Marks Sattin have been engaged by a globally renowned research organisation that are on a major growth trajectory over the next decade. Due to ongoing projects, the Commercial Finance team are looking for a Senior Finance Business Partner who can act as a key advisor to senior leadership teams across this organisation.

Key Responsibilities:

• The role will sit within a strategic team that focuses on supporting Executive Directors with consolidated information (helping to understand risks and opportunities to inform decision-making)
• Build strong relationships with key stakeholders to become a trusted advisor who is able to challenge and support the business effectively at all levels
• Undertake complex analysis and provide commercial insight to improve the quality of decisions and ensure the chosen options deliver high quality outcomes with an appropriate consideration of risk;
• Ensure design and delivery of insightful, relevant, business and financial reporting
• Deliver quality planning, budgeting and forecasting processes
• Challenge and support the organisation to develop robust project plans, with suitable budgets, milestones and deliverables: pulled together in high quality business cases
• Review and undertake financial due diligence on institutions applying for funding and monitor risk associated with existing awards, proposing mitigating actions where required
• Ensure that appropriate financial controls are in place and operative to provide assurance on financial activity both within Wellcome and for relevant third parties.
• Identify and contribute to process improvements in Commercial Finance, Planning and Analysis, and lead process improvement projects as required   

Successful Candidate

• ACA/ACCA/CIMA or relevant qualification
• 4+ years in Finance Business Partnering/FP&A/Commercial Finance role
• Experience as key finance contact on large scale/organisational projects to multiple stakeholders
• Comfortable working with ambiguity
• Advanced Excel skills
• Available at short notice

Other Details

• Competitve day rate (£450-500pd inside IR35)
• Hybrid working (3 days in office, 2 days at home)
• Initial contract length of 4 months with potential extension therafter
• Large and supportive finance team

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