Finance Business Partner

2 months ago


Glasgow, United Kingdom Connectment Full time

**The Opportunity**:
For this Finance Business Partner position, you will report to a dynamic Head of Finance for the Water and Infrastructure division, but will also involve forging relationship across the division’s Scottish depots in Hillington and Livingston.

You will be able to quickly establish yourself as the “go to” person in finance in Scotland and become a trusted partner to the operations, commercial and sales teams. This will be a unique opportunity to shape the finance function which is on a mission to provide best in class insight and MI to the business to give commercial insight.

**Some of the key responsibilities for this successful person would be but no limited to**:

- Preparation of accurate financial and commercial information
- Ensuring close control of working capital including debtor and WIP management
- Ensuring controls are well maintained and adhered to
- Presentation of relevant MI

**Principle Accountabilities**:

- Weekly finance reviews with operations
- Assist General Managers ensuring fleet utilisation is optimised
- Tight control of working capital including:

- Liaison with shared service centre
- Cashflow preparation
- Assisting with WIP and debt control/reduction
- Challenging the business on billing and improving processes
- Maintenance of key tax control accounts
- Ad hoc projects for the Water division e.g. system integration
- Review and oversee payroll process
- Ensuring best practice controls are adhered to and enhanced
- Working with external auditors regarding annual audits
- Maintaining accurate and up to date records for tax compliance
- Mentoring and training junior members of the team

**Benefits**:
**Benefits**

Committed to supporting and developing their people to achieve their full potential. If you join them, as well as learning on the job, they offer structured learning programmes and sponsoring relevant professional qualifications. If your qualification gives you membership of an accredited professional body then they will reimburse your annual membership fee.

Investing in their people and enhancing their expertise and flexibility enables them to deliver the highest standard of service to their customers.
- Competitive salary (depending on experience)
- 22 days holiday plus bank holidays, plus 10 days “workcation” each year
- Hybrid working 3 days in the office 2 days WFH
- Flexible working (start early finish early or start late finish late)
- Great culture & working environment working with a close-knit, team in a global company
- Regular social events

They have big ambitions for the future - and therefore want to speak to the right individuals with the right energy and values to take them there.

Please contact for a confidential discussion



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