Assistant Finance Business Partner

Assistant Finance Business Partner, 6 month contract, up to £310 per day, immediate start!

An excellent opportunity has arisen for an Assistant Finance Business Partner to join the Commercial Services Product Team of a financial services organisation in North West London on an interim basis.

Accountabilities

Business Partnering - 80%
* Act as trusted financial business partner and become the single point of contact for finance for the products supported
* Take the lead on financial business support issues for the supported products and be part of the decision making process
* Fully understand and be able to clearly articulate the financial implications, options risks and mitigations for each contract within the area supported
* Provide commercial insight by analysing revenue trends and report actuals vs. budget./forecast a periodic basis
* Identify issues and opportunities related to the products supported and propose solutions

Financial Analysis - 20%
* Prepare analyses to support business partners
* Analyse revenue trends and report actuals vs. budget./forecast a periodic basis
* Analyse financial data and support the product managers in preparing revenue forecasts, budgets with supporting assumptions
* Follow standards and policies as defined and escalate exceptions
* Adhoc requests as required, sometimes to tight deadlines

Skills & Experience Required
* A professional and proactive approach with an eye for detail
* Ability to work on own initiative
* Good and clear communication skills with the ability to clear explain financial information to non-financial mangers
* The ability to analyse and summarise financial analysis into meaningful business information and dialogue
* A good understanding of accounting principles
* Good organising, time management and planning skills and the ability to work under pressure to achieve challenging deadlines
* Strong Excel skills including the ability to create high quality individual reports, including ad hoc reporting

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