Finance Business Partner

3 days ago

Bradford, Bradford, United Kingdom FGH (Freemans Grattan Holdings) Full time

About the Role

This integrated functional business partnering role is responsible for all financial matters relating to the partnered department and as a senior and valued member of that departmental management team. Specifically, delivering month-end reporting and commentaries, planning responsibilities, and commercial support while ensuring appropriate controls and financial disciplines are in place, as well as providing day-to-day finance support.

Key Responsibilities

  • Work hand-in-glove with the Director and senior management team while maintaining commercial objectivity – proactively providing financial analysis and information to enable the team to make informed decisions.
  • Actively seek out opportunities to improve business performance and obtain buy-in along the way.
  • Commercial awareness to credibly challenge decision-making and address KPI performance.
  • Develop and maintain appropriate schedules for financial performance, financial simulations, business cases, and project accounting. Hold the department to account on commitments.
  • Ensure appropriate reporting is in place and provide insight into KPIs – ensuring these are aligned to the business objectives.

Financial Planning and Forecasting

  • Deliver regular financial forecasts and budgets, including packs and supporting analysis – ensuring appropriate reviews are in place and business buy-in is obtained.
  • Own the forecast timetable and ensure all reviews and deadlines are maintained and stakeholders managed and updated accordingly.
  • Ensure the process is aligned to the wider FGH planning cycle and proactively drive the integration and implementation of seasonal planning within the business function.
  • Actively seek out opportunities to improve and simplify the forecast process – including cash flow and balance sheet dimensions.
  • Work with FP&A stakeholders to consolidate forecasts and enhance understanding.
  • Deliver weekly latest views for the relevant area, ensuring the function is aligned on that view.

Month-End Reporting and Commentaries

  • Deliver accurate and timely month-end accounts with commentaries. Work with business stakeholders to ensure variances are understood and risks and opportunities are actioned.
  • Liaise with reporting teams to ensure numbers are understood and onward commentary is provided, appropriate, timely, on format, and is insightful.
  • Deliver balance sheet reconciliations, including risks and opportunities.
  • Manage internal and external audit interaction and ensure appropriate schedules are in place.

Leadership and Relationships

  • Finance representative within senior team forums.
  • Appropriate staff management, undertaking, and contributing to regular one-to-ones, and the annual performance management processes.
  • Build relationships across the business and Group – earning trust in the business department and displaying the FGH values.
  • Provide financial leadership and ensure controls and disciplines are adhered to.
  • Keep a close relationship with the reporting team to ensure understanding of actuals vs forecast and potential risks and opportunities.

Miscellaneous

  • Deputise for the Head of Finance.
  • Supplementary ad-hoc tasks as they arise.
  • To be committed to good outcomes for customers at all times.
  • Ensure compliance with all applicable UK and local regulations, Company Policies, and FCA Conduct Rules.
  • Demonstrate behaviours in line with company values.
  • To take reasonable care for the health and safety of yourself and other persons who may be affected by acts and omissions at work.

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