Fpa Partner

Company Description
**Discover the Unexpected**

Experian is the world’s leading global information services company. We’re passionate about unlocking the power of data in order to transform lives and create opportunities for consumers, businesses and society. For more than 125 years, we’ve helped economies and communities flourish - and we’re not done.

Our 21k amazing employees in 40+ countries believe the possibilities for you, and the world, are growing. We’re investing in the future, through new technologies, talented people and innovation so we can help create a better tomorrow. To do this we employ the brightest minds that share our purpose and want to make a difference.

**Job Description**:
The UK&I FPA team is seeking a FPA Partner to provide financial management, decision support, and insight grounded in excellent management information. This position has dedicated responsibility to drive business performance and create value for the Consumer Information Services (CIS) B2B Business Unit within UK&I. This position will report into the FPA Lead and collaborate with the Senior Finance Business Partner. It will liaise daily with a dedicated analyst in Sofia, Bulgaria.

This role will help to manage financial risks and opportunities through the monthly forecasting and budgetary cycles as well as performing stewardship to the Verifications strategic initiative.

**Why this role is important to us**

The UK&I FPA team are on a journey to drive optimisation of processes, and there is an opportunity to get involved projects designed to embed best practice. This position involves working with a diverse group of professionals and has access to an array of professional development and career advancement opportunities.

There is opportunity to work closely with members of the CIS Management team, to make recommendations to optimise business performance, and to enact process improvements.

**Work that matters - What you’ll be doing**

Provide Domain Management Information & Insight
- Provide visibility of performance. Manage and execute reporting, analytics, and insights on metrics to benchmark progress against targets, initiatives, and strategies.
- Develop analytics to leverage data and identify key insights. Challenge business managers to drive better decisions and optimise results.
- Contribute content for the Domain/BU Management meetings to inform and provide context on trends and opportunities / risks.

Oversee Core Processes and Controls
- Ensure forecasting and month end processes are completed on time in full, incorporating challenge, and featuring business sign off (alignment)
- Maintain a strong control environment including around balance sheet positions, and consistency around revenue recognition, for example.
- Regularly review BU cost profile, and challenge the business to optimise spend.

Partner with the Business to create value
- Actively influence business decisions through provision of scenarios, contingency and "real options". Target $50k per annum EBIT improvement as minimum.
- Develop business case workings to support the optimisation of capital investment and long term profit maximisation for the business
- Support the development and execution of the budget and strategic plan growth. Provide early identification of gaps and mitigating actions and pipeline of growth initiatives.

Contribute to Finance Function
- Participate in continuous improvement in the FPA function and leverage opportunities for technology, standardisation and optimisation of processes
- Operate effectively in a virtual team environment across multiple locations. Coach and guide offshore team-mates as required
- Support broader finance in responding to informational requests. Contribute to content to Operational Review or other meetings by collaborating with SFBP

**Qualifications**:
**What you’ll need to bring to the role & Experian**
- A qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) with a demonstrable post-qualified experience in a variety of settings/roles.
- Highly motivated, self-starter who manages projects end-to-end and has a track record of getting results, organising and prioritising deadlines.
- Strong technical skills in accounting with ability to research and resolve issues as needed.
- Understanding of business principles, including strategy. Strong desire to master commercial finance and understand the business from both an internal and external perspective.
- Strong skills with financial systems and business intelligence tools. Expert skills in Excel required.
- Comfortable to interact at all levels of the organisation, providing compelling recommendations and influence senior leaders. Confidence to engage in the business discussion and debate.
- Ability to drive continuous improvement and solve problems in a team environment.

Preferred but not essential:

- Experience with Oracle, Hyperion, and Tableau preferred.

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