Finance Business Partner

Immediate Start, 12-Month Contract

Hybrid Working, based in Coventry

28ph (Inside IR35)

Position Description:

• Finance & Data Specialist
• Work with Finance Transformation team to support delivery of Payments and Invoicing transformation project
• Provide Financial support and business partnering to Agency Team and wider UK NSC SME's
• Deliver Business Cases to operational and senior stakeholders to drive key business decision making
• Operate independently and provide a high level of support to the Finance Manager Cross functional working with the wider finance community to deliver finance strategies / initiatives
• Support internal control requirements & audit, documentation of processes and best practice
• Undertake any other work as directed by their line manager in connection with their job as may be requested

Skills Required:

• Experience of using project management tools such as Jira
• Strong skills in Excel and PowerPoint
• Admin management experience

Skills Preferred:

• Key Interactions
• UK Agency Team
• Finance Transformation Team
• UK NSC Operational Teams
• Finance Teams (NSC, GFS and central commercial)

Experience Required:

• Knowledge, Skills and Experience Essential: Proven Finance Business Partner experience ideally gained within a large, complex organisation
• Proven Business Transformation and Project Management skills
• Proven strong interpersonal skills and ability to develop and nurture internal and external relationships
• Exceptional numerical and analytical skills supported by communication and presentation skills
• Ability to influence a range of stakeholders and to translate financial issues for operational teams
• Ability to multi-task, work accurately at speed and under pressure, demonstrating flexibility in balancing delivery of conceptual work with attention to detail and hands on delivery
• Strong analytical background and delivery skills
• Customer focused determine service requirements and performance measures, and initiate solutions ACA, CIMA or ACCA qualified
• Degree qualified or equivalent experience

Experience Preferred:

• Continuous improvement mind set with the ability to identify and implement robust solutions and process enhancements
• Sound financial and commercial business acumen shown through evidence of developing, introducing new or innovative practices/processes in support of strategic business goals.
• Strong Commercial experience and acumen
• Presentational skills
• Experience of dealing with senior stakeholders
• Experience of operating in a challenging and changing environment

Education Required:

• Personal Profile Essential: An individual with a customer first mind-set
• An individual, who works independently, is results driven, demonstrating tenacity, drive and perseverance with the ability to deliver operational plans in a complex, highly demanding environment.
• An individual with the capability to combine a short term, pragmatic focus with medium term planning
• An individual who is resilient, energetic and enthusiastic, able to deliver results under pressure, whilst responding constructively to challenging new ideas and inputs
• An individual who is able to challenge existing thinking in a positive way whilst building credibility and trust through experience and personal style
• A good communicator who can communicate complex ideas
• An effective team player who actively leads and takes personal responsibility
• Self-motivated and highly organised
• Desirable: An individual who enables speed in decision making through establishing alignment, clarity, appropriate resources and sense of urgency whilst bringing others along
• Knowledge and experience of SAP

Additional Information:

• Hybrid working possible, to be discussed between candidate and manager.