Finance Business Partner Uk

3 weeks ago

Derby, United Kingdom Ricardo Energy & Environment Full time

Overview:
**Job title**: Finance Business Partner UK & EMEA / Project Accountant UK & EMEA**

**Location**:Office-based / hybrid working (UK based Derby or Shoreham-by-Sea (West Sussex)

**Role ID**:2023-2008

**Our vision is to create a safe and sustainable world**

At Ricardo, we believe in fostering an environment where you can thrive and make a meaningful impact. We are committed to empowering our employees, providing opportunities for growth and professional development as well as cultivating a supportive and inclusive work environment.

If you’re an experienced Finance Business Partner looking for your next challenge, then we want to hear from you.

You will be the Finance Business Partner with a focus on Spain, Denmark and the Middle East. The role has a strong business partnering focus, and will require tenacity and excellent interpersonal skills to manage and develop collaborative relationships with key stakeholders. The role reports to the Business Unit Head of Financial Planning and Analysis, and requires the ability to interact, influence, engage assertively with colleagues who will based in Europe and the Middle East. Strong financial acumen and the ability to understand a project business are key to the role.
- Proven experience of project accounting, including an understanding of revenue recognition and accounting for long term contracts.
- Proven experience of business partnering and providing financial analysis.
- Confidence in communicating and influencing with staff at all levels and across several different countries and cultures.
- Calm working under pressure and good organisational skills to meet deadlines & deliverables.
- Self-starter mentality.
- Enjoy the challenge of working in a changing and evolving environment.
- A robust character with agility, strong drive & motivation to succeed.
- Ability to travel, on an ad hoc basis.

**Experience in the following would be ideal**:

- A professional accountancy qualification -ACA/ACCA/CIMA.
- SAP experience (project & financial accounting, purchasing).
- Experience of operating in a PLC environment.
- Experience of consulting and professional service organisations.
- Experience of working in multi-currency environment.
- Knowledge of Changepoint Project Management system and MS Dynamics CRM.

**Your key responsbilities will be**:

- Develop the relationships with the regional Business Managers and key contacts in each Business Unit, as a Business Partner, providing first line finance support, insight and direction to the Certification Director and Finance Manager.
- Play a lead role in the delivery of the P&L and Working Capital objectives for the Business, with a strong involvement in the management accounting process. In particular interaction with the Project Manager community, understanding and reviewing project performance and forecast costs to complete. To include variance analysis for key P&L Accounts, Overheads and Working Capital metrics, focussing on commercial validity and integrity of financial information.
- Provide insight, support and constructive challenge to Project Financial Performance Reviews.
- Develop and maintain a collaborative relationship with the UK-based Shared Service Finance Team and achieving month end deadlines.
- Provide financial analysis and insight in the monthly performance reviews, budgeting and forecasting processes, working with operational management to consolidate, analyse and understand the results prior to submission and presentation.
- Provide high quality, accurate and timely support and analysis on finance related matters; deal with queries and review procedures.
- Provide evaluation and analytical expertise supporting the preparation and review of tenders and bids for new business.
- Ad hoc management reporting and analysis in such areas as margins, profitability and cash flow.
- Supporting Business Managers in the commercial modelling for large proposals.

**Working here**

You will be warmly welcomed into our workplace where every voice matters. We are diverse thinkers and doers, coming together to create a culture of inclusion. We will support you to find your place.

We will encourage you to use your passion and expertise to make a positive impact through the projects you work on. Your knowledge and desire to bring about change will be invaluable in helping deliver innovative solutions that support communities across the globe in becoming safer and more sustainable.

We also recognise that life is not static but is varied and flexible. For this reason, we also think that your work life should reflect this and are happy to discuss how, where and when you work.

***

**What’s in it for you?**

We want you to know how much you are valued. Your remuneration and benefits package will reflect that. You will receive a range of benefits which include support for your physical and mental health.

Our core benefits include (but not limited to) 25 days' annual leave, plus 8 bank holidays, plus

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