Finance Manager in London, London, United Kingdom
Job Title - Finance Manager
Location - London Waterloo (Southwark)
Rates - £463.19 - £527.24 per day
In Scope of IR35
About the role / project:
This role will report directly into the Route Financial Controller & will work closely alongside the Route Senior Management Accountant.
Act as a partner to the senior functional Head and their team with the management of all finance and business issues. Understand and challenge existing business and working practices and strive for continuous improvement at all levels within the business unit. Lead business unit in optimising efficiencies and delivering cost savings.
What you will do:
- Participating in annual budgeting process
- Managing Group Submissions and providing insight and understanding
- Review finance and accounting processes to continuously improve financial reporting and forecasting accuracy.
- Headcount reporting improvements working alongside the Human Resources team.
- Improve current manual processes using financial tools & advanced excel.
- Provide overall financial support to the business unit head to maintain financial integrity and lead the financial business planning and reporting processes.
- Responsible for the integrity, accuracy, consistency and visibility of the financial health of the business unit, and to constantly challenge the budget holder's financial performance and outlook.
- Understand and identify opportunities to maximise all possible income streams and reduce exposure to outgoing performance penalty payments.
- Lead the business unit in terms of efficiency finding and business planning. Challenge the delivery of programmes and scope requirements to ensure best value for money is achieved.
- Lead business improvement work streams and support the business in managing change where necessary including rollout of new systems and processes.
- Actively contribute towards business case analysis and the management / improvement of non-financial / commercial issues on an ad-hoc basis.
- Monitor and promulgate corporate governance throughout the function and review compliance with financial regulations.
- Lead the development of direct reports including personal development.
Your experience will include:
Essentials
Desired Skills:
- Hyperion Experience
- Advanced Excel Skills (Macros included)
- Financial process improvement experience
What you'll get in return
Network Rail (powered by Capita), understand what it is like to work as a contractor and do everything they can to make it a simple process for you - this includes a dedicated Onboarding and extension teams and access to a web based timesheet portal giving you an ability to access and submit your timesheets wherever you are.
About our client - Network Rail
Network Rail is at the operational centre of the railway and playing a key role in a rapidly evolving industry. We are responsible for rebuilding Britain's railway infrastructure and are managing some of the biggest and most complex engineering programmes in Europe. Over the next five years we will be spending around £23 billion to maintain and upgrade every aspect of an infrastructure that comprises 21,000 miles of track, 2,500 stations, 9,000 level crossings, 40,000 bridges and tunnels, and signalling and power for the movement of 25,000 trains every day.
What we hope you will do next
Help us find out more about you by completing our short application process - Click apply now. You will then be directed to a Capita owned microsite that will assist you with your application. Once completed you will then be contacted by the relevant recruiter.
Network Rail welcomes applications regardless of age, disability, marital status (including civil partnerships), pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, transgender status, sex (or gender), employment status, trade union affiliation, or other irrelevant factor. We will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria.
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