West Coast Partnership Development is the trusted partner of the Department for Transport (DfT) who are working towards creating and implementing the operations for High Speed 2 Ltd (HS2). We will design, develop and mobilise the high-speed service operations which will deliver benefits including more capacity, quicker journey times and a step-change in customer experience.
We are excited to present an opportunity to join the Finance & Contracts team as the Senior Finance Business Partner (Future Operator) on a fixed term two-year contract.
The Senior Finance Business Partner (Future Operator) is responsible for supporting the business and providing technical expertise to develop operating cost and revenue forecasts as part of Accepted Programme business cases. This role is responsible for developing and maintaining the Integrated Operator financial models, Record of Assumptions and supporting documentation.
In this role, you will:
* Provide technical input and production of costs and revenue forecasts for business case outputs
* Provide modelling support for the development of supporting internal models.
* Use WCPD's Business Case Framework in the development of business cases and financial appraisals across the business
* Use outputs from various sources, including the Strategic Operational Baseline Forecast (SOBF), to form up-to-date assumptions for business case development
* Be part of initiatives to improve financial systems, reporting processes and overall efficiency improvement of the finance function
We are looking for someone who has:
* A high degree of knowledge of Excel and best-practice financial modelling
* The ability to describe complex technical issues in a clear non-technical way
* Recent experience of working in a financial planning or modelling role
* Familiarity with the various aspects of a Rail P&L would be a benefit, but is not required
* Strong analytical and interpretative skills
* Able to work on fully integrated (P&L, balance sheet) models
* Excellent communication skills (verbal and written)
You can review more information and full details of the Role Profile here.
The role is based in London. The expectation will be a minimum of 3 days per week in our office near Euston station and Warren Street Underground Station.
Salary:
competitive package depending on skills & experience.
West Coast Partnership Development
West Coast Partnership comprises two distinct parts - Avanti West Coast and West Coast Partnership Development. Avanti West Coast runs the InterCity West Coast train services from London to north England, north Wales and Scotland.
Our work in WCPD is focused on developing plans for what the new high-speed services will look like (customer experience), how they will work (railway operations) and how we will start running new
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