Senior Finance Business Partner

Senior Finance Business Partner - Defence | Commercial Projects & Recharging | Wiltshire | £600/day.

For a Government Defence organisation based in Wiltshire, we are recruiting an interim Finance and Recharging Manager for up to 6 months working on a commercial project work-stream. This role will provide project financial planning and accounting, in-year finance management, investment appraisal and financial reporting supporting the specific project, as well as leading the associated recharging of the services consumed to customer organisations.

Main Duties

Delivery of Long-term Planning Submissions (SPC Strategic Planning Cycle) and Annual Budgeting Cycle (ABC) including options

Delivery of In-year Budget and Forecast, coordinating monthly submissions and commentary

Ensure the Project accounts, asset delivery and inventory information are accurate and reconciled, and that reporting (TLRFP and MVAF) is delivered

Review Business Cases, and financial accounting returns

Ensure compliance and governance framework is delivered, including discharge of effective financial requirements, Value for Money, and assurance

Produce cost models to support evaluation of industry bids and provide robust investment appraisal reporting

Develop recharging models for commercial services

Work with service groups to develop and validate financial MI to support recharging to customers via Direct of Indirect Billing

Coordinate indirect billing (financial journals) once recharging values have been agreed

Monthly reconciliation of recharging and input into the monthly forecast reviews.

Person Specification

Previous Government, Security, Nuclear, or Defence experience

Government Finance experience

Financial planning and forecasting experience

Charging / Billing / Recharging experience

Investment appraisals and business case experience

CP&F system experience is desirable