TFGM
Finance Business Partner
Job Location
Rusholme, United Kingdom
Job Description
Are you a finance professional seeking your next challenge? Would you like to play a key role in the continued delivery of Capital Programmes across the Greater Manchester region? If so, this role is perfect for you!
Your Role
TfGM are seeking a qualified accountant with strong business partnering skills to support the business through a continued period of change. As well as traditional transport construction projects and programmes, such as Metrolink, we are now delivering a range of either priorities including easing congestion, active travel, rail accessibility and Bus Franchising.
In this role you will be involved in developing and delivering a diverse range of both new and existing projects and programmes shaping Greater Manchester’s strategic priorities. You will collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to support and influence the decision-making process, providing strong financial insight and identifying financial risks and opportunities.
Who are we?
We are seeking a talented and passionate finance professional to join our high-performing team, to join us as a Revenue and Capital Project Accountant as we progress through this exciting time.
Working as part of the Capital Pipeline Finance team, within the wider TfGM Finance and Corporate directorate, you will be the first point of contact for your stakeholders (both finance and non-finance colleagues) in the delivery of the projects that make a real difference to the Greater Manchester transport landscape.
What you’ll bring
You will be a fully qualified accountant, with extensive business partnering experience. You will have experience successfully working with both Finance and Non-Finance stakeholders; preparing budgets and forecasts; financial modelling; have strong communication skills; and be able to engage with a diverse range of stakeholders both within TfGM and across Local Authorities.
You will also have good analytical, problem solving and negotiation skills; with the ability to interpret data (both written and numerical), whilst working to tight deadlines and meeting funding and operational targets.
What we can offer you
This is a permanent role, working as part of a supportive team with the opportunity to further develop your interpersonal and technical skills working in a high paced and exciting environment
Our benefits include:
* A salary of £46,249- £51,576 per annum depending on skills and experience
* 28 days holiday per annum (plus bank holidays)
* Flexible and hybrid working options to promote and support a good work/life balance
* Free bus, rail or Metrolink travel to and from work within the Greater Manchester boundary
* Local Government Defined Benefit Pension Scheme which includes life cover of 3x your salary and options to increase your pension contributions
* Commitment to learning and personal development and upskilling with reimbursement of professional fees, where essential to the role
* We promote good physical and mental health and can provide additional support to staff via our employee assistance programme when required
What's next?
To apply please submit your CV and also provide a covering letter providing clear examples of how your experience meets the requirements of the role, all appointments will be based on merit. Our short-listing process is anonymised, so please do not include your name or contact details on either of these documents. If any personal details are included these will be visible to the hiring manager.
Internal candidates - check with your line manager before applying for a secondment, to make sure you can be released from your substantive role.
TfGM is proud to be an equal opportunities employer that encourages and celebrates diversity. We want to recruit and retain a workforce that reflects the communities we serve and welcome individuals from all backgrounds by committing to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. We will offer support and reasonable adjustments if required and we also have a Guaranteed Assessment Scheme which you can find out more information on here.
For this opportunity, you must be able to prove you have the right to work in the UK. Please note we are not a licensed sponsor.
What you do and how you do it is important – whatever type of role you work in at TfGM – and even small behaviours and actions can have a really big impact. At TfGM, our behaviours bring to life our values of Deliver, Care and Adapt.
Please note we may close the advert early if we receive a high volume of applications
Location: Rusholme, GB
Posted Date: 11/21/2024
Your Role
TfGM are seeking a qualified accountant with strong business partnering skills to support the business through a continued period of change. As well as traditional transport construction projects and programmes, such as Metrolink, we are now delivering a range of either priorities including easing congestion, active travel, rail accessibility and Bus Franchising.
In this role you will be involved in developing and delivering a diverse range of both new and existing projects and programmes shaping Greater Manchester’s strategic priorities. You will collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to support and influence the decision-making process, providing strong financial insight and identifying financial risks and opportunities.
Who are we?
We are seeking a talented and passionate finance professional to join our high-performing team, to join us as a Revenue and Capital Project Accountant as we progress through this exciting time.
Working as part of the Capital Pipeline Finance team, within the wider TfGM Finance and Corporate directorate, you will be the first point of contact for your stakeholders (both finance and non-finance colleagues) in the delivery of the projects that make a real difference to the Greater Manchester transport landscape.
What you’ll bring
You will be a fully qualified accountant, with extensive business partnering experience. You will have experience successfully working with both Finance and Non-Finance stakeholders; preparing budgets and forecasts; financial modelling; have strong communication skills; and be able to engage with a diverse range of stakeholders both within TfGM and across Local Authorities.
You will also have good analytical, problem solving and negotiation skills; with the ability to interpret data (both written and numerical), whilst working to tight deadlines and meeting funding and operational targets.
What we can offer you
This is a permanent role, working as part of a supportive team with the opportunity to further develop your interpersonal and technical skills working in a high paced and exciting environment
Our benefits include:
* A salary of £46,249- £51,576 per annum depending on skills and experience
* 28 days holiday per annum (plus bank holidays)
* Flexible and hybrid working options to promote and support a good work/life balance
* Free bus, rail or Metrolink travel to and from work within the Greater Manchester boundary
* Local Government Defined Benefit Pension Scheme which includes life cover of 3x your salary and options to increase your pension contributions
* Commitment to learning and personal development and upskilling with reimbursement of professional fees, where essential to the role
* We promote good physical and mental health and can provide additional support to staff via our employee assistance programme when required
What's next?
To apply please submit your CV and also provide a covering letter providing clear examples of how your experience meets the requirements of the role, all appointments will be based on merit. Our short-listing process is anonymised, so please do not include your name or contact details on either of these documents. If any personal details are included these will be visible to the hiring manager.
Internal candidates - check with your line manager before applying for a secondment, to make sure you can be released from your substantive role.
TfGM is proud to be an equal opportunities employer that encourages and celebrates diversity. We want to recruit and retain a workforce that reflects the communities we serve and welcome individuals from all backgrounds by committing to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. We will offer support and reasonable adjustments if required and we also have a Guaranteed Assessment Scheme which you can find out more information on here.
For this opportunity, you must be able to prove you have the right to work in the UK. Please note we are not a licensed sponsor.
What you do and how you do it is important – whatever type of role you work in at TfGM – and even small behaviours and actions can have a really big impact. At TfGM, our behaviours bring to life our values of Deliver, Care and Adapt.
Please note we may close the advert early if we receive a high volume of applications
Location: Rusholme, GB
Posted Date: 11/21/2024
Contact Information
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