Job Description

This modern and forward thinking organisation have experienced a growth in sales and therefore require some extra support within their commercial finance function,
This relatively new and growing part of finance consists of a very impressive and dynamic team who really focus on long term career development. They now require a Finance Business Partner to work closely with their sales function to support the business with its long term growth plans and to maximise profitability.
This role will ideally suit a part qualified accountant with a passion for commercial finance and working with non-finance individuals.
Your responsibilities will include the following however you role will absolutely grow alongside your skill-set:-
-Sales performance analysis and commentary
-Continually improving methods and processes across reporting, analysis and commercial team support
-Providing variance analysis on weekly performance to key stakeholders
-Creating new sales and forecasting models to support in maximising profitability
-Business partner closely with the sales team, closely monitoring when sales deals are submitted and the affect they have financially on the business, confidently raising any issues to the Head of Commercial Finance
-Supporting on bids and tenders
-Support with the budgeting and forecasting process
-Monitoring the sales order book and providing detailed cost analysis
-Competitor analysis for the Senior Management Team
-Producing weekly MI and presenting to the SMT to ensure company performance and sales are where they should be
-Calculating the sales teams commissions

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

As their new Finance Business Partner it is crucial that you have a strong and confident personality so that you are able to challenge the sales team effectively. You will also need to have experience within a similar role, even if that is minimal, to demonstrate that you have the correct skills already or enough for the business to develop and work with.