Our client, a leader in the Education sector, has an urgent requirement for a Finance Business Partner.
Main Responsibilities
* Develop an annual budget and multi-annual financial plan for all units within the business.
* Provide accurate, relevant, and timely financial information required for strategic and operational decision making, financial planning, resource allocation, and financial risk management.
* Prepare and present financial forecasts and analysis of complex financial data, including trend and variance analysis to key stakeholders.
* Provide financial support in the preparation, review, and monitoring of budgets, investigating solutions to address deficits and negative financial variances where relevant; identifying risks and potential over- and under-spends.
* Review budgets and financial reports to ensure appropriate financial control, implementing processes and procedures to minimize financial risk.
* Provide information required to support all aspects of financial forecasting/modelling for stakeholders.
* Review and analyse financial data for strategic and operational use by stakeholders.
Qualifications
* Candidates must hold a professional accounting qualification, with membership of an accounting body recognized in Ireland.
Knowledge and Experience
* Candidates must have a minimum of 5 years' post-qualification accountancy experience with substantial proven experience at management level in an organisation of similar scale.
* Excellent skills in financial and quantitative analysis, including proven experience in report writing, provision of reports, and collation of data.
* Demonstrated experience in financial modelling, planning, and forecasting.
* Previous experience in budget management, review, and control in large organisations.
* Substantial experience of financial planning, risk management, and related reporting, project planning, and associated financial oversight.
* Excellent inter-personal communication skills, including the ability to relate financial concepts to non-financial personnel, and the ability to build effective relationships with a variety of stakeholders.
* Ability to identify and deliver financial best practice in a university and public service context.
* Ability to contribute effectively as a member of the Faculty and Finance Partner teams.