Finance Business Partner
• Managing every aspect of the finances for the 3 service lines• Working closely with the service line leaders in providing key information to help support decision making with regards to resourcing, pricing strategy, improving job profitability etc• Challenging researchers to bring fresh insight to the financial issues being faced• Building relationships across the teams to help them manage their financials• Monthly review of actuals vs budgeted costs on projects with PM’s to assess the expected outcome• Developing and providing regular financial training to research staff• Taking an active role in pricing & costing of new/repeat projects• Producing and analysing management & KPI reports• Working with senior management on the budgeting and forecasting process• Managing the financial integrity of projects and reviewing monthly financials• Working with the central finance team to prepare the monthly management accounts• Review of processes within the team to help improve/simplify the month-end cycle• Provide guidance on the financial systems to researchers