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Finance Business Partner - Inside IR35

Duration: 6 months

Contracting Authority: Network Rail

Location: Hybrid working (3 days per week in Birmingham office and remaining WFH)

(Some other travel which will be covered by expenses)

Role Purpose:

You'll be joining our finance team, which is part of the corporate structure known as Finance and Business Support, this feeds into Route Services. Your role involves supporting the function to deliver services that are vital to the running of the railway, deliver the provision of services agreed by the routes to allow them to benefit from economies of scale and the optimisation of our critical resources.

We offer business partnering insight, guidance and financial support to 6 primary functions; Business Services, Commercial and Procurement, Information Technology, Asset Information Services, Supply Chain Operations, and Engineering Services, along with the Routes and Regions

The role involves providing finance business partner support to the Business Services team. Business Services provides both training and Shared Services support for the Network Rail regional business, including on-track competency training, apprenticeships and payroll support.

The Route Services finance team is predominantly based in Milton Keynes, but we also have team members and business partners based nationwide and would consider other locations for these roles

The main duties and responsibilities of the Finance Business Partner would be to:

• Be the expert in the function on accounting practices and advise on financial results and forecasts, including preparing period accruals, transfers and adjustments to validate accounts are reflective, relevant. 
• Manage corporate governance for Business Services, conducting in-depth investigations 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
• Identify and proactively manage commercial risks, including the financial suitability of new customers or suppliers reducing the potential risk impact on the business area and influencing decision makers.
• Collate, investigate and make recommendation for investment appraisals and business case analysis to aid business decisions.
• Model, analyse and develop reports on cost base and identify and drive opportunities and efficiencies to achieve area targets and ongoing monitoring
• Cost tracking, headcount tracking 

You’ll have:

• Demonstratable, strong understanding of business needs and relevant application of accounting standards
• Membership (Or working towards a membership) of a relevant accounting body (CIMA/ACCA) or equivalent experience
• 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

It would be great if you also had:

• Extensive experience of Oracle or Hyperion based systems
• Degree or equivalent qualification in finance and accounting or business management or experience

If this Finance Business Partner role sounds like something that you would be interested in, please click the link to apply or get in touch with christopher.black@publicsectorresourcing.co.uk

Disability confident

As a member of the disability confident scheme, Network Rail guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.

Armed Forces Commitment

Network Rail guarantees to interview veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.

If you qualify for the above, please notify us on PSRapplications@publicsectorresourcing.co.uk.

We will be in touch to discuss your suitability and arrange your Guaranteed Interview.

Should you require reasonable adjustments at any point during the recruitment process or if there is a more accessible way for us to communicate, please do let me know.

In applying for this role you acknowledge the following, this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment, and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different.

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.