G7 Business Analyst - Finance Specialist

Join us as a Business Analyst for our client the Home Office. At Peregrine, we’re always seeking Specialist Talent that have the ideal mix of skills, experience, and attitude, to place with our vast array of clients.

The Role:

The Home Office requires the services of an experienced Business Analyst to model the expected (should costs) and volumes for a major high profile public procurement. The analyst will be reporting to a senior Home Office civil servant, with responsibility for the reviewing of costs and developing proposals for budget alignment, working closely with staff in the Home Office M&B Finance Teams and DDaT and Home Office Portfolio leaders.

The portfolio is looking to increase the transparency of costs incurred through the portfolio as well as where these costs can be best aligned to, ensuring that proper budgets are in place. This role would be critical in reviewing the portfolio costs and working with finance and portfolio delivery teams to propose budget alignments and increasing transparency.

Responsibilities:

• Review of costs of Migration and Borders Technology portfolio, requiring analysis of previous costs and current projections, contracts, statements of work and timesheet recording.
• Review of M&B system budget landscape, working with finance teams.
• Produce proposals that achieve line of sight between costs and budgets, providing recommendations in cases where the line of sight is challenging.
• Engagement with senior stakeholders to secure agreement to proposals with support of Home Office and DDaT teams.
• Support knowledge transfer and handover to internal team member.

Skills & Experience:

You’ll have a demonstrable passion for Business Analysis, with the following skills or strong experience in:

• Advanced Excel skills following best practice financial modelling processes.
• Ability to produce large complex excel based financial models from scratch to support high value programmes (including scenario analysis, sensitivity analysis, calculation of Net Present Social Value).
• Qualified accountant with a good understanding of central government accounting.
• Good understanding of economic analysis and Consolidated Budgeting Guidance.
• Ability to work with non-finance experts and to meet the changing requirements of a programme when specifications are not always clear.
• Good interpersonal skills and the ability to advise colleagues on financial modelling and wider economic and financial case issues.

About us:

At Peregrine, we see beyond the immediate and look to the horizon. We build lasting, meaningful partnerships with our clients, and deliver flexible solutions for every resourcing need, both now and in the future.

Our culture:

At Peregrine we embrace fresh ideas, and we love learning fast. Our solutions are trusted and established, so we have the confidence of knowing we have a solid foundation. We rely on openness and honesty, and we’re always ready to help each other out.

Our commitment to diversity:

At Peregrine, we’re proudly committed to championing diversity and inclusion, with company-wide initiatives to drive greater social mobility and reduce our environmental impact.