Finance Business Partner

Working with a well known multi-national services and software solutions business based in Staines upon Thames (hybrid, 3 days in office) to recruit a FP&A Business Partner. This is a role that combines typical FP&A work with business partnering across various departments and a range of stakeholders. As a business the company like to challenge the status quo, looking to deliver the best in class across all areas, this creates the opportunity to get involved in a number of process improvement and transformation projects.Reporting into the FP&A Director, this key Finance Business Partner role will support the organisation to deliver all aspects of financial planning, analysis and business support to ensure that the Business achieves and exceeds on its objectives while following the Global strategy.Responsibilities:- Manage, co-ordinate and deliver independent UK, Ireland quarterly forecasts and provide key insights into business risks and opportunities.- Manage, co-ordinate and deliver independent UK, Ireland Annual Operating Plans in line with the Global timetable.- Report monthly financial and operational performance against targets and provide insightful variance analysis.- Support in the development, implementation and maintenance of effective planning and analysis capabilities, providing leadership team with appropriate analytical reporting and tools to establish and measure performance.- Review analysis and commentary prepared by the FPA Center of Excellence (COE) for actuals reporting, quarterly forecasting, and annual planning.- Develop and maintain mid to long term strategic planning models to assist the leadership team in making commercial decisions.- Business Partner with UK, Ireland Business Units, providing financial and commercial support.- Retrieve data from multiple sources and leverage Excel to cleanse, consolidate and analyse.- Drive continuous improvement and Business Process Improvement ("BPI") initiatives throughout Finance and the wider organisation- Provide the business with commercial and financial expertise in all areas where required particularly with the pricing strategy, investment appraisal, product and client profitability, and deal structures.- Partner with the Head of Accounting and ensure a close working relationship is maintained with the Accounting team.- Build and maintain strong working relationships with all stakeholders.Profile:- This is a true commercial opportunity which is close to the business and the senior management team therefore it is critical that you can demonstrate proven relevant experience and the ability to work with finance and non-finance teams at the highest level- Experience of business partnership and commercial analysis, preferably in a large organisation- Ability to maintain clear lines of communication- Accuracy with excellent attention to detail- Proven ability to identify areas to improve and drive forward efficiencies- Must be a self-starter and meet tight deadlines- Proven commercial acumen is essentialSalary:£70,000 - £78,000 + bonus + benefits