Finance Business Partner
Full-time, Contract
Job Description
- Proactively challenge performance and drive change to ensure key operational and financial targets are achieved or beaten; add value, highlight risks, and support development of mitigation plans by providing appropriate analysis and insight
- Build and maintain effective working relationships across teams, acts as financial "go to person" for business stakeholders, and improves understanding and compliance with business and financial processes
- Provides forward looking financial information to key stakeholders and the CFO, leading regular business review meetings to deliver insight and identify risks and opportunities
- Instigate investigation into variance analysis, deep dives and establishing root cause of causes of issue
- Leads budgeting, forecasting and the planning cycle for the business areas
- Build, maintain and continually develop a set of weekly / periodic KPI reports to drive business performance
- Supports business with in-depth analysis and assist with formulating long-term strategic business plans for the business area
- Review, challenge and prioritise investment cases, and ensure benefit commitments are delivered
- Explore scenarios and options for driving improved outcomes / performance
- Support and drive ad-hoc projects and initiatives as required
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Qualified accountant (CIMA or equivalent)
- Stakeholders management: experience of business partnering and influencing (advance)
- Excellent Excel financial modelling skills
- Oracle Fusion or similar experience
- Experience in process improvements and automation
- Outcome focused: ability to prioritise key activities
Reference no: 99007