Job Description

The successful candidate will be a newly qualified accountant with significant commercial experience in a fast-paced environment. You must have experience of working in a business-facing finance business partnering role.

Key duties and responsibilities of the Finance Business Partner will include:

-This role is responsible for partnering a business area/s to deliver its strategic priorities and drive business performance
-Finance Business Partner for the aligned area, support and advise stakeholders in making strategic and operational decisions through challenge and insight
-Support the strategic and financial planning, budgeting and forecasting for the aligned business area
-Support the development and on-going measurement of performance against the performance management framework and KPIs
-Development and provision of relevant and insightful reporting and analysis for business area, to drive improved business performance
-Provide financial support to M&A activity and strategic change programmes
-Headcount management and approvals
-Maintain and improve effective financial controls and processes
-Regular performance reviews with budget owners
-Regular liaison and reviews with financial control and FP&A
-Involvement in wider finance initiatives to constantly evolve and improve the Group Finance function

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

-Excellent analytical skills and the ability to manipulate data -Strong commercial acumen -Highly proficient with Excel -Strong financial modelling exposure/experience -Ideally, ACA/ACCA/CIMA Qualified