Finance Business Partner

Finance Business Partner

• Hybrid Working
• Competitive salary

A quick look at the role
The Finance Business Partner is responsible for accounting and management reporting of operational sites while influencing efficiencies and driving financial performance. You will work closely with the Area Director and operational management team. Travel across the South of England will be required in line with business demands.

• Develop a commercial partner relationship with middle and senior operational management, providing key metrics and analysis as a foundation for sound commercial decision making as well as providing challenge
• Improve business processes and systems whilst translating and simplifying high volume data into highly relevant management information and proactively seek and recommend profit improvement suggestions for the business unit
• Review monthly management accounts, including variance analyses and bridges, to meet reporting deadlines and provide useful feedback/explanations of financial performance
• Present monthly results to divisional Head of Finance and other senior personnel including operational teams to enable understanding of profitability
• Manage and control monthly CAPEX reporting and prepare forecast updates to ensure adherence to budget
• Preparation of budgets and forecasts to enable the business to meet planning deadlines with accurate
• Oversee balance sheet reconciliations to ensure controls are in place and being adhered to
• Lead, manage, and develop a team of 3 Senior Finance Analysts
• Improve staff awareness at all levels of finance and cost/revenue benefits as a key factor in all business decisions
• Support end of year audit queries to support the sign-off of year-end accounts

• Qualified accountant
• Experience supporting and influencing operational colleagues
• Management accounting experience gained in the service, logistics or waste industries an advantage
• Ability to form strong on site relationships while travelling around the area to gain first hand knowledge and understanding of the operation
• Experience of managing and developing a small team
• Strong system skills including advanced Excel and Power BI

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