Job Description

• Ensure programme costs and forecast are accurately reported
• Budgeting and forecasting
• Provide commercial challenge and insight into each stream of the programme, identify risks and opportunities, helping to identify which areas require management attention
• Produce the financial reporting slides for senior stakeholders
• Support financial accounting requirements - e.g. Capex vs Opex, impairment reviews
• Work with the PMO to improve reporting, control (and insight)
• Work with the programme team to implement improvements
• Assisting with various ad hoc requests, e.g. Develop a robust and fully costed business case for new business/ investment cases, with trackable milestones e.g. supporting BAU (non project) teams
• Manage one direct report in the team.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Proficient in Excel and excellent PowerPoint skills Previous experience of management reporting, budgeting and forecasting a significant advantage Ability to work day to day in a challenging, fast-paced, goal-focussed organisation. Ability to build strong relationships and networks across the organisation Previous experience with the relevant finance systems (SAP, TM1) Strong understanding of project management principles, documentation, project quality standards and relevant reporting requirements Ability to work according to strict deadlines and manage various demands, demonstrating accuracy, attention to detail and organisational skills Ideally, some exposure to IT or IT Projects, Finance project management Previous experience of management reporting, budgeting and forecasting a significant advantage Experience communicating with senior stakeholders