FBP Technology Projects

Job title:

FBP Technology Projects

Company

Royal Mail

Job description

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Job reference 322491
FBP Technology Projects
Competitive salary, plus £5,500 car allowance, healthcare, 18% annual bonus potential, 27.5 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising with serve and a company pension scheme with highly competitive contribution rates
Permanent, Full timeRoyal Mail Farringdon, London, EC1A 1AA
You will be expected to attend the office 2/3 days per week.Explore finance at Royal Mail, where tradition meets innovation. We are a £12.7 billion turnover company with a global reach, where finance professionals can explore unparalleled opportunities. This is a team driving financial growth and shaping the future of a UK icon. Whether it be budgets, forecasts, variance analysis, controls, or company-wide transactions this is an exceptional environment where you can make your mark.Are you an excellent communicator who can guide people with no financial background in their understanding of financial management? Do you want to be actively involved in delivering transformational business change? If so, we would love to hear from you. We are looking for a Finance Business Partner to support specific projects in technology.About the Role
Reporting to the Finance Director for Technology, Property & Central Functions, you will work closely with IT Managers and Directors to drive performance, provide strategic insights, and influence decisions that create long-term value.You will also:

• Partner with Project and Programme Managers to prepare accurate project actuals and forecasts.
• Maintain precise financial records and ledgers for all projects.
• Oversee financial business cases in line with Royal Mail standards, ensuring clear visibility of costs, benefits, and value drivers.
• Deliver insightful, KPI-driven reports to Project Managers, Technology Leadership, and Transformation teams, highlighting variances and driving performance.
• Ensure correct accounting treatment for project spend, capitalisation, and adherence to accounting standards.
• Drive financial performance by managing risks and opportunities across projects and the IT portfolio, implementing mitigation strategies as needed.
• Promote continuous improvement and best practices in financial and business controls.
• Provide support across the wider Technology, Property & Central Functions Finance team when required.

About You:

• Qualified accountant with experience in project partnerships.
• Strong communicator, able to simplify financial concepts for non-financial stakeholders.
• Skilled in handling complex data from multiple systems and sources.
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to operate credibly at senior levels.
• Experienced in driving strategic financial planning discussions.
• Deep understanding of performance management and control processes.
• Confident presenter, capable of delivering clear insights while maintaining context.
• Willing to challenge existing processes and drive continuous improvement.

Extra Benefits

• Family friendly support – enhanced maternity pay, paternity leave, adoption leave and shared parental leave
• Discounts and offers – there are more than 800 offers to help you save on things like groceries, days out, holidays and your household bills*.
• Supportive and generous company sick pay
• Your Wellbeing – you and your family have 24/7 access to services and tools to help you get the most out of life. From your physical and mental health to financial and social support and advice. It’s free, and it’s for everyone.

*Available only to perm employeesNext StepsThe next stage of the selection process will be a face to face or virtual interview consisting of competency based and role specific questions.Trust forms the foundation of everything we do in Royal Mail. We want to be transparent about what kind of qualities we are looking for and build trust from the very beginning of your journey with us. The first step is your interview, and we mean ‘your’ interview. We want to give you the opportunity to shine. To enable you to do this, we will provide you with your interview questions ahead of the interview taking place. This will allow you time to prepare, and ensure you have your best examples in mind. Royal Mail Group values both trust, and our people.We don’t expect every candidate to meet the full criteria for the role. If your experience looks a little different from the job requirements, but you feel you have the relevant skills to bring value to the role, we’d love to learn more about you.Royal Mail are proud of our diverse employee network groups and the active role they play to support belonging and encourage a positive work environment. We are firmly committed to inclusion and passionate about our people representing the communities we serve.We are happy to support your need for any adjustments during the application and hiring process. Please share the details within your application if required.We are Forces family friendly and a Gold signatory to the Armed Forces Covenant. We welcome applications from ex-Armed Forces personnel, reservists, veterans, cadet instructors and military spouses/partners.For more information on Royal Mail Group and our values please click here:Closing Date: Sunday 16th February. Please note, this advert may close early if the appropriate number of applications has been reached.#LI-POST #RMG #LIMRT #LI-Hybrid

Expected salary

Location

Farringdon, City of London

Job date

Tue, 11 Feb 2025 23:28:28 GMT

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