Network Rail High Speed (NRHS) is a subsidiary of NRIL and is responsible for operating, maintaining and renewing the HS1 railway infrastructure (the only High-Speed rail network in the country yet!) and the High Speed Stations. Delivering a significant profit whilst working in a commercial environment requires support from a solid Finance team with strong management and statutory accounting skills, great communication, presentation and inter-personal skills for direct interface with the client (High Speed One Limited).

This is a great opportunity to showcase and develop your communication and presentation skills along with learning all about how the only ‘High Speed’ network in the country functions. Combining your management accounting skills with experience in client interfaced environment, you will be able to experience the pride associated with running the country’s only high-speed rail network.

As Finance Business Partneryour main key responsibilities would be to:

• Lead and provide financial advice and guidance to senior budget holders in understanding the impact of the period results and forecasts against budges so they can understand their business better.
• Be the expert in the function on accounting practices and advise on financial results and forecasts for budget holders, including preparing period accruals, transfers and adjustments to validate accounts are reflective, relevant. 
• Manage corporate governance throughout the cost centres, conducting deep dives and reviewing compliance with financial regulations to protect the business from legal or negative consequences.
• Deliver expert and accurate business review information and reporting and highlight any significant issues with financial and other business results to enable informed decision making by the business area.
• Engage and influence senior members of the team to help them understand their financial position and use professional expertise to guide in initiatives to improve business performance
• Build bottom up, detailed plans to manage and develop the production of business plans and budgets to enable good corporate governance and value add analysis for senior leaders
• Identify and proactively manage commercial risks, including the financial suitability of new customers or suppliers reducing the potential risk impact on the business area and influencing decision makers.
• Collate, investigate and make recommendation for investment appraisals and business case analysis to aid business decisions.
• Model and analyse cost base and identify and drive opportunities and efficiencies to achieve area targets

You’ll have essential experience of the following demonstrated on your CV:

Essential

• Strong understanding of business needs and relevant application of accounting standards
• Expert knowledge and experience of creating and maintaining accounts and annual budget
• Significant experience within relevant finance disciplines
• Strong excel skills and use of data manipulation
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to interpret technical accounting regulations into everyday language
• Effective influencing skills at a senior level
• Significant understanding of financial control and risk
• Excellent technical finance and accounting knowledge

It is desirable but not essential that you also have the following criteria/ qualifications:

• Degree or equivalent qualification in finance and accounting or business management or experience
• Understanding of project management principles and experience of managing complex projects
• Membership of a relevant accounting body
• Extensive experience of Oracle based systems

If this Finance Business Partnerrole sounds like something that you would be interested in, please click the link to apply.

Network Rail are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. They welcome applications from everyone

In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following: this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different.

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.