The Opportunity:
Newly created role - Finance Business Partner opportunity based in Middlesbrough.
Reporting into the Finance Controller and working alongside 2 other Finance Business Partners.
A "one stop shop" for logistics and transport, this business has gone through a massive period of change.
Group turnover of circa £30million they are keen for a proactive, strong communicator to join their team.
Duties/Responsibilities:
As the Finance Business Partner, you will be responsible for:
The key aspects of the role include:
- Acting as a Lead Accountant for business area. Building relationships with subsidiary managers to become the first point of contact for any financial matters.
- Review of Financial procedures of subsidiary departments looking to streamline processes to im-prove the accuracy and timeliness of data.
- Ensuring robust internal controls are in place across subsidiary departments.
- Preparing reports for Financial Strategy reviews with operational areas and the board.
- Understanding what the strategy is of such operations and how we can drive these from a Finan-cial perspective.
- To support the FD/FM in ensuring that the month end accounts are produced accurately and by relevant deadlines.
- Produce and manage accounts by preparing relevant journals across the group.
- Overseeing the revenue analysis for assigned subsidiaries ensuring it is accurate and reconciled.
- Review of the weekly payment run for assigned subsidiaries.
- Monthly expenditure reviews with Managers.
- Assist in the budget setting process, partnering with managers that fall under your remit as lead accountant. Seek updated forecasts on a quarterly basis.
- Oversee Financial integrity of the ledgers through a formal Balance Sheet reconciliation process.
- Continually looking to improve Financial Processes.
- Assist members of the Finance team with queries and providing cover where necessary.
- Compiling and preparing management KPI's accurately, ready for distribution to managers for re-view.
- Prepare short narrative of Financial performance on a monthly basis following brief reviews with managers.
- Assist with Credit Control queries for assigned subsidiaries.
- To assist in the preparation of the Group VAT return.
Benefits include:
As the Finance Business Partner, you will be entitled to a superb benefits package including:
- Salary - up to £50k circa
- 25 days Holiday + bank holidays – can buy/sell up to 5 days per year
- On site role but flex around working hours (40hr week) – early finish on Friday – flex on start/finish times.
- Private Healthcare
- 7% pension
- Onsite gym
- Bonus scheme.