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Robert Half Finance and Accounting are currently looking to recruit a Finance Business Partner to join an exciting Professional Services company with a well recognised brand based in Bristol. For the right person the client is offering a very competitive:
£50,000 - £60,000 plus bonus and excellent wider benefits package
Role responsibilities will include but not limited to:
- Reporting to monthly close deadlines, the review of P&Ls including variance analysis, commentary and insight on financial results including a curiosity to investigate and challenge performance and develop turnaround actions plans
- Analyse financial and operational performance trends, historical and forecasted, using appropriate metrics. Suggest trends, resulting implications, key actions, and strategic implications
- Ongoing profitability analysis and review, benchmarking internal and external data sources and identification of areas where value can be added - close alignment with operation and commercial to drive profitability improvement: productivity action plans, cost improvement, savings and investment
- Ownership of annual business planning and monthly forecasting process in relation to operations. Working closely with and influencing operations to provide forward looking insight and analysis, including vulnerabilities and opportunities and regular forecasting of any changes to business plan assumptions
- Develop, feedback and drive through improvements to reporting, forecasting and other financial processes to gain better control and visibility of performance
- Enhancing decision making to enable the most favourable outcomes for the business. Decision modelling for key stakeholders and operational decisions, with particular focus on efficiency, capability and footprint. Influence approach through data driven insight and review profitability of decisions
- Through simple templating and policy, helping departments make informed decisions, such as evaluating the profitability of investments or optimising operational costs
- Analysing financial data to provide actionable insights
- Build close relationships and aligned ways of working within finance and with different functions to enable favourable business outcomes
- Offering real-time insights and analysis to shape business decisions through challenge and influence
Person specification:
- CIMA/ACCA qualified with relevant industry experience
- Good understanding of operational finance and business partnering having dealt with different cross-cultural stakeholders and management team
- Excellent attention to detail and an organised logical approach
- Strong business acumen/commercial thought and data led problem-solving
- Be hands on, willingness to roll up sleeves and solve problems when needed
For the right person the client is offering a very competitive:
£50,000 - £60,000 plus bonus and excellent wider benefits package
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