Finance Business Partner

Job Reference: /AS/29-07/1248/4

Job Title: Finance Business Partner

Location: Ipswich

Salary: Competitive

Hours per week: Monday to Friday - 37.5 hours per week

Contract: 6 months

Business Overview

Atalian Servest and OCS have merged to create a new organisation, the OCS Group UK & Ireland. We are a leading facilities management company providing a range of both standalone and integrated services including cleaning, catering, security, technical services, energy management and compliance, front of house, landscaping, logistics, waste management and pest control services. The company has a turnover of £1.5bn and operates across the UK and Ireland with 50,000 colleagues delivering innovative award-winning services to the private and public sectors and supporting the local communities in which it operates.

Role Overview

We are currently recruiting for a Finance Business Partner to join our passionate and driven team based in Ipswich

Benefits

• Informal hybrid / flexible working arrangements
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• Free fruit in our offices
• Employee Referral Scheme (if you refer a successful candidate to one of our vacancies)
• Wide range of retail discounts
• Regular social and charity events held in our offices
• Get involved in charity events in the local community

Wellbeing

• Discounted gym membership
• Eye test £25 voucher and up to £100 towards glasses
• Join our Cycle to Work scheme via salary sacrifice
• Access to "CHROMA", our internal colleague-led diversity and inclusion community – join a committee or take part in our D&I initiatives and events
• Access to internal Mental Health First Aiders

Career development and recognition

• Immediate access to "Opportunity" our internal Learning and Development platform
• Required professional membership fees paid for
• Opportunity to win monthly Superstar Awards
• Long service awards

Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the production of timely and accurate Sector based monthly Management Reports and Accounts and all necessary regional reports for major D&V contracts.
• Business partnering with the Sector's senior management team, understanding the financial position of the Sector's variances and trends to ensure suitable action is taken where necessary. To include management of contract price increases and contract variation pricing for client budgets.
• To monitor key performance indicators and variance analysis to provide a clear understanding of the drivers of growth to inform and develop both short-term performance and the strategic direction of the Sectors.
• To support the CFD & SFBP in driving commercial decisions affecting the Sectors, including specific cost management initiatives and procurement reviews.
• Provide assistance with the accounting and financial management of all contract mobilisations and demobilisations across Sector contracts.
• Work with Operational teams to improve working capital performance, with particular reference to debt and stock management.
• To support preparation of budgets, forecasts and variance reports for the Sector ensuring that both Regional and Group deadlines are adhered to.
• Identify and implement improvements in the client reporting financial controls environment around client reporting, and support migration of client reporting onto Microsoft Dynamics as part of impending system migration.

About You:

• Applicants must have the right to work in the UK
• Qualified Accountant with ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualification
• Experience of preparing, reviewing, and interpreting Management Accounts
• Experience of budgeting and forecasting
• Experience of Facilities Management sector is essential.
• Excellent IT skills with SAP and Dynamics experience is desirable.
• Commercial acumen, with an ability to interpret numbers and communicate key issues in a concise and clear manner
• Excellent organisation and presentation skills.
• Possessing a high level of attention to detail, but commercially focussed.
• Excellent communications skills and customer service orientation.
• Engaging client facing capabilities to build and develop relationships.
• Ability to manage pressure and meet multiple deadlines.
• Knowledge of SAP / MS Dynamics
• FM background
• Strong intuition

How to apply

If you are interested to join a business that encourages professional development, career progression and the chance to work with inspirational people then please click apply!

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