, conducting deep dives and reviewing compliance with financial regulations to protect the business from legal or negative consequences.
* Deliver expert and accurate business review information and reporting, and highlight any significant issues with financial and other business results to enable informed decision making by the business area.
* Engage and influence senior members of the team to help them understand their financial position and use professional expertise to guide in initiatives to improve business performance
* Build bottom up, detailed plans to manage and develop the production of business plans and budgets to enable good corporate governance and value add analysis for senior leaders
* Monitor and assess risks affecting the achievement of efficiency targets across both capital and operating expenditure, ensuring timely escalation to mitigate potential impacts.
* Model and analyse cost base and identify and drive opportunities and efficiencies to achieve area targets.
Essential
* 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
* Demonstrated ability to engage and influence stakeholders to enhance business performance and collaboration.
How To Apply (External)
External how to apply:
Network Rail welcomes applications regardless of age, disability, marital status (including civil partnerships), pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, transgender status, sex (or gender), employment status, trade union affiliation, or other irrelevant factor.
We are a Disability Confident Leader employer! We will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria.
We are here to support you through every step of the recruitment process and to enable you to perform to the best of your ability. If you require any adjustments or modifications please contact Mark Holt (Resourcing Business Partner) at mark.holt@networkrail.co.uk. You can also visit Evenbreak's Career Hive for advice on accessibility support if you're unsure of the options available.
We positively embrace flexible working, recognising that employees may wish to balance work with their family and home life.
Network Rail Benefits – To find out about what benefits we offer, click here
Network Rail is required to comply with UK Government standards when carrying out pre-employment checks for all new starters; this includes a basic criminal record check. In addition to the basic criminal record check, in accordance with the UK Government we are also required to verify your identity, right to work in the UK and previous three years employment history.
All offers of employment are conditional upon satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks. Click here for more information. Please ensure you have the appropriate Right to Work status when applying for this role.”
Keeping people safe on the railway is at the heart of everything we do, safe behaviour is therefore a requirement of working for Network Rail. You should be able to demonstrate your personal commitment to safety and awareness of our safety vision .
Network Rail can offer you a rewarding career with competitive pay and excellent benefits including a choice of contributory pension schemes, a generous annual leave package, a bonus scheme and an annual 75% subsidy on season tickets costing up to £3,333 (to a maximum amount of £2,500). You will also be entitled to 28 days annual leave
Salary: £43,588 to £50,018 per annum.
* Employees will be entitled to a 75% discount off leisure travel, this includes off peak and super off peak tickets*
* Some of our roles require face to face Drugs & Alcohol testing. Further details will be shared with you as part of your formal offer.****
Closing date 7 th July 2025. Late applications will not be accepted. We retain the right to close the advert before the listed closing date based on application volumes.
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
Job function
* Job function
Finance and Sales
* Industries
Rail Transportation
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