Finance Business Partner
4 weeks ago
Vacancy Name
Finance Business Partner
VN983 Business Unit
Corporate Job Location
UK Employment Type
Full Time Job Details and Responsibilities Summary: The Finance Business Partner role reports to the Finance Manager - Revenue and WIP and is part of the Lemongrass Finance Team. This job description reflects the essential functions of the Finance business partner role; it does not prescribe or restrict responsibilities that may be assigned. As a small company, the Lemongrass Finance team will work and co-operate closely and assigned tasks may vary from the key elements of the role. Key Responsibilities:
- Be the Finance lead in the Sales win review process, challenging sales assumptions and contract T&C's.
- Develop and maintain relationships with Sales and Delivery teams ensuring correct set up and support the financial management of engagements.
- Monitor specific engagement profitability and identify and coordinate the resolution of issues
- Provide pro-active advice to project management delivery team to increase profitability of engagements
- Accurate and timely production of customer invoices and fees.
- Work with Lemongrass Finance team to manage all elements of the financial close cycle
- Escalate any issues that require resolution to the Lemongrass Finance Business Partner.
- Understand the contract and engagement life-cycle, from inception to completion
- Work with sales in order to achieve better financial controls,
- Review and challenge contract T&C's
- Ensure compliance with Lemongrass finance policies, Lemongrass standard practices and local statutory requirements
- Advise on process setup for engagements
- Advise on engagement closure activities: prepare, review and collect final bill, close engagement elements
- Monthly Financial Management report & KPI's for distribution to Account Managers & Leadership
- Review & understand costing and pricing for new contracts. Advise on financial and commercial component of bids and new contracts.
- Review reasonableness and understand Account Forecasts on a monthly basis - track and report on accuracy of Estimates at Completion.
- Analyse, report and advise on monthly performance of engagements
- Analyse and report on comparison of actuals data to key metrics
- Ensure invoicing to customers is on-time, complete and in line with supporting contracts, purchase orders, Statements of Work and other supporting documentation and customer requirements;
- Track customer payments. Working with the Credit controller, ensuring all invoices are paid on a timely basis and issues that prevent payment are identified, escalated and resolved.
- Understand engagement approach to invoicing of expenses and ensure invoicing of relevant expenses.
- Adhere to the monthly close cycle and timetable ensuring periods are closed within given KPI's
- Produce monthly accrued and deferred revenue accounting entries in accordance with revenue recognition statutory requirements.
- Produce monthly WIP accruals and pre-payments.
- Participate in discussions and projects to improve the Lemongrass Finance toolset, productivity and efficiency
- Participate in any other financial tasks and activities as required
- Professional Accounting Accreditation (i.e. CIMA, ACCA)
- Understanding of local statutory requirements
- Knowledge of Revenue recognition accounting US GAAP (ASC606) and UK GAAP (FRS102)
- Strong analytical skills
- Good oral and written communication skills
- Strong organizational, time management and multi-tasking skills
- Ability to work independently
- Good interpersonal skills and an ability to establish key relationships with a number of stakeholders
- Flexible approach and ability to operate across all levels of Finance delivery
- Ability to flex hours during periods of high demand. e.g. month end accounting
- Strong attention to detail
- 10+ years relevant experience
- Strong Excel skills
- Selected applicant will be subject to a background investigation, which will be conducted and the results of which will be used in compliance with applicable law.
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