Are you a driven, proactive finance professional looking to advance your career in finance business partnering? Seeking a role that offers unparalleled opportunities for on-the-job training and future development? Are you a strategic thinker with an analytical eye, and the ambition to add value across a complex directorate? If yes, look no further!
This ever-evolving organisation is partnering with Robertson Bell in their search for a Senior Finance Business Partner to join their term on a permanent basis in this newly created role. Reporting into Finance Director, this role will be the key financial expert of a portfolio of the organisation's key contracts and cost centres, and through the provision of sound financial advise and guidance, you will enable them to make more well-informed business decisions and therefore help them to deliver on their ambitious targets.
The key duties of this Senior Finance Business Partner are as follows:
- Collaborate with your portfolio Directors to scrutinise the financial performance of the directorate, offering insights for operational and strategic decisions.
- Track financial performance against budgets and forecasts, identifying risks and opportunities, and recommending actions.
- Present financial performance reports and lead monthly review meetings with operational teams to address issues and plan actions.
- Assist the Director in preparing for monthly performance meetings with senior leadership, highlighting key financial issues and making financial recommendations that ensure value for money.
- Develop and maintain sustainable pricing models for all divisional contracts.
- Oversee the budgeting and forecasting process, ensuring key changes are reflected and risks are communicated.
This is an exceptional opportunity for a driven, bright finance professional with exceptional stakeholder management skills, who is looking to take their career to the next level. The Finance Director has a brilliant reputation across the sector for developing high-performing teams and will take the time to invest in someone ambitious who wants to learn the ropes of value-add business partnering, so this role offers exceptional potential for growth and development! Please note this role will officially be office based, but opportunities to work from home are on offer for up to three days per week.
The successful candidate will have:
- Achieved their full accountancy qualification, or be in the final stages.
- Strong analytical skills, a proactive mindset, and excellent communication abilities.
- A commercial mindset with a focus on value for money.
- Demonstrable experience in finance business partnering and stakeholder management.
- A strong desire to learn and develop on the job, and someone looking to move from practice is welcomed.
If you are a proactive and analytical finance professional with a passion for making a difference and a strong desire to progress in your finance business partnering career, we want to hear from you!