Strategic Finance Partner

6 days ago

Elland, Calderdale, United Kingdom JLA Group Full time
About our business

JLA Group is a mission-critical infrastructure solutions business providing services in Laundry, Catering, Heating, Fire Safety, Infection Control, and Air Conditioning. Our company offers an end-to-end, on-premise, machine supply and breakdown service proposition under the name Total Care, as well as additional products and services.


Role Overview

As a key member of the Commercial Finance Team, you will play a critical role in driving financial performance across the business. Partnering with various departments, you will provide strategic financial insights to help guide decision-making, improve profitability, and support business growth.


Key Responsibilities

This role involves both operational and strategic responsibilities. You will act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, delivering analysis that influences the company's direction and outcomes.


Financial Insights and Analysis

  • Provide financial guidance and support to senior management and operational teams.
  • Develop an excellent knowledge and understanding of the key metrics within the business to provide relevant and insightful financial reporting and analysis.
  • Collaborate with non-finance teams to understand their financial needs and challenges.

Financial Reporting and Variance Analysis

  • Prepare detailed monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports for business units, highlighting variances, risks, and opportunities.
  • Conduct variance analysis to understand discrepancies between forecasts, budgets, and actuals, identifying corrective actions.

Financial Planning and Analysis

  • Lead the budgeting, forecasting, and long-term planning processes for assigned departments or business units.
  • Analyze key financial data, providing actionable insights to department heads to ensure alignment with financial goals.

Cost Control and Profitability Enhancement

  • Work with departments to manage and optimize operational costs while ensuring financial efficiency.
  • Identify and implement opportunities for cost-saving initiatives and process improvements.
  • Support initiatives to drive revenue growth and profitability, ensuring a focus on sustainable financial performance.

Strategic Support

  • Provide financial analysis and modeling for business cases, new projects, and investment opportunities.
  • Respond and adapt to changing business needs to ensure that reviews and reporting keep pace with change and continue to provide challenge and focus to relevant stakeholders.
  • Work with senior management on strategic projects.

Leadership and Team Development

  • Mentor and support junior finance team members, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement.
  • Lead cross-functional projects and initiatives to enhance financial processes and systems.

Requirements

  • Ability to interpret financial data and relay it back to non-financial colleagues.
  • Advanced Excel skills.
  • Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office (Especially MS Powerpoint and Outlook).
  • Knowledge of Power BI.
  • Ability to analyze large datasets to monitor performance, highlight trends and provide accurate and timely financial recommendations to management for decision-making purposes.
  • Experience of working in a busy office environment and to tight deadlines.
  • Proven experience in financial planning, analysis, and business partnering roles.
  • Experience of working in business finance in a Commercial or Business Partnering role (Desirable).

Personal Qualities

  • Self-starter with drive and commitment.
  • Independent worker with ability to learn quickly.
  • A strong communicator, both spoken and written.
  • Excellent attention to detail and high degree of accuracy.
  • Excellent organisation skills.
  • Able to cope with multiple priorities and a changing environment.
  • Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
  • A positive and flexible approach to work and colleagues.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret complex data.
  • Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
  • Learning Agility.
  • Team Player with the ability to work and participate in multiple working groups.

Benefits

We offer a range of benefits to support your health, wellbeing, and career development. These include:



  • Life assurance coverage.
  • Company sick pay.
  • Company pension scheme.
  • Free office parking.
  • Eye care vouchers.
  • Cycle-to-work scheme.
  • Exclusive discounts through our staff benefits hub.
  • 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays.
  • Flexible working options.
  • Enhanced family leave policies.
  • Colleague recognition scheme.
  • Support in career development and training.
  • Refer a friend scheme.

We are a company that appreciates you and invests in your success. We value your referrals and offer a range of benefits to support your wellbeing and career development. If you are a motivated and experienced finance professional looking for a challenging role, we encourage you to apply.

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