Finance Business Partner

Our client is a well know and successful UK service provider, highly profitable and with a turnover of c.£500m. Operating a substantial Finance function from its North East headquarters it is maximising investment in its development team members, processes and technology developing a continuous improvement framework to build a culture of excellence, quality and innovation.

We are newly looking for a Finance Business Partner to join the companys dynamic and high-performing Finance team.This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with exceptional business partnering experience, supporting the business to drive outstanding results via value adding insight and analysis, adapting to changing needs.

Your main responsibilities asFinance Business Partnerwill include:

Supporting business leaders to drive performance through insight and commercial acumen
Ensuring measures are in place to keep KPIs/OKRs on track
Reviewing key metrics to ensure that KPIs/OKRs are driving the right behaviours
Challenging business stakeholders, whilst maintaining strong working relationships
Identifying potential risks and opportunities, working with leadership to implement mitigating or maximising actions
Business case development for long term investment plans
Carry out business planning, budgeting and forecasting exercises with business leads
Ensuring best practice a consistent, efficient and thorough approach with other FBPs and the wider finance team
Providing guidance on financial controls and rigour, collaborating with internal audit
Communicating performance to management, supporting in understand P&L movements, trends and variances in monthly reviews
Assisting in developing action plans to improve performance, supporting management in monitoring progress and reporting on outcomes
Providing training and education to a range of stakeholders
Developing and championing more effective use of data by colleagues across the business to support better understanding and commerciality

As Finance Business Partner youll need:

Strong commercial experience in similar role Finance Business Partner, Management Accountant or Finance Manager, preferably gained in a larger, fast-moving, service-driven business and/orsupporting/partnering operational teams
Experience such as retail planning/forecasting, MI and reporting extremely beneficial
Qualification such as CIMA, ACCA, ACA (or equivalent)
Excellent organisational, interpersonal, communication and collaboration skills
Advanced in the use of Excel Office, ERP (eg SunSystems) and products such as Power BI Revenue Insight
Highly numerate and analytical with excellent attention to detail

Rewards and Benefits:

Salary to £50,000 + pension + excellent benefits including attractive 50% staff discounts and 25% for friends and family
To secure maximum pay/rewards, you must possessalloutlined experience, skills, knowledge and qualifications
Excellent career progression, training and development opportunities
Hybrid working (3 office days per week)
Freeparking
Sustainability focus

Please note: High levels of interest mean we will only contact you if your application is shortlisted and this will happen within five working days. You must also be eligible to work in the UK.

Finance Business Partner,Newcastle upon Tyne