Finance Business Partner

Do you have a passion for numbers? Are you an enthusiastic team player? Do you have excellent analytical skills and a good eye for detail?

We have an exciting opportunity for a Finance Business Partner to join our Management Accounts Team, based from our Carlisle head office - There has never been a better time to join

The Role

As Finance Business Partner you will be responsible for a small finance team providing finance related support to our Divisional Finance teams and Department Heads. You will develop a sound understanding of the strategic direction and continually develop financial processes to best support this.

Key Responsibilities
- Ensuring the relevance and accuracy of all reports issued to Management,
- Day to day management of the Management Accounts team, maintaining close links with the Group and Divisional Finance Teams
- Management of cash and cash forecasting
- Undertaking reviews of Central Overhead costs on a timely basis
- Continually developing reports and processes ensuring they are “fit for purpose”
- Preparing annual budgets and forecasts
- Support projects around continuous improvement of accounting processes and controls
- Support Group Financial Controller and Finance Director in large projects/process changes
- Qualified accountant (ICAEW/ICAS/CIMA/ACCA)
- Experience of managing people, including, performance management and developing potential
- Excellent relationship management skills and interpersonal skills
- Ability to manage multiple projects with excellent attention to detail and high level of accuracy
- Excellent analytical skills, advanced Excel and experience of working with accounting software packages
- Knowledge of the construction and contracting industry (desirable)
- Experience of managing cash flow (desirable)

**Benefits**:
At Story Contracting, we invest in our people. We provide award-winning training and development opportunities for all employees to help you get to where you want to be in your career.

In addition to a competitive salary and pension, we show we care about our people by offering a health cash plan and wellbeing support to keep you fit and well - inside and outside of work.

Our agile working policy allows for a mixture of office and home working, and flexible working arrangements are available so that our people are engaged to give their best.

We care about our communities too and offer our employees two paid for volunteering days each year to spend as a team or individually.

Why Story Contracting?

Story Contracting is a privately-owned, award-winning infrastructure company who is financially secure and agile with a wide range of public, private and third sector clients who enjoy working with our talented and committed team. Our track record for delivery on time and to budget, safely and reliably, has meant repeat business from our clients, which is reflected in our motto of ‘Do It Right’

Our values are at the heart of everything we do - the way we work and the behaviours we display. We believe that this is what makes Story Contracting and our people exceptional.

GROUNDED - Everyone is equal at Story. We are down to earth and treat each other with respect.

HARDWORKING - We all pull our weight and work hard for each other.

PROUD - We are proud of our safety, our projects, our people, our clients and the success we create together.

FAMILY - We nurture, train, develop and keep our people safe, just like a family. We are inclusive and do the right thing for the business and its people.

TRUSTED - What we say is what we do. Our clients, our people and our communities trust us to do it right.

WINNERS - We are hungry for success and want to be the best performing contractor for our clients, our people and our communities.

Every Story Matters

We are proud to be a place where everyone can be part of the Story

As part of our pledge to eliminate discrimination and encourage diversity among our Story Team, our _‘Every Story’ _policy ensures all employees are a part of a diverse environment and always feel included.

All applicants will receive careful consideration for employment regardless of who you are,