Finance and Business Support Manager

Volvo Group; Warwick; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Healthcare (Bupa)

Pension scheme

Maternity/Paternity leave

Employee discounts

On-site gym

Job summary

Volvo Group in the UK seeks a Finance and Business Support Manager to partner with senior leaders, improve financial controls and provide the information needed for strategic decisions. You will lead a small team, oversee financial reporting, forecasting, Order to Delivery, and audit activity while collaborating across Volvo Penta and the wider Volvo Group.

You will own the Order to Delivery process, coordinate budgets and forecasts, analyze profitability and drive improvements.

Qualifications

• Degree in Finance, Business or related discipline.
• Strong financial reporting and analysis with audit trail.
• Commercial awareness with ability to drive performance.
• Experience with audits and internal controls.

Responsibilities

• Own Order to Delivery process and improvements.
• Lead month-end reporting and KPI reporting.
• Coordinate budgets and forecasts and present to HQ.
• Analyse profitability and Opex to improve performance.
• Manage front office team, contracts, invoicing, accruals.
• Coordinate internal, external and tax audits.

Skills

Financial reporting

Forecasting

Audit coordination

Line management

Order to Delivery

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Degree in Finance or related discipline

Tools

ERP systems

Excel

Job description

As Finance and Business Support Manager, you will work closely with senior leaders to understand performance, improve processes, strengthen financial control and make sure the business has the information it needs to make effective decisions., You will lead a small team while overseeing financial reporting, forecasting, Order to Delivery, audit activity and wider business support processes. Reporting to the Head of UK Power Systems and colleagues across Volvo Penta and the wider Volvo Group, you will bring together financial and operational insight to identify issues during management team meetings.

• Own the Order to Delivery process, identifying deviations and driving improvements
• Lead month-end reporting, including income statements, OPEX and KPI reporting, and monthly credit control meetings.
• Own the Order to Delivery process, ensuring customer requirements are accurately captured and reflected in production and delivery workflows, while escalating deviations.
• Coordinate budgets and forecasts, monitor spend and present forecasts to HQ
• Analyse profitability and operating expenses, identifying actions to improve performance
• Coordinate internal, external and tax audits while maintaining strong financial controls
• Manage the Front Office Team while overseeing contracts, suppliers, invoicing, accruals
  You are a commercially minded finance professional who enjoys understanding what is driving business performance and using that insight to improve it. You are confident working with senior stakeholders, comfortable challenging the status quo and able to support and develop colleagues., A degree in Finance, Business or a related discipline, with a strong understanding of financial reporting and financial statement analysis and audit trail.
• Strong commercial awareness, with the ability to interpret financial information and KPIs and turn them into clear recommendations
• An understanding of logistics and customer delivery and how they impact business performance
• The ability to work effectively within a multinational organisation, applying policies and processes across different stakeholders and teams
• Experience coordinating financial audits and internal control testing, with strong organisational and analytical skills
• Line management experience, with the ability to support, motivate and develop team members
• Full UK driving licence
  At Volvo Penta Industrial on land, we power the industries that keep the world moving. From power generation to off-highway applications, our solutions support the machines that drive construction, agriculture, forestry, mining and material handling around the world.
  Holiday Allowance: Start with 25 days plus Bank Holidays, increasing with service, with the option to buy up to 5 additional days.
• Healthcare: Benefit from access to Bupa Cover and Dental insurance.
• Pension scheme: We offer a matched pension scheme of up to 7% of your salary, with incremental benefits based on length of service, including death-in-service cover.
• Maternity and Paternity leave: Maternity leave (6 months full pay, 6 months half pay) and 5 weeks of paternity leave, with 3 weeks flexible to take at any point.
• Discounts on various purchases: Enjoy savings on shopping vouchers, cinema tickets, holidays and travel.
• Fitness perks: MyGymDiscounts and MyActiveDiscounts and on site Gym.
• You can learn more about the rewards and benefits of working at Volvo Group here: Volvo Group Employee Benefits