A quick look at the role
The Finance Business Partner will have overall financial responsibility for Group Business Functions, the transformation programme and group exceptional spend. This will require a close working relationship with members of the executive team and other senior management, ensuring they are informed and challenged on the delivery of their financial performance. You will also play a key role in the Group FP&A function, with responsibility for driving reporting standardisation, process improvement and automation. This will help to create a best-in-class FP&A function, and one that is able to deliver commercial insight to the senior leadership team.
Your core responsibilities
- Identify and drive process improvements and efficiencies in the FP&A team with a particular focus on Power BI and associated automation.
- Ownership of Group Business Functions month end reporting, performing detailed variance analysis and supporting strong cost management.
- Prepare the full year budget, quarterly reforecasts and 5-year plan for each of the business units with accompanying KPIs and present this to senior stakeholders (including CEO and CFO).
- Provide financial expertise and guidance on new initiatives, investments, and projects.
- Identify and drive process improvements and efficiencies in the day-to-day role with a particular focus on Power BI and associated automation.
- Support our Data & Reporting team in driving new initiatives, providing guidance and feedback to ensure that we achieve optimal outcomes for all end users.
- Provide end of year audit support giving full and adequate explanations to auditors where requested.
- Prepare and present financial reports and insights to senior management and department heads to drive informed decision-making including being the key finance contributor to periodic Business Reviews.
Our essential requirements
- Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA)
- Proven track record of building excellent working relationships with senior leaders of a large sized business
- Strong system skills including advanced Excel and some Power BI
- Management accounting experience gained in the service, logistics or waste industries an advantage
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