Finance Business Partner

Jammy Recruitment; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing energy supplier in Birmingham is seeking a Finance Business Partner to challenge stakeholders, create dynamic financial models, and drive financial performance. The ideal candidate is a CIMA qualified accountant with strong Excel skills and a collaborative mindset. This role offers autonomy, a supportive working environment, and the chance to contribute to an ethical mission of reducing carbon emissions.

Benefits

Base salary of £50k to £55k

Up to 5% bonus

24 days holiday, increasing to 26 days after 1 year

Work from home 3 days a week

Qualifications

• Must be a Chartered Accountant (CIMA)
• Strong Excel skills required
• Experience in business partnering and stakeholder management essential

Responsibilities

• Challenge stakeholders to think bigger and deliver tangible outcomes
• Create and maintain dynamic financial models
• Analyse profitability of different channels and products

Skills

Chartered Accountant (CIMA)

Strong Excel skills

Business partnering stakeholders

Self-starter

Budgeting and forecasting

Experience across revenue and cost lines

Tools

Power BI

Job description

Is the grind of month-end becoming unbearable? You love working in finance but don t love your job. Month-end consumes weeks not days. And you re even starting to question why you studied CIMA before the next month-end hits!

Although there s month-end activities as the Finance Business Partner these are in the minority and limited to days not weeks. The majority of the Finance Business Partner role will be challenging stakeholders to think at 50,000 feet not 5. Forward facing, true business partnering and ultimately adding value through your work. A genuine role for any business partner who is CIMA qualified.

You ll be creating dynamic models translating potential situations into financial outcomes. So if you enjoy dealing with non-financial stakeholders and modelling in spreadsheets or even Power BI now, read on.

Your new role (Finance Business Partner)

The key responsibilities of the Finance Business Partner are to:

• Challenge stakeholders across the business to think bigger, moving from ideas and concepts to tangible outcomes and income generating services
• Create and maintain dynamic models providing sensitivity analysis, revenue and expense forecasting
• Translate the annual budget into meaningful KPIs and leading indicators which can be tracked, monitored and challenged throughout the year
• Maintain a finger on the pulse, staying one step ahead of any issues, helping to drive awareness, action and accountability
• Analyse the profitability of different channels and products driving improved financial performance
• Support business cases.

Reporting into the Head of FP&A, the Finance Business Partner will have a unique opportunity to drive the financial performance of the business. The hiring manager s style is naturally supportive and although they will challenge you professionally they re not going to micro manage. Therefore you ll enjoy autonomy, empowerment and freedom to do your job whilst checking in and using your line manager as a sounding board.

Professional development and career progression is high on the agenda. And working for a growing energy supplier will naturally present opportunities in the future including project based work.

The culture of this organisation can be described as a safe learning environment to challenge performance constructively without negative connotations. Therefore this company would be suited to an individual with a curious mindset.

People enjoy working at this highly ethical company that aims to reduce carbon emissions, and increase renewable energy which creates a feel good factor in helping the planet, which is why the majority of employees are proud to work here.

Benefits

• Base salary = £50k to £55k
• WFH 3 days p.w. Birmingham (B3 - Snow Hill area) 2 days p.w.
• Bonus = Up to 5%
• 24 days holiday (exc. bank holidays). Increasing to 26 days after 1 year.

Skills, experience and the mindset required to be successful

• A Chartered Accountant (CIMA)
• Strong excel skills with an understanding of how Power BI could be used in the future (or even present)
• Business partnering stakeholders across the organisation
• A self starter with the ability to drive a problem through until completion
• Budgeting, forecasting, tracking and course corrective action
• Experience across revenue and cost lines

The Interview Process

• 60 min TEAMS interview: Head of FP&A + 1 other
• 60 min face to face interview: Head of FP&A + Finance Director

Please don t worry if your CV is not updated. Because we ll figure that out later.

What you need to do now

If you want to join this growing ethical business on a mission for zero carbon with a long history please apply. Or contact Jammy Recruitment for more information to make a considered decision.

Please note interviews are being conducted on a rolling basis so early applications are strongly encouraged.