Finance Business Partner

1 week ago


StocktononTees, United Kingdom John Wood Group Full time

Wood Process & Energy is recruiting a Finance Business Partner based in Stockton's office for 9 months of temporary cover.

You will provide senior-level business and financial management expertise to Business Line operations and Finance leadership. Manages the roll-up of management reporting and budgets/forecasts for the Business Line and drives working capital improvements.

**Key Accountabilities & Responsibilities**:

- Provide leadership and guidance to the Finance Lead to support the management of the wider Finance team. Potential for direct management responsibility
Work closely with Snr Accountants on BL contracts to understand results and forecasts, keep action logs and ensure actions are closed out in a timely manner
- Attends all BL contract reviews to ensure that reported financials are appropriate
- Produce a Consolidated Monthly Financial report pack which provides robust commentary to all variances across the Business Line. Report on the supplemental information required for month-end reporting through EPM
- Provide a balance of support and challenge to the Business Line Contract Managers/Operations Directors on all areas of financial performance including gross margin reviews, non-reimbursable spend, cash collections, forecasting assumptions etc
- Review and challenge SGA spend and work with the Overhead accountant to accurately budget and forecast for direct and indirect overheads
- Support the business by bringing actionable insights to line management and ensure follow-through on implementation
- Actively monitor and drive improvement in DSO by providing support and challenge to the business in unbilled review sessions, monitoring Time to Bill metrics and holding the billing team to account, and proactively monitoring AR/cash collections
- Ensure forecasting accuracy and predictability through the rolling forecast vs monthly results process. Bring clarity on risks and opportunities to present forecasts
- Responsible for the preparation of annual budgets and forecasts for New Work including validation/challenge of the accuracy of backlog, inputs from BD (CRM Data) and Operations
- Responsible for the consolidation and roll up of full Business Line budgets and forecasts for review. Provide support and challenge throughout the process to ensure forecasts are robust, accurate and predictable
- Support the client bid process, providing costing information and input into sales pricing. Further, provide input on financial terms obtaining input from commercial and contracts where appropriate along with input into the credit worthiness of the customer through the risk assessment process
- Assisting the Snr Finance Manager in driving sustainable working capital improvements working with business line management, project managers, supply chain and other relevant areas
- Work collaboratively and cohesively with other Finance Business Partners to:

- Ensure an effective control environment exists within the business
- Maintain consistency within the function and promote best practice within the team
- Support the Finance Lead to adequately resource positions ensuring the best fit for the business as well as individual development
- Focus on people development to train and develop junior staff, support those studying for exams and work on development plans for those looking to progress in the organisation
- Develop and roll out annual communication plan
- Lead the Finance effort for any new contract start-ups
- Work with Operations to identify trigger points where tax input is needed and work with our colleagues in tax to find the most compliant and cost effective solution
- Support IFCQ / Insurance renewals data collection exercises and action any findings
- Identify profit-generating initiatives and opportunities that improve financial outcomes Assist and manage where appropriate internal, external and client audits as directed, ensuring accurate and timely information upon request

**Join a culture of innovation **, pushing the boundaries of what is possible to seek the best solutions for our clients.

**What we can offer**
- **Join an experienced team **who take pride in supporting each other and sharing knowledge and experience across engineering disciplines
- **Meaningful and interesting projects **delivered to leaders of industry across Life Science sectors
- **Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion; **we are an organisation actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our business
- **Competitive salary **with regular salary reviews to ensure we are rewarding at the right level in line with the market
- **Commitment to continued professional development **; development plans that are tailored to your individual needs and interests
- **Global connections **; join experts around the world who are at the leading edge of our industry, shaping the standards of our profession.

**At Wood, we understand and acknowledge that everyone is different, and we are committed to equal opportunities and



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