Project Finance Business Partner

Project Finance Business Partner | Interim | up to £525 per day | Birmingham | 5 months +

For the largest infrastructure project in Europe, we are recruiting an interim Project Finance Business Partner to support 2 key projects. This role will provide assurance and challenge, driving accountability and focus on cost control across the projects supported. The Project Finance Business Partner will provide oversight, control, and direction to the team and will ensure finance support is robust across project finance management, forecasting and budgeting, promoting effective decision-making and performance management of Project Direct and Indirect costs. This role is hybrid working: 3-days per week at the Birmingham sites and 2 days from home.

Main Duties:

• Support and maintain business planning and forecasting process, working with Area Delivery Directors that data is robust
• Support the Delivery Directors in budget management
• Develop cashflow forecast reporting and challenge supply chain submissions
• Provide budget variance commentary and review and assure Programme Board packs
• Review and challenge forecasts and monitor against Spending Review funding
• Provide workforce actual costs and forecast information to inform programme cost estimates
• Liaise with Construction Supply Chain Finance, Project Managers, Commercial Managers, Planning and Cost Managers and Project Engineers
• Development of policies and reporting and planning development. Provide guidance on IFRS accounting treatment of transactions, liaise with Audit as required
• Review and financial endorsement of change and investment papers, challenging risks, opportunities ensuring project impacts are clearly identified and costs recorded
• Provide assurance to Delivery Director that reported expenditure and contract payments are robust
• Oversee month end financial accounts close and prepare accounts and plan for year-end audit.
• Work with JV Contractor Finance leads to improve Actual Cost of Work Performed and cash flow data

Person Specification:

• CCAB qualified with proven post-qualification experience within Project Accounting.
• Ability to interpret project information and determine IFRS treatment
• Experience in business planning, forecasting, business partnering and corporate finance
• Experience in providing financial information to inform project decisions and cost, schedule, and quality consequences
• Ability to work 3-days per week in Birmingham