Finance Business Partner- Transformation - Liverpool, United Kingdom - USS

USS

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Liverpool, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Place of Work:
Liverpool
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Contract Type: Permanent
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Hours: n/a
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The Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) has circa 396,000 members, and over £60 billion in assets, we're one of the largest private pension schemes in the UK and in the top 50 worldwide. Established in 1974, we're entrusted by over 350 higher education sector employers to manage and administer the pension scheme and its investments through our two companies, Universities Superannuation Scheme Limited and USS Investment Management Limited.

Our purpose

Working with Higher Education employers to build a secure financial future for our members and their families.
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The role
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Support Change teams and Finance in the regular planning, reporting and financial control of projects across all 3 business segments and various business areas BAU costs:

Ensure effective financial governance over project spending:

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Build and maintain strong relationships between Change and Finance to ensure robust financial management of project budgets and accurate, timely forecasting
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Key responsibilities

Manage project actuals, forecast and budget files to ensure costs are correctly recorded, reported and forecast individually
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Project actuals to be reported to strict deadlines, per month end agreed timescales

Manage the end-to-end financial planning process for projects as part of the annual budget/three year planning process
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Production of insightful financial MI to support various project documentation to aid decision making:

Build strong relationships with Change, PMO and Finance management to ensure engagement in project finances is maintained:

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Continues to improve project forecasting and insight such that there is more insight into likely spend outturns and the drivers of variances to budgets and forecasts
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Your experience
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Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA):

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Business partnering experience:

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Strong influencing and relationship management skills:

Strong analytical and presentation skills (Intermediate/Advanced MS Excel/Powerpoint)

********USSL is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We recognise the diverse lifestyles and priorities of our employees and have reflected this in in the company's Flexible Working Framework, which, wherever possible, supports employees to find a balance that works for them whilst ensuring we always put our members' interests first.