Finance Business Partner

Location: Norwich/Newport/Liverpool/Birmingham Work with assigned Directorate colleagues and finance professionals to measure and assess business performance. Ensure the requirements of the financial processes are met through the assigned Directorates Work across stakeholders of the financial planning and forecasting processes to ensure user needs are met and consistency and transparency embedded Facilitate discussions around business performance and risks and opportunities Utilise Workday, Adaptive Planning and other data tools in an efficient manner to assist the transfer of business information across CCS Develop and implement reporting and forecasting processes and templates aligned to financial requirements Support, advise and challenge on Business Cases, particularly on any financial aspects Convey complex financial reports, processes and information in a simple manner Ensure Business stakeholders are trained in required financial systems. Provide help to the Senior Finance Business Partners on key tasks which enable them to provide strategic financial advice to the Directorate Technical finance and accounting system skills Experience of understanding, handling and assessing financial processes Experience of working effectively and building relationships with stakeholders with varying levels of financial knowledge Experience of working with and presenting data and a keen eye for detail CA qualified or studying towards the equivalent or qualified by experience Business case review Excel skills including analysis and manipulation Competitive salary Generous pension scheme A discretionary non-contractual performance related bonus Working remotely in addition to working in advertised office location Flexi time scheme (available for B1-B6) Minimum 25 days annual leave to a maximum service related 30 days excluding bank holidaysCrown Commercial Service (CCS) is the largest public procurement organisation in the UK. With over 800 staff, we help thousands of public and third sector buyers in the UK with billions of pounds of spending each year. We have a wide range of commercial agreements to help our customers buy what they need, when they need it - saving time and money.