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A Global business based in Colnbrook are looking for a Finance Business Partner!
They are seeking a highly experienced and resilient Business Partner who can work with their Senior Stakeholders guiding them through P&Ls, Budgeting, driving initiatives and reducing costs.
You will have 3-5 years post qualification experience and have both credibility and the ability to get the best out of people. Resilience is a key quality that that the team are looking for when interviewing candidates.
You will provide financial control and expertise ensuring results are accurately recorded, reported and analysed whilst looking for opportunities to improve results.
You will have the ability to present financial results in clear, concise and accurate way. You will be a confident business partner building knowledge, trust and rapport with stakeholders of all levels whilst also being able to present confidently to the wider business, keeping close to the business and adding maximum value. Balancing multiple commitments and prioritising accordingly.
Key Responsibilities and outputs
- Lead one direct report
- Provide financial support to the Board Directors
- Manage monthly review of costs, forecasts and initiatives
- Represent finance on various business initiatives. Provide financial advice and ensure decisions are based on information and logic.
- Work closely and collaboratively with the Commercial Sales Team.
- Ensure management information is fit for the decisions it is designed to support.
- Month End. Ensure all deadlines are met and month end actuals are accurate. This is achieved by managing the various finance sub-functions which contribute data.
- Monthly analysis of c €150m monthly revenue
- Report performance against KPIs and target, understand the drivers of change.
- Forecast the future month, rest of year and next year's revenue and Indirect Costs. Develop models to improve the accuracy of forecasts.
- Financial Accounting. Be responsible for compliant financial accounting advice and decisions under IFRS.
Key Skills, experience and capabilities
- 3 years post qualification experience in financial controlling and analysis, including budgeting forecasting
- Previous experience supporting senior managers/ directors and have demonstrable experience of constructive challenging.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills. For example to present results in an interesting and insightful way.
- Strong Financial Accounting knowledge and application
- Ambition
- Strong work ethic
- Good systems skills
- Strong Excel skills
- History of success and ability to demonstrate it with examples in 5 key areas:
Think Accountancy and Finance is the finance division of Think Specialist Recruitment, an independent recruitment agency based in Hemel Hempstead and working across the Herts, Beds and Bucks area. We specialise in permanent, temporary and contract recruitment with areas of expertise including: Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Payroll, Finance Admin, Part Qualified Finance, Credit Control and Bookkeepers.
