EMEIA Sales Finance Business Partner - Business & Education

Apple; City Of London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company in London is seeking a Business Partner to join their Sales Finance team. Responsibilities include supporting the EMEIA Enterprise Sales team, leading strategic initiatives, and conducting financial analysis. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in finance, effective communication skills, and a degree-level education. Join a diverse and inclusive environment focused on exceptional performance.

Qualifications

• Proven track record of value creation, leading change and performance improvement.
• Proficient in spoken and written English, with accomplished presentation skills.
• Analytical with outstanding Finance grounding and understanding.

Responsibilities

• Provide first line business partnering to the EMEIA Enterprise Sales team.
• Support high quality decision making with a view to improving performance.
• Develop and monitor strategic initiatives that drive growth.

Skills

Communication

Collaboration

Analytical Skills

Innovative Thinking

Education

Degree level Education

Job description

Apple is a place where extraordinary people gather to do their best work. Together we create products and experiences people once couldn't have imagined - and now can't imagine living without. If you're motivated by the idea of making a real impact, and joining a team where we pride ourselves in being one of the most diverse and inclusive companies in the world, a career with Apple might be your dream job!

You will become a member of the Sales Finance team at Apple. With approximately 130 employees based across 5 locational hubs within EMEIA (Europe, Middle East, India and Africa), we create value, collaborating with many teams to provide outstanding commercial and financial support. We set the bar high; go out of our way to help others; share knowledge; filter out noise to focus on the essential; encourage the very best from ourselves and the team; and drive the right course of action.

Description

To do all of this you will be an excellent communicator, collaborator and innovator, with a passion for debate and inclusion. The purpose of this role is to provide first line business partnering to the EMEIA Enterprise Sales team, to support high quality decision making with a view to improving performance and maximising return. You will also be key in developing and monitoring the strategic initiatives that will drive growth across the Business.

To be successful, you possess a deep understanding of all aspects of the business, developing both the critical goals and working with teams to support execution. Core tasks will cover areas such as program development and deployment, financial analysis, returns on the execution of these programs, best practice sharing and improvement activities. You will be expected to develop deep expertise in the area/RTM you are supporting, e.g. affordability, programs, digital, carriers, etc. Great communication is essential to challenge and enable your key business partners; articulate findings from financial analysis; to build and maintain external relationships with channel partners; and to support cross-functional projects. A high degree of integrity and attention to detail will be essential for insight based decision-making and ensuring robust controls and compliance.

Minimum Qualifications

• Proven track record of value creation, leading change and performance improvement.
• Analytical with outstanding Finance grounding and understanding.
• Innovative team based player, with forward-thinking approach.
• Proficient in spoken and written English, with accomplished presentation skills.
• Degree level Education

Preferred Qualifications

• Excellent communication and influencing skills.
• Ability to understand, evaluate and apply different business models to the right environment.
• Accounting qualification
• Ability to deal with ambiguity.