Finance Business Partner

Responsibilities

• Supports the preparation of the annual budget and quarterly forecast processes and submission for the NAM region.
• Creates visibility of actual/budget/forecast spend and works closely with key stakeholders to help drive business performance.
• Provides financial oversight of product / project costing, working with Product Managers/Owners to ensure costings are accurate and within approved budget/forecast.
• NAM region and Product management budgets and forecasts are completed efficiently in accordance with the timetable and to the required quality.
• Delivery of budgets and forecasts consistent with Product business cases.

• Supports delivery of the monthly assigned region within NAM, Product Management Business Unit Performance reports, providing quality financial analysis and insights to support decision making.
• Supports governance activities in relation to application of the IMDEX capital investment policy and guidelines.
• Monthly reporting deliverables are completed efficiently in accordance with the timetable and to the required quality.
• NAM and Product Management performance and monitoring of variance to plan is clearly communicated / understood.
• Quality financial analysis for decision support.

• Works collaboratively with the Corporate Financial Planning and Analysis team including TM1, BI and Pronto subject matter experts to leverage reporting capabilities and develop best practice reporting and short-term financial planning processes.
• Support enhanced performance reporting for Product Management and Product Development.
• Support the definition of key business performance metrics and reporting for the Product Management and Product Development teams.
• Fit-for-purpose Performance Reporting providing regional, executive management, Product Management and Product Development teams with the required insights.
• Key business performance metrics are clearly defined and support reporting needs across all levels of the organization.
• Supports strategic and tactical financial analysis, modelling, and evaluation to support decision making.
• Supports financial governance and reporting of costs over the product and software lifecycle

Functions as lead finance role in operational region and has ultimate responsibility for ensuring month-end close happens successfully and fully supports any associated requests from either corporate or region.

• Regularly challenges peers or superiors when the situation arises. Discusses the consequences of unacceptable behavior and offers alternative solutions.
• Delivers on promises. Takes accountability when things go wrong and looks for ways to improve.
• Calls out poor behavior when they see it at all levels of the organization in a respectful and constructive way.
• Builds partnerships and works collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
• Listens actively and demonstrates the ability to separate the person from the problem, so bringing objectivity to the situation.
• Seeks and provides regular feedback to learn and grow.
• Speak Up with confidence and respect displaying courage to deal with difficult situations, issues or behaviors.
• Holds self and others accountable to meet commitments and deliver results even under tough circumstances.
• Proactively identifies potential setbacks and obstacles and works through them effectively to achieve the desired result on time.
• Treats every work colleague, customer, and supplier with respect.
• Proactively seeks out opportunities for collaboration within and across teams to achieve shared outcomes.

• Take reasonable care of self and others in the workplace and comply with the relevant legislative requirements and Imdex QHSE management system policies and procedures;
• Wear, use and maintain the provided personal protective equipment and report any unsafe practices or conditions which come to your attention; and
• Take reasonable care to ensure own acts or omissions do not adversely affect the health and safety of other persons.
• Report Hazards and incidents in line with company policies.
• Actively participate in Safety meetings.
• Raise Quality Alerts in line with company policies.

• Contributes to the identification of risks and compliance requirements relevant to own scope of work.
• Applies risk management and regulatory compliance processes to own scope of work.
• Leads by example to promote positive risk and compliance behaviors within own scope of work.
• Complies with IMDEX risk and compliance policies, local laws and other relevant standards within own scope of work.
• Reports potential non-compliance or misconduct through appropriate channels.
• Challenges behaviors that do not align with the IMDEX Code of Conduct.

• Minimum of 7 years work experience gained in a global/multi-national company
• Knowledge of financial planning processes and capabilities
• Experience in budgeting,…