Job Title: Finance Business Partner
Location: Salisbury/Fareham, UK
Job Type: Full-time contract, 9 months
Work Model: Hybrid (1-2 days/week on site)
Minimum Requirement:
• The Finance Business Partner plays a key role in supporting and steering the organisation in meeting its strategic objectives by communicating financial data and other information clearly and providing valuable financial advice, challenge, support, strategic insight and business solutions.
• They will act as first point of contact for the area they support, being responsible for building and promoting a culture of collaborative problem solving and considering innovative approaches which are compliant with policy.
Essential:
• CCAB or CIMA qualified accountant
• Influencing and building strong relationships with both finance and non-finance senior colleagues
• High delivery focus with integrity
• A good understanding of pricing and charging structures
• A good understanding of current reporting/presentation tools and techniques
A career path that can demonstrate effective delivery of:
• Financial management
• Financial analysis and advice
• Delivering against deadlines
• Effective implementation of change and continuous improvement
Desirable:
• Investment appraisal expertise
• Awareness of government accounting and Managing Public Money
• Preparation of formal papers to Executive/Board committees and Ministerial Offices
• Knowledge of Public Sector Annual Budget Cycle process
• Understanding of Strategic Partnering/Outsourcing Contracts
• Experience of using Client Cloud Financial software
• Post qualification experience with wider financial and business experience in the science, engineering, defence or security industry