Finance Business Partner

Ampa - Legal & Professional Services; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical

Birthday day off

Hybrid working

Office hubs across Midlands

Job summary

Ampa Group is seeking a Finance Business Partner to join the commercial finance division, closely collaborating with IT/Technology teams. You will report to the FP&A and AGS Finance Manager and work with the IT Director and COO to provide insightful financial analysis of the technology cost base to support commercial decisions.

You will be the trusted partner for IT teams, developing cost models, delivering budgeting and forecasting, and supporting M&A cost integration.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) or finalist with commercial finance experience.
• Demonstrable experience with a commercial mind-set in a similar role.
• High-level Excel skills with ability to create financial models and communicate results.
• Comfortable working across multiple IT platforms and systems.

Responsibilities

• Deliver annual budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning processes.
• Prepare and analyse monthly financial results against budgets and forecasts and lead monthly IT finance meetings.
• Identify key financial trends, risks and opportunities to influence decision making.
• Develop cost models and evaluate business cases for ROI-driven initiatives.
• Support integration of cost base arising from M&A activity into core processes.
• Provide ad-hoc financial analysis to other areas of Finance.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Commercial mindset

Financial modelling

Multi-system experience

Communication

Education

ACCA/ACA/CIMA finalist or qualified

Tools

Excel

Job description

Ampa (one of the UK's leading professional services businesses) are looking for an exceptional Finance Business Partner to join their growing commercial finance division, specifically working closely with our IT/Technology teams.

Reporting to the FP&A and AGS Finance Manager, you will work alongside the IT Director and our Chief Operations Officer to provide insightful financial analysis of our technology cost base to support and drive commercial decision making.

You will be the trusted partner for our IT teams, which provide business services to the Ampa Group and will work closely with our other Finance Business Partner to build a collective understanding of our overhead cost base and enable support and cover in times of absence.

We can offer you:

• A competitive salary with great benefits including private medical, 27 days holiday plus bank holidays and a bonus day off for your birthday
• A varied workload
• A culture of trust, empowerment and autonomy over your work
• Part of a vibrant, newly-formed, forward-thinking FP&A team
• Hybrid working with the option of working from one of our Midlands offices, Birmingham, Nottingham, Leicester, Lincoln, Stratford

What you will be doing:

• Deliver annual budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning processes.
• Prepare and analyse monthly financial results against budgets and forecasts. Running monthly finance meetings with the IT team leaders
• Identify key financial trends, risks, and opportunities.
• Develop financial models to support business initiatives and investment decisions.
• Support integration of cost base arising from M&A activity into core central group processes
• Ad-hoc support where required to other areas of Finance

Business Partnering

• Build strong relationships with IT heads, operational and commercial teams.
• Provide financial insight and challenge to support decision-making.
• Act as a trusted advisor to department leaders.
• Influence business performance through data-driven recommendations and coaching to upskill knowledge and performance in relation to financial management.
• Respond in a timely manner to ad hoc analysis and information requests.
• Collaborating and liaising with the Group’s central Finance teams as and when required.

Performance Management

• Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs)
• Deliver regular performance reporting, including project trackers
• Investigate variances and recommend corrective actions.
• Support cost-control and profit-improvement initiatives.

Commercial Support

• Model and evaluate business cases and investment proposals, challenging costs to ensure a strong ROI.
• Support in contract renewals and commercial negotiations.
• Assess financial implications of strategic projects.

Governance & Control

• Ensure compliance with company policies and financial controls.
• Maintain accuracy and integrity of financial information.
• Support audit requirements and risk management activities.

What you will need:

• To be a qualified accountant, or finalist, in one of the following qualifications (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)
• To have demonstrable experience with a commercial mind-set in a similar role
• High-level Excel skills, in particular being able to create appropriate financial models and communicate them effectively
• To be comfortable working across a number of IT platforms
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to build rapport, credibility and manage expectations with senior stakeholders
• To be a commercially aware self-starter, pro-active with the ability to work in a team and comfortable working at both a strategic and detailed operational level
• Confident in prioritising workload amongst senior stakeholders
• Flexibility and the ability to operate in a changing environment

Benefits, Agile Working and Additional information

We embrace agile working and offer a blended approach to where and how we work.

We appreciate that people have different needs and preferences and we’re keen to be flexible, after all, we value what you do, not where you do it.

We have the following hubs across the UK: Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, Leeds, Leicester, Lincoln, London, Manchester, Milton Keynes, Nottingham, Sheffield, Stratford upon Avon and in the South East; Brighton, Chichester, Crawley, East Grinstead, Eastbourne, Lewes, Seaford, Storrington, Southampton & Tunbridge Wells.

Additional information

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Please be aware, for some vacancies, where we receive high numbers of applications we may need to bring the close date forward.

Due to the nature of the work undertaken, confirmation of employment will be subject to a variety of checks which will be carried out once an offer of employment is accepted. Details of the checks can be found here.

Equal opportunities

Ampa Group is a committed equal opportunities employer. We seek to attract, develop and retain talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures. We value and respect individuality and encourage a culture within our business where people can be themselves and be valued for their strengths and experiences. Everyone who either applies to or works for the firm is treated equally, regardless of their gender, age, ethnic origin, nationality, marital status, sexual orientation or religious beliefs.

About Ampa Group

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