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Is crunching numbers your cardio? Love working with people? Can you speak finance to non-finance people? And crucially, do you hate being stuck at the same place all week? Is this you? I am looking for someone awesome to join a finance team as a Senior Business Partner. You'll be the go-to person for regional teams across the country. You won't be sitting around waiting for orders - you'll be out there where the action is, supporting and sharing your financial wisdom with the regional teams. What you'll be doing (and why you'll enjoy it) You get to spend time with regional teams on a monthly basis and be their financial guru You'll get a buzz out of producing management accounts that give each business tangible intel on how they are performing You'll be the guardian of internal controls, making sure everything runs smoothly and stays above board. Most importantly, you will lead and mentor a junior partner, guiding them through their studies and showing them the ropes of the business. What you'll need You'll have experience partnering with commercial teams, especially in construction or something similar. You're a qualified finance wizard who knows their way around management accounts and contract accounting. You're a people person who can build relationships with just about anyone.
If you're up for a career-defining role as a Finance Manager, you're in the right place. This is your chance to shape the finance team of the future in a growing business. What You'll Do: As Finance Manager, you'll have the freedom to build and reinforce the foundation of this finance team. Picture yourself in Sheffield, leading a team of two in a lively open-plan office. You'll be there to support the wider business and give them a friendly nudge (or challenge) when they need it. You'll dive into producing and finalising management accounts, take the reins on forecasting, whip up reports for the Group, and keep an eye on daily cash flow forecasting. Plus, you'll be nurturing your team like a pro. What We're Looking For: You've got the energy and experience to bring the best working practices to life in this organisation. Your CIMA, ACCA, or equivalent qualifications show you mean business. You're all about supportive line management and know how to keep your team thriving and developing. You're not afraid to roll up your sleeves and dive into the nitty-gritty of accounts production and business partnering. Why You'll Love It This Finance Director says once you've got the basics down, the finance team will be unstoppable. What's not to love about that! Ready to Dive In? If this sounds like your kind of role, click apply below or email me to talk more about the role!
Sewell Wallis are working with a global service sector company who are increasing their focus on finance business partnering. We're recruiting a Commercial Finance Business Partner to join a growing commercial team to provide budget assurance, performance improvement, strategic financial leadership and proactive financial support to the International Group Heads and Group Head of Operations in managing their Practice Groups. This company have unbeatable benefits and a highly sought after culture. There's also ample opportunity for organic progression within the growing finance function. The business' increasing focus on finance business partnering has only enhanced the demand for commercial finance support and analysis. The wider commercial finance team has been an area of investment, both by way of increased resource and investing in new technology, as the function supports our Partners at an international level. The job; The main purpose of this appointment is to support the team on day to day activity as well as providing financial analysis and data across the groups. A keen eye for detail is imperative. Proactively working with finance business to provide financial expertise and support, e.g. effective and regular presentations for partner meetings, identifying initiatives to improve financial performance relating to profitability, working capital and financial efficiency Support the annual planning and budgeting process for the practice groups and support the delivery and maintenance of group led strategic plans Contribute to the wider commercial review and playback of the budget to the Finance Leadership Team and contribute to the presentation of the budget for approval by Executive and Board Interpretation of monthly finance MI into insightful commentary, analysis, and articulation of required management actions Working on ad-hoc projects including financial modelling for required initiatives, such as lateral hires, partner promotions, practice area and geographic expansion Providing necessary financial support to ensure strategic business development, retention and increased profitability within the groups Work in conjunction with the finance business partners to ensure visibility of any issues within the practice groups and assist in finding a resolution. The person; ACCA / ACA / CIMA qualified Ability to analyse and model financial data and prepare concise reports to assist strategic discussions - must be an advanced user of Excel and PowerPoint (Power BI advantageous) A continuous improvement mentality to support development of self, business processes and interactions Excellent communication skills - both written and verbal Confident presence, and interpersonal skills that enable effective engagement and collaboration with the departments senior leadership Flexibility and able to adapt readily to changing requirements and circumstances Dynamic problem solving abilities; finding creative, commercial and pragmatic solutions Ability to build relationships with, and influence, senior stakeholders to ensure our commercial perspective is clearly communicated Ability to flex working style to collaborate across functions and geographies and adapt to change The benefits; 8% bonus Hybrid working (2/3 days in the office) Enhanced pension 25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays Ability to buy 5 extra days holiday Life insurance Private medical Enhanced maternity and paternity Career progression - this business promote internally where possible Plus many more For more information contact Faith Collins To apply please send your CV, quoting our reference and specifying which website you saw this position advertised on. Due to the high volume of applications please accept that if we have not responded to your application within seven days, your application has not been successful. Sewell Wallis is a specialist recruitment company with a vast amount of experience in our industry we offer permanent, temporary and interim recruitment support for accounting and finance, human resources and business support positions. We recruit at all levels within finance from Purchase Ledger Administrator and Credit Controller level through to Financial Controller and Director positions. With offices in Sheffield and Leeds, we are well situated to cover all of South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and Manchester. Please visit our website for more information on accountancy and finance jobs and human resources or business support positions.