Finance Business Partner

Blair West are supporting a leading UK service sector provider with the appointment of a Finance Business Partner. The successful candidate will join in a divisional capacity, delivering value creation, driving strategic insight, direction, and performance actions.

We envisage the successful candidate will have strong communications skills, attention to detail and enjoys partnering with key stakeholders.

The opportunity:

• Analysis of operational performance, presenting the Management Accounts with enhanced insight. Understand monthly result and provide commentary.
• Supervise the month end close, ownership of review process.
• Prepare Strategic Finance management reports and present to the Executive Team.
• Deliver robust revenue recognition and sales invoicing completeness.
• Report on WIP performance and work with management to optimise cash collection.
• Preparation and delivery of financial element of Trading Review presentations.
• Manage weekly profit forecast with operational teams.
• Support business units with preparation of rolling forecasts, budgets and 5 year business plans with key drivers and trends.
• Challenge and influence all aspects of business decisions.
• Management of business unit KPIs, review and challenge performance gaps with the business.
• Generation of business cases and investment appraisal for initiatives and projects.
• Building good quality financial models for scenario evaluation and/or financial plans.
• Understand contract terms and related provisions.
• Support audits.
• Lead and inspire the Finance team, support future Finance Team strategy and great place to work initiatives.

You’ll be the ideal candidate for this position if you have:

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) with suitable PQE.
• Strong communications skills with relevant business partnering experience.
• Advanced IT / Excel / Analytical skills.
• Experience from a multi-site service sector environment would be advantageous.

The benefits included with this opportunity:

• Flexible, remote working patter (c 3days in the office).
• Competitive base salary and bonus potential.
• Healthcare benefits.
• Competitive pension scheme.
• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays.

Our commitment

Blair West is an equal-opportunity employer. We embrace diversity and inclusion at every stage of the recruitment process. We are committed to fairness, equality, and ongoing diversity training for our team to give our candidates and clients a feeling of belonging during their experience with us. Please speak to their consultant if you require reasonable adjustments at any stage during their experience with us.