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

The successful Finance Business Partner will need to be able to demonstrate the following skills and experiences:

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