Location:Reading
Contract: Contract
Pay Rate: Up to £61.76 per hour (Umbrella)
Working Pattern: Hybrid, up to 3 days per week in the office
Morson are recruiting for a Finance Business Partner to join the UK Ministry of Defence on a 12-month contract.
This role will support financial planning and business performance across a complex organisation, providing accurate financial information and insight to support decision-making.
You will work closely with senior stakeholders and lead business partnering teams to ensure budgets, forecasts and resources are managed effectively.
Key Responsibilities- Ensure financial processes, systems and procedures are followed to maintain data quality and consistency.
- Lead and manage the capacity and deployment of business partner managers and their teams.
- Oversee the timely and accurate delivery of budgets, forecasts, procurement plans, reports and variance analysis.
- Ensure financial deliverables meet agreed deadlines and business planning cycles.
- Build and maintain effective relationships with key stakeholders.
- Support and lead resource balancing activities to ensure resources are allocated appropriately.
- Contribute to and review business cases, providing financial scrutiny and insight.
- Ensure budgets and funding are configured correctly and supported by appropriate governance.
- Maintain high standards across environment, safety, health, security and quality.
- Work collaboratively with Finance colleagues and wider business teams to support performance and delivery.
- Strong experience in finance business partnering within a complex organisation.
- Experience overseeing budgets, forecasts, financial reporting and variance analysis.
- Proven ability to manage and develop finance teams and coordinate workloads.
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
- Experience supporting resource planning and allocation.
- Ability to review business cases and apply appropriate financial governance.
- Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
- A proactive, collaborative approach to improving financial performance and data quality.
Candidates must:
- Be a British citizen
. - Have resided in the UK for the past 10 years
. - Be eligible to obtain Developed Vetting (DV) security clearance
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This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced finance professional to support a high-profile organisation, working with senior stakeholders to improve financial planning, resource management and business performance.
* Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an initial telephone interview. If selected from the shortlist, a formal interview process will then begin.
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