Our client has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Senior Business Partner to join their finance function for 12 months.
Role Overview
This role will focus on financial analysis, interpretation, and decision support to commercial function heads as well as internal and external corporate reporting. One of the key attributes required to perform this role successfully will be an ability to quickly develop strong relationships.
The role will, along with other business partners, be a prime user of financial information contained within the financial accounting records and operational information resources to analyse, interpret, and explain business trends and from this to drive forecasting, budgeting and to trigger more fundamental discussions around efficiency and optimisation.
Responsibilities Will Include
Monthly preparation of business and cost centre reports
Analysis, interpretation and explanation of trends and variances
Support to, and in some cases, preparation of monthly narrative reports
Compilation of monthly management and shareholder reporting packs
Support and management of the annual budget process, regular reforecasts and 5 year forward looking plan
Support to partner functions in analyses of capital expenditure
Driving partner functions in identifying and action regarding opportunities for growth and efficiency
Ad hoc exercises or projects
Active participation in the month end and year- end financial close process and in the financial audit as required
Personal Characteristics
This is a partnering role and so a fundamental requirement must be the individual's desire and passion to want to help partner functions and managers undertake their management responsibilities and to find ways in which to improve and grow the profitability and cash flow of the business. The ability to develop strong relationships, offer pragmatic and commercial support and advice, as well as having the confidence to challenge direction and results will be key.
Skills / Experience Required
Proven relationship management skills
High standard of proficiency with Excel and Power point
Experience with UK GAAP
Professional Accounting Qualification (CA or CIMA etc.)
Ideally experience with SAP B1 pricing or other ERP system
Job Reference: AEG102856
Closing Date: 29 July 2015
Role Overview
This role will focus on financial analysis, interpretation, and decision support to commercial function heads as well as internal and external corporate reporting. One of the key attributes required to perform this role successfully will be an ability to quickly develop strong relationships.
The role will, along with other business partners, be a prime user of financial information contained within the financial accounting records and operational information resources to analyse, interpret, and explain business trends and from this to drive forecasting, budgeting and to trigger more fundamental discussions around efficiency and optimisation.
Responsibilities Will Include
This is a partnering role and so a fundamental requirement must be the individual's desire and passion to want to help partner functions and managers undertake their management responsibilities and to find ways in which to improve and grow the profitability and cash flow of the business. The ability to develop strong relationships, offer pragmatic and commercial support and advice, as well as having the confidence to challenge direction and results will be key.
Skills / Experience Required
Closing Date: 29 July 2015