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In addition, we offer flexible benefits fund of 20% which is paid on top base salary and is fully pensionable, as well as a range of competitive benefits - check them out in the Benefits section on our website.\nHS2 Ltd endeavours to ensure everyone working for us and with us feels included, thrives and achieves their full potential. In practice, this means we are positive and inclusive about making adjustments, providing flexible working, encouraging our staff networks to flourish and providing personal and professional development opportunities.\nAs a Finance Business Partner, you will provide assurance and challenge, driving accountability and focus on cost control throughout the directorates you support. Provide oversight, control and direction to your team (if applicable) and ensure appropriate Finance support to promote effective decision making and performance management of Direct and Indirect Costs.\nAbout the role:\nProvides guidance on the application of governance within area \nActing as the Chief Financial Officer’s (CFO) representative at monthly review meetings \nReview and financial endorsement of Change and Investment Papers, challenging all risks/ opportunities/ ensuring programme impacts are clearly identified and any associated costs recorded \nRepresentative on investment change panels \nProviding assurance to senior management that reported expenditure and contract payments are appropriate\nProvides input to development of policies and Enterprise reporting and planning development \nProvides guidance on appropriate IFRS accounting treatment of transactions (prepayment / accruals/ liabilities) \nProvides justification and supporting evidence of accounting adjustments to NAO Auditors as required\nOversee the month end financial accounts close \nPrepare the accounts and plan for year-end audit \nProvide budget variance commentary \nReview and assure Programme Board Packs\nReview and challenge emerging forecasts and monitor against Spending Review (SR) funding \nPropose remedial actions to business as required \nWork with supply chain finance leads and HS2 commercial to improve Actual Cost of Work Performed (ACWP) and cash flow data \nDevelop Cashflow forecast reporting for DfT, challenge the supply chain submissions\nSupport and maintain the Business Planning and forecasting process, providing guidance on planning principles and expectations as provided by HS2 business planning \nProvides assurance to the business that data provided by cost management / commercial is reliable\nSupports business in determining the appropriate disaggregation and delegations\nFacilitate system changes required and reporting requirements for budget management\nProvide Workforce Actual costs and forecast information to inform programme cost estimates \nChallenge budget holders to achieve workforce objectives and optimise resources. \nActively promote and embed Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in all your work and support and comply with all organisational initiatives, policies and procedures on EDI. \nAbout you:\nSkills:\nCommunication skills: ability to interpret and communicate complex financial issues to non-financial colleagues and to secure compliance with Managing Public Money\nStakeholder management skills, with the ability to engage, communicate and develop consensus with both internal and external stakeholders up to Executive level\nInfluencing skills: ability to influence key decisions\nAbility to critically review and challenge forecasts, assessing them for their affordability, value for money, timing and impact on programme delivery\nAbility to use ERP systems, utilising data analytics software and complex Excel models\nAbility to ensure effective financial controls within a major project.\nKnowledge:\nQualified Accountant with experience of operating at in a complex environment\nKnowledge of Government accounting requirements (DEL/AME funding) to ensure compliance of business plans within delegated authority\nKnowledge of accounting systems and the ability to develop and manage off-system analyses and records\nType of experience:\nExperience of driving output focussed, activity-based budgets and forecasts\nSupporting the process for development of the annual business plan and budget setting processes within funding caps set by the Spending Review\nQualified Accountant with experience of operating in a complex environment which may include infrastructure projects\nPart of a team delivering finance business support to the programme teams and HS2 Ltd directorates\nThe post-holder is expected to behave at all times in a manner consistent with the HS2 values of Safety, Leadership, Integrity and Respect\nIt is expected that you will actively promote and embed Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in all your work and support and comply with all organisational initiatives, policies and procedures on EDI.\nAs HS2 Ltd do not hold a sponsorship license from the Home Office, we are not able to provide sponsorship to any applicant. Applicants must already have the Right to Work in the UK at the time of application and our process involves a Right to Work validation prior to the interview stage. Note, there are certain types of time-bound visas that we cannot accept.\nAny offers made to applicants will be subject to satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks which include Nationality & Immigration Status, employment references, DBS, Financial and Education checks.\nWe ask for a variety of detail in your online application, however we perform the first assessment of suitability for a role based solely on the information in your CV. In a further development of our efforts to create a more diverse workforce, your CV will be anonymised and personal information will be removed during the first stage of the application review. 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