Job Description

The role would suit a qualified or final stages ACCA / CIMA accountant seeking career progression as a Finance Business Partner within a large multi-national business with ample opportunities for future career progression and a dynamic working environment.
You will support the Finance Manager with the provision of financial information and provide business partnering support to the key business stakeholders across operations. You will be involved in a variety of commercial financial analysis work valuating data, preparing forecasts & budgets and supporting the month end close process through collaboration with operations and the Financial Planning and Analysis teams.
Project will include supporting on the delivery and tracking of cost base initiatives by providing the insight to allow business partners to make fact-based decisions. A key part of the role will be turning data into insight and standardizing the processes within the operations cost base across the group.

• Assist in the delivery of month end, forecast, budget and 3YP process for the operations.
• Support the harmonization of activities and processes within your area of finance to ensure a consistent function led approach.
• Working in close collaboration with FP&A to ensure consistency and commonality across the group.
• Provide business partnering support to key stakeholders.
• Contribute data and insight to operations KPI and reporting packs (working with the FP&A team) to enable functional business partnering and monitor cost base performance.
• Support the culture of strong financial controls, compliance, and adherence to regulatory frameworks; ensuring adherence to governance mechanisms for investments and capital expenditure
• Promoting a culture of risk awareness, control focus, and 'doing the right thing'
• Support specific adhoc project activities

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Qualified or final stages ACCA or CIMA
• A self-starter with strong problem solving skills
• Ability to meet tight deadlines
• Strong organizational skills
• Good analysis and presentational skills
• Ability to present confidently to senior stakeholders
• Excellent analytical, communication and influencing skills (both written and oral)
• Experience of working in a fast-paced, multi-channel consumer environment
• Previous experience as a Financial Analyst, Management Accountant for Finance Business Partner.