We have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Finance Business Partner to join a fast paced and global company based in High Wycombe. This broad and diverse role requires an immediate start on a contract basis for between 6-12 months, hybrid working is available along with a competitive day rate.
Responsibilities include:
Financial Reporting
- Develop a suite of expense reports that are easy to understand by the commercial organisation giving full detail of year to date spend and rest of year forecast.
- Provide clear commentary on variances and what the key drivers are and any action plans to address them.
- Submission to International FP&A of key schedules that are reconciled and complete.
- Running the month end close process ensuring accrual are complete, working with the commercial teams to ensure Purchase Orders are raised appropriately and expenses are recognised correctly.
- Prepare reports and analysis to support the Teams in ensuring travel is appropriate and within Budget.
Monthly Forecast and Annual Budget Submission
- Working with the commercial teams to ensure accurate forecasts of cost centres are submitted accurately into the Financial Planning System.
- Updating project trackers ensuring new funding requests are correctly captured and teams are held accountable to deliver their forecasts.
- Preparing variance analysis on changes vs prior submission and understanding key drivers.
- Identify saving opportunities that could be used to reinvest into priority projects.
Process Improvement
- Identify opportunities to move our expense reporting to the next level including Power BI reporting
Ad-hoc Projects and Analysis
- Including opportunities to get involved with other cycles giving a broader experience in the commercial and financial organisation.
Requirements:
- Degree and fully Qualified accountant, ACA or CIMA (first time passes preferred).
- Proven experience of working with senior management within a commercial organisation.
- Proven experience of working in a complex business and working in a matrix environment.
- Previous Pharmaceutical or FMCG industry experience preferred.
- Previous experience of working with Financial Planning Systems and SAP
- Power BI experience
- Well organised, pro-active and able to prioritise during time pressured periods.
- A general interest in commercial and marketing issues relevant to the financial planning and management of a healthcare business.
- Ability to build positive working relationships where challenge and contribution is the norm.
- Confident communicator
- Able to work independently as well as part of a team
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