- Pay Rate:
Up to £600 per day pay range subject to IR35 status
- Hours per Week:
37
Anticipated 9 months
- Cardiff
QAD/1070/2205
Role: Finance Business Partner / Accountant
Contract Length: anticipated 9 months
Location: Cardiff, one day a week in the office – Hybrid
Pay Rate: Up to £600 per day pay range subject to IR35 status
Our client is within central government, and they are looking to hire a Finance Business Partner/Accountant.
As the Finance Business Partner you will be a qualified Accountant with least five years’ experience working in a similar role and previous experience of managing public money.
As the Finance Business Partner, you will create accurate and robust finance forecasts in collaboration with your business areas.
We are looking for a Finance Business Partner with broad experience in supporting projects in a public sector/ agile delivery, and ideally with experience in Power BI to develop reports.
As the Finance Business Partner you will have the following responsibilities:
- Creating accurate and robust finance forecasts in collaboration with their business areas
- Building financial capability throughout their areas by instilling a sense of ownership and accountability for financial performance
- Supporting the development of business cases
- Planning & budget setting for areas within own remit
- Providing assurance on the validity and accuracy of the financial position and feeding into financial reporting to ensure consistency and accuracy
- Identify risks and opportunities, taking mitigating actions where required and providing challenge as appropriate.
- Have commercial acumen and be able to operate within a potential environment of ambiguity and uncertainty relating this to such areas as fees and managing public money
- Support the business by building relationships with key stakeholders to challenge and influence decision making through expert analysis and interpretation of strategic goals
- Analyse financial and non-financial datasets to gain fresh insights and understand cost drivers
As the Finance Business Partner you will have worked in a similar role and will have the following skillset:
- A fully qualified Accountant
- Previous experience of supporting projects in the public sector/ central government
- Previous experience of agile delivery
- A strong background of managing Public Money
- Previous experience of producing business cases in line with Green Book and the 5 Case Model
- Experience in Power BI to develop reports - desirable
Contract Length: anticipated 9 months
INSIDE IR35: Up to £600 per day pay range subject to IR35 status
Location: Cardiff, one day a week in the office – Hybrid
Interview Process: MS Teams
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