Finance Business Partner

6 months ago


Horsham, United Kingdom Ceres Power Limited Full time

**Who are we**:
Ceres is a leading developer of clean energy technology, fuel cells for power generation and electrolysers for green hydrogen. Its licensing model has seen it establish partnerships with some of the world's most progressive companies, such as Bosch, Doosan, Shell and Weichai, to deliver systems and products at the scale and pace needed to decarbonise power generation, transportation, industry, and everyday living.

The environment you will work in is stimulating, rewarding and purposeful. We offer the opportunity to work with cutting edge technology and participate in critical partner programmes. You will get to harness your talents, stretch, and grow whilst bringing your passion for our purpose. You will be supported throughout your career progression and professional development through a variety of programmes and bespoke training courses. We champion Women in Engineering & Science as well as supporting our engineers through IMechE chartership. We are proud to have made over 70 promotions and rotations across the company over the last year, demonstrating our investment in people.

**Purpose of the role**:
The role will be supporting the operational functions with all financial matters including rolling forecasts, budgets, business plans, product costing and inventory. This role will support key internal stakeholders, giving them a financial focus and helping them drive the business strategy of profitability.

**Key Accountabilities**:

- Forming monthly rolling forecasts, budget, and business plan for Operations
- Business partnering all of Operations, ensuring that results are in line with plan, helping them understand the current and future performance of the business as well as aiding decision making
- Partner Project managers to understand their requirements and resource demands to ensure robust forecasting and management of spend to budget. Ability to understand and report variances to budget and prior forecasts
- Ownership of product cost models, helping partners and potential partners, to understand key cost drivers and materials efficiencies
- Performing all internal factory cost accounting activities leading to a robust understanding of historic, current, and future costs
- Aid the development of business cases to ensure key decisions are being made with financial impacts being known

**Knowledge and skills required for the role**:

- CIMA, ACA or ACCA qualified or part qualified.
- Experience of manufacturing processes and finances, including standard costing
- An analytical approach with a clear passion for accuracy and attention to detail
- A questioning nature and confident in challenging established norms to identify improvements
- Ability to influence and communicate confidently with people across the business at all levels of seniority
- Preparing forecasts and budgets
- Inventory and standard costing
- Technical IAS2 knowledge and experience with stock takes and audits desirable but not essential
- Finance business partnering within a manufacturing or engineering environment
- Having the ability to work cross-functionally, building strong relationships while challenging the status quo as well as excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability adapt different styles for different audiences
- Strong presentation skills able to influence through your presentations
- Self-motivated with good time management to lead conflicting priorities in a fast-paced environment

In return we offer a fantastic working environment with hybrid / flexible working and a comprehensive benefits package. This includes Life Insurance, Health Care Cash Plan, 25 Days Annual Leave, Sharesave Scheme and Pension along with enhanced Maternity, Paternity & Adoption pay and Shared Parental Leave as part of our family friendly policy.



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