About the Company
The role of Finance Business Partner will report to the Head of Finance. The Finance Business Partner will play a key role in the provision of professional financial analysis, advice and guidance to budget holders. The team of Finance Business Partners for will work together as a network to provide a robust financial and consultancy service. The focus of this role is to support the senior finance team to deliver value add and financial assurance efficiently and effectively.
About the Role
In this role, you will act as a support to your management teams investigating the financial impact of new initiatives, efficiency measures and growth strategies. You will help them understand their financial performance by providing insight, while supporting and challenging them in equal measure. You will need to be adept at building relationships with your key stakeholders and across the wider business. This is a hands-on finance role that relies on skilled qualified staff with robust broad financial experience.
Responsibilities
* Work closely with and influence senior management to help drive business performance, helping to ensure high-quality financial decisions are made.
* Provide objective challenge regarding spend plans and take an initiative-leading role looking for opportunities to deliver services more efficiently and effectively.
* Conduct cost variance analysis and identify drivers for variances in labor, activity, and overhead expenses.
* Identify and drive financial efficiency - ensuring that resources are allocated effectively with rigorous pressure on costs and a commitment to a value-for-money approach.
* Collaborate with the various departments and procurement to monitor cost drivers and identify efficiencies, ensuring that resources are allocated effectively with rigorous pressure on costs and a commitment to a value-for-money approach.
* Responsible for leading the monthly Financial Planning & Reporting processes in defined areas of responsibility encompassing KPIs, Profit and Loss and Balance Sheet on a timely and accurate basis for Senior Leadership and CFO review.
* Lead the forecast and budget process for areas of responsibility with relevant cost data and analysis, requiring communication with relevant stakeholder groups, focus on numerical precision, and detailed understanding of commercial drivers.
Qualifications
* Qualified accountant, ACA, ACCA, CIMA or CPA.
* 3 – 5 years post qualification experience in a finance role, with previous finance business partner experience advantageous, but not essential.
Required Skills
* Strong systems skills including Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
* Experience of SUN accounting package would be preferable but not essential.
* Strong communicator with the ability to act as a liaison between Finance and the business.
* Advanced financial modelling, numerical and analysis skills.
* First-class problem-solving skills who will get to the heart of the matter.
* The ability to communicate effectively and efficiently with the business while ascertaining the key impact/detail behind the issue/request.
Preferred Skills
* Previous finance business partner experience advantageous, but not essential.
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