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Finance Business Partner
Bury St Edmunds (Flexible hybrid working)
Reed Finance are working with a leading employer in Bury St Edmunds to recruit a Finance Business Partner. This opportunity offers the opportunity to partner with executive board members and other senior stakeholders, managing and controlling significant budgets and driving substantial process improvements.
Day-to-day of the role:
- Lead the annual budget, re-forecasts, and strategic plan submissions for multiple corporate functions including HR, IT, Property, Finance, Legal, and Risk.
- Review the accuracy of periodic management accounts, ensuring complete accruals and prepayments, in collaboration with the finance centre of excellence.
- Create and distribute a periodic CFO pack with results and commentary on variances.
- Manage reporting on people costs including periodic reconciliation, preparation of journal adjustments, and headcount reporting.
- Oversee IT capex for the group, ensuring proper classification of costs as Opex or Capex in line with SaaS reporting requirements, and reviewing/reporting costs against budget.
- Collaborate with cost centre holders to review variances to budget/forecast, understand and control costs, and set future budgets.
- Lead financial performance reviews with executive members.
- Drive continual improvements in processes, systems, reporting, and accounting across the functions.
- Occasionally deputise for the Senior Finance Manager.
- Provide ad hoc financial advice and support on various projects.
Required Skills & Qualifications:
- Proven business partnering experience within a large organisation.
- Strong communication skills, capable of delivering key financial and commercial messages effectively.
- High attention to detail with effective management of P&L and Balance Sheet.
- Proficiency in Excel; experience with Cognos is beneficial.
- Ability to handle pressure and meet deadlines while managing competing priorities.
- Energetic and enthusiastic about identifying and implementing improvements.
- Qualified Accountant ACA/CA/ACCA/CIMA (or equivalent) preferred; part-qualified or qualified by experience also considered.
Benefits:
- Competitive salary and bonus structure.
- 33 days Annual Leave with the option to purchase an additional 5 days.
- Life Assurance and discounted Dental and Health Insurance.
- Generous discounts.
- Opportunities for career advancement within the organisation.
If you are interested in this Finance Business Partner position, please apply today.
