Finance Business Partner | 12 Month Contract | (Inside IR35) | Hybrid, Aberdeen | Starting ASAP
Day Rate: DOE
Main duties
* You will be working closely with the Finance Manager on the budget planning and control of the FSS budget. Deputise for them as required by developing a broad knowledge of the business and financial processes, and play a part in shaping them. Require an understanding of the Scottish Public Finance Manual to maintain knowledge of Government procedures to provide advice, guidance and support on finance matters to staff.
* You will manage the FSS month accruals process to set timelines and have responsibility for the preparation and issue of monthly variance reports including FSS Full Year Budget & in year forecasting and FSS Forecast Variance to report monthly and yearly financial information to senior managers to inform decision making. You will also have responsibility for drafting reports for the Executive Management Team (EMT) and SAFER Programme Board.
* Provide support to the SAFER Programme division and understand their core business, budget activity and embed financial management within day to day work. Work to include holding monthly finance meetings, reviewing expenditure in returns, comparing data on Oracle Cloud and producing monthly accrual journals.
* Assist with the monitoring of SAFER budget forecast including reviewing actual expenditure against forecasts and investigating reason for variances. To update actual and forecast expenditure into rolling forecast reports.
* Increase awareness of relevant financial principles to achieve value for money. Contribute to the continual improvement of internal controls and promotion of best practice of finance activities to non-finance staff.
* Supporting audit requirements and preparation of information and evidence for internal and external auditors.
* Initiating and monitoring purchasing activities in Oracle Cloud and processing Oracle transactions for the programme.
This role has been deemed Inside IR35 by the client. Applicants must hold, or be happy to apply for, a valid Basic Disclosure Scotland. Please click the link to apply.