Assistant Finance Business Partner

6 days ago


Blackburn, United Kingdom Maintel Full time

At Maintel we’re focused on delivering outcomes - not technology. We partner with some of the world’s leading technology companies and wrap around the skills and services from our professional and managed services teams, to help our customers achieve their goals.

We are a fun, dynamic company with a team of over 500 people who are passionate about what we do - providing cloud communications and managed services solutions.

We are looking for like-minded people who share our enthusiasm and want to be part of an innovative, fast-paced environment.

**JOB SUMMARY**

To work closely with the Finance Business Partner to drive the business’ financial performance and to support the commercial decision making process.

**KEY RESPONSIBILITIES**

**Decision Support**
- To be the finance support for an area of the business.
- Support business decisions that improve margins, cash flows and mitigate risks.
- Proactively performance manage, challenge and influence senior management to maximise business performance.
- Effective management of the commercial aspects of any bid or tender.
- Commercial support and challenge new product launches.

**MI**
- Understand, develop and present insightful KPI’s to support the effective management of your business area.

**Analysis**
- Analyse business performance and ask the “what if “questions.
- Analyse and challenge customer profitability.
- Review and understand the sales pipeline, to ensure it is accurate, and identify themes e.g. win rates, reasons for losses etc.

**Forecasting**
- Support the Commercial Team in the annual budgeting and monthly forecasting process, ensuring accuracy, challenging accuracy of assumptions and flagging areas of concerns for escalation.
- Provide input to monthly accounts review through a thorough understanding of the performance of the area e.g. pipeline, sales and delivery lead cycles etc.
- Provide monthly forecast refreshes.

**Other**
- Support in any ad hoc projects as and when required.

**PERSONAL SKILLS**
- Inquisitive.
- Willingness to develop into a Business Partner.
- Excellent relationship building skills.
- Ability to grasp and distil complex issues.

**EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS**
- Good understanding of Telecoms industry (desirable).

**EDUCATION / QUALIFICATION**
- Graduate with demonstrable commercial experience.
- Part qualified accountant, who has the desire to qualify in a timely manner.

**EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES**

Within Maintel we're proud of the talent and diversity within our teams and committed to creating equality of opportunity for all employees and applicants alike. We are all unique in ways you can and cannot see, and we aim to attract, develop and nurture talent to continue to make Maintel a great place to work.

We have fully embraced hybrid working and this has been implemented across all of our office locations. Our offices are fully accessible, and we also offer agile working opportunities in many of our roles.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £33,000.00-£38,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Additional leave
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
- Sick pay
- Wellness programme
- Work from home

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Reference ID: 2392



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