We are delighted and excited to be supporting this successful growing business based in Cardiff to help recruit an experienced and talented qualified accountant as their new Finance Business Partner. This is a business that really cares about your personal development and will support you to be the best that you can be.
As the new Finance Business Partner, you will report into a highly skilled and experienced FP&A Manager who has a thorough understanding of financial analysis and planning. This is an opportunity that will allow an ambitious accountant to demonstrate their flair for improving reporting and building relations across the business.
It is key that you work closely with the business development and operational teams in gathering information and guiding where necessary. You will thrive as part of a close knit team and work well on your own.
As the ideal candidate you will think commercially as well as operationally, and you will enjoy a 'hands on' finance role in a busy and rewarding environment
The job
- Produce accurate and value-added management information for senior management
- Build strong relations between finance and operational teams.
- Be responsive to queries from across the business in a timely and accurate manner.
- Take responsibility for shaping and delivering the business partnering function
- Build and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders throughout the business and become a trusted advisor to the services.
- Create and maintain the annual budgets and quarterly reforecasts
- Responsible for P&L, balance sheet and cashflow forecasting
- Prepare forecasting models to evaluate and provide insight on financial impact of new initiatives, investments, and business opportunities.
- Identify trends in performance and highlight to management potential issues and risks before they happen.
- Prepare variance analysis of actuals to budget and run rates and provide recommendations to management in response to variances and their causes.
- Provide insight through meaningful commentary to explain business performance and guide decision makers to commercial outcomes.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance the quality and timeliness of financial reporting and analysis.
The person specification
- Professionally qualified accountant ACA/ACCA/CIMA
- Practical experience of budgeting and forecasting
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Highly developed analytical and skills
- Strong multitasking skills and ability to work well under pressure
- 365 MS Office, to include confidence in the use Of Excel
Salary & benefits
- Salary is £60,000 pa
- Hybrid/flexible working
- Free on-site parking
- Death in service x 3
- 25 days holiday plus 8 bank hols increasing up to 30 days with service
- Generous pension scheme