Finance Business Partner
- Recruiter
- Confidential
- Location
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Newcastle Upon Tyne
North East EnglandUnited Kingdom
- Salary
- Inside IR35
- Posted
- 27 Nov 2020
- Closes
- 25 Dec 2020
- Job Title
- Business Partner
- Category
- Public Sector
- Contract Type
- Contract
- Hours
- Full Time
Overview
Governance/ Collaboration with Programme Management Office (PMO) and Prioritisation and Project Acceptance Group (PPAG)
Main Duties and Responsibilities
* Central point of contact for PMO and PPAG to triage change work needing finance input
* Attend PPAG – general knowledge of Outline Change Proposal (OCPs) and business cases (updated by FBPs in advance) – able to challenge from a finance perspective
* Ensure all OCPs have finance estimates
* Ensure all OCPs (where relevant) have Financial Benefits capture and managed in accordance with NHSBSA's Benefits Framework.
* Finance estimates on the change plan are suggested by Finance Business Partner (FBP) and "audited" for evidence by this role to provide some independence between Director and FBP.
* Ensuring Business Cases have appropriate approval / sign–off by relevant FBP.
* Assure that adequate and appropriate funding arrangements exist for all items on the change plan.
Business Planning
* Key player in devising and agreeing the financial/ business planning procedures between PPAG and the wider business and communicating these clearly and effectively.
* Attend Project Review Boards (PRB) bringing consistency around project treatment
* Initial triage and contact during business planning working directly with PMO & PPAG – through to consolidation of change plan for presentations and reporting to funders
* Provide a link to enabling services during business planning
Reporting/Accounting
* Drive the current and future financial reporting requirements of Change to recommend and make improvements to project based reporting procedures.
* Liaise and collaborate with accountants to ensure that they have everything to enable them to report on change efficiently and consistently.
* Central point of contact Financial Accounts Team re treatment of capital and revenue and liaise with rest of organisation.
* Update change plan each month for input to monthly reporting
Other
* Triage issues with business cases – able to bring in support and provide consistent approach
* Ensure clear and robust processes and procedures exist and are understood by the organisation to manage the financial treatment of project finances.
* Training of budget holders in key aspects of change reporting – capital, additional revenue, existing revenue
* May attend delivery board to provide finance estimates
Governance/ Collaboration with Programme Management Office (PMO) and Prioritisation and Project Acceptance Group (PPAG)
Main Duties and Responsibilities
* Central point of contact for PMO and PPAG to triage change work needing finance input
* Attend PPAG – general knowledge of Outline Change Proposal (OCPs) and business cases (updated by FBPs in advance) – able to challenge from a finance perspective
* Ensure all OCPs have finance estimates
* Ensure all OCPs (where relevant) have Financial Benefits capture and managed in accordance with NHSBSA's Benefits Framework.
* Finance estimates on the change plan are suggested by Finance Business Partner (FBP) and "audited" for evidence by this role to provide some independence between Director and FBP.
* Ensuring Business Cases have appropriate approval / sign–off by relevant FBP.
* Assure that adequate and appropriate funding arrangements exist for all items on the change plan.
Business Planning
* Key player in devising and agreeing the financial/ business planning procedures between PPAG and the wider business and communicating these clearly and effectively.
* Attend Project Review Boards (PRB) bringing consistency around project treatment
* Initial triage and contact during business planning working directly with PMO & PPAG – through to consolidation of change plan for presentations and reporting to funders
* Provide a link to enabling services during business planning
Reporting/Accounting
* Drive the current and future financial reporting requirements of Change to recommend and make improvements to project based reporting procedures.
* Liaise and collaborate with accountants to ensure that they have everything to enable them to report on change efficiently and consistently.
* Central point of contact Financial Accounts Team re treatment of capital and revenue and liaise with rest of organisation.
* Update change plan each month for input to monthly reporting
Other
* Triage issues with business cases – able to bring in support and provide consistent approach
* Ensure clear and robust processes and procedures exist and are understood by the organisation to manage the financial treatment of project finances.
* Training of budget holders in key aspects of change reporting – capital, additional revenue, existing revenue
* May attend delivery board to provide finance estimates