Senior Finance Business Partner

4 weeks ago


Sale, Trafford, United Kingdom Verastar Limited Full time

Job Role Summary

The Senior Finance Business Partner will play a vital role in establishing and delivering a group-wide finance business partnering service, ensuring the team works closely with senior business leaders to provide insightful financial information that can be translated into effective commercial strategy.

Key Responsibilities

  • Business Partnering multiple members of the Senior Leadership team to influence decision-making and contribute to the development of business strategy based on financial metrics.
  • Support stakeholders with business challenges, coaching to find solutions, providing effective challenge, if required, to ensure delivery of the commercial strategy.
  • Define and own the business partnering framework, implementing and embedding a business partner model, with a focus on cost control and delivering improved financial performance of the business.
  • Drive financial performance improvement initiatives, collaborating across senior leaders to enhance cost control and operational efficiency.
  • Budgeting and forecasting for future expectations of all overheads, with input into the financial planning model for long-term, fully integrated financial plans.
  • Support senior leaders with the development and ongoing reporting of an effective commercial strategy for each department.
  • Support with cost control governance across the organisation, influencing where investment and savings should occur alongside strategic plans.
  • Work in partnership with the People team in delivering the people agenda linked, supporting with people cost activity and providing financial support for organisational structure changes and cost-saving initiatives.
  • Ensure all team activity complies with all regulatory standards, GDPR and quality policies.
  • Accountable for defining and improving the Finance Business Partnering teams' processes and procedures.

Requirements

  • A minimum of 5+ years of post-qualification experience in a finance role.
  • SIGNIFICANT experience of business partnering Divisional Directors / members of a senior team, influencing and shaping decisions within a complex changing environment.
  • In-depth knowledge of cost control management and how to implement and track different initiatives.
  • Experience delivering transformational change that has positively impacted the financial performance of a business.

Personal Qualities

  • A confident and concise communication style, both verbal and written, able to present complex finance concepts to a non-finance audience.
  • The personal gravitas to collaborate, lead and influence a range of stakeholders.
  • Excellent analytical skills with the ability to interpret raw data and translate it into clear, concise information.
  • Problem-solving skills, able to identify and resolve issues and drive improvements.
  • Entrepreneurial skills, able to spot opportunities and innovative solutions to facilitate change.
  • Decision-making skills, able to confidently apply judgement based on data analysis and commercial acumen.

Qualifications and Other Requirements

  • Education: Qualified accountant (ACCA / ACA or CIMA).
  • Industry Experience: Information Technology, Utilities and/or Service provision; preferred.
  • IT literate, with knowledge of the effective use of Microsoft (Word, Excel, PowerPoint); essential.

Benefits

  • Core benefits including pension contributions and life assurance.
  • Great discounts on 100s of high street and online stores.
  • 25 days holiday rising with service up to 28 days.
  • Your birthday off every year.
  • Option to buy up to 10 extra holidays and sell up to 5 holidays per year.
  • Cycle to work and travel loans for people wanting a greener commute.
  • Wellbeing support including 24/7 access to a GP, mental health support, get fit programmes and free legal and financial guidance.


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