Finance Business Partner

This is an opportunity to provide meaningful financial information and analysis within a fast-growing, operationally complex service business looking to scale at pace.

ICE has seen substantial growth in the past 12 months. This growth will require more efficiency and automation across the business with a key focus on product and service profitability levels and cost control.

As Finance Business Partner, you will assist the CFO in driving shareholder value by analysing data to provide the Leadership Team and other stakeholders across the business with insightful, accurate, and timely financial information.

Due to the fast pace of growth the business is experiencing, there will be various opportunities to add additional value such as the implementation of a new ERP system and other ad-hoc strategic projects where financial modelling and analysis will be required.

This role would suit a commercially minded Accountant with 2-3 PQE in industry who can communicate confidently with stakeholders at all levels throughout the business.

Financial Planning & Forecasting

• Lead the annual budget, quarterly re-forecast, and long-range planning processes;
• All forecasting models to include P&L, balance sheet, cashflow, and covenant projections per month;

Business Partnering

• Act as a trusted advisor to operational, sales, and back-office leadership teams;
• Translate financial and operational data into clear commercial insights and recommendations for stakeholders across the business including finding correlations and irregularities in data;
• Support strategic decision-making through scenario modelling and financial analysis;

Performance Reporting & Analysis

• Monitor and present monthly performance to budget with Departmental Heads discussing variances, owning any action plans to mitigate adverse variances to budget;
• Analyse revenue, gross profit and operating costs providing insightful analysis and improvement recommendations to the Leadership Team;
• Develop KPI dashboards and performance metrics for business leaders including Microsoft BI and within new ERP system.

Commercial & Operational Support

• Evaluate pricing strategies and customer profitability
• Support contract reviews, tender evaluations and business cases;
• Analyse labour costs, overheads, and operational performance metrics.

Strategic Projects and analysis

• Assist Project Manager during the implementation of new ERP system
• Conduct scenario planning, sensitivity analysis and investment appraisals;
• Develop financial business cases for capital expenditure and strategic projects;

Process Improvement & Governance

• Ensure consistency and integrity of financial data across the business;
• Drive automation and use of technology to enhance reporting and forecasting capability;

Essential Experience, Skills and Qualifications

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent);
• Minimum 3 years' experience in Financial Planning & Analysis, Commercial Finance or Finance Business Partnering;
• Strong budgeting, forecasting and financial modelling experience including P&L, balance sheet, cashflow (direct and indirect) and covenant reporting;
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills including macros, SQL reporting and automation of spreadsheets;
• Experience working with ERP systems and BI tools;
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities;
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills;
• Ability to influence decision-making at senior management level;
• Commercially minded with strong business acumen.

Desirable Technical Knowledge

• Knowledge of entire Microsoft stack including Excel, PowerPoint, Power BI and SharePoint;
• Experience with in equipment sales, engineering, manufacturing or field service organisations;
• Knowledge of…