Finance Business Partner

Adecco UK; Brighton; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity for an experienced Finance Business Partner with Southern Water on a temporary basis. This hybrid role involves providing strategic financial insights to enhance business performance and managing budget processes. Ideal candidates are qualified accountants with strong finance skills and excellent communication abilities. Join a transformative organization and play a vital role in shaping its future.

Qualifications

• Experience in a commercial business partnering role.
• Strong finance skills including FP&A and governance.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the finance lead for designated business areas.
• Manage budget and forecast processes for opex and capex.
• Provide financial insights across multiple projects.

Skills

Financial Analysis

Communication

Relationship Building

Analytical Skills

Education

Qualified Accountant

Tools

Microsoft Office

MS Power BI

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Finance Business Partner to work for Southern Water on a temporary basis for 3 to 4 months. This will be hybrid working, with 2 days a week in the office in Durrington or Falmer and 3 days from home.

If you are seeking a potential immediate start role, then this could be for you!

There has never been a better time to join us! While Southern Water is a mature organization, we are currently undergoing key transformational programs. Joining us now means you will play a vital role in shaping the future direction of the organization.

Job Overview

As a Finance Business Partner, you will collaborate with critical business areas, supporting and advising on strategic and operational decision-making by providing proactive, value-adding insights to enhance business performance.

You will conduct in-depth complex financial analyses, including financial modeling, scenario planning, and cost visibility, while driving budgetary accountability and ownership. You will report on key performance indicators to maximize cost efficiency and identify risks, opportunities, and areas for improvement.

Effective communication skills are essential, as you will engage with individuals across the organization. Building strong stakeholder relationships and confidently providing business insights to add value are key aspects of this role. You should be a self-starter capable of working independently within a broader team.

Your Core Duties

• Serve as the finance lead for your designated business areas, acting as the primary contact for financial reporting and support.
• Manage the budget and in-year forecast processes for opex and capex, offering guidance on planning assumptions, efficiencies, risks, and opportunities to achieve cost efficiencies through constructive challenge.
• Enhance financial and KPI reporting outputs, ensuring accuracy and consistency across the directorate.
• Provide financial insights and governance across multiple projects and work programs, assessing status and recommending actions to meet project objectives efficiently.
• Build close relationships with corporate teams to ensure appropriate financial structures and governance are established and strictly followed.
• Improve forecasting techniques to increase financial accuracy and ensure compliance with government, regulatory, and customer requirements.

About You

• Ideally a qualified accountant or qualified by experience, with experience in a commercial business partnering role within a fast-paced organization.
• Strong finance skills, including commercial finance, FP&A, accounting, governance, and controls.
• Excellent communicator, comfortable providing proactive financial leadership to non-finance professionals.
• Adept at managing multiple responsibilities independently while delivering accurate results under tight deadlines.
• Strong business acumen, demonstrating commercial and operational understanding, along with relationship-building, influencing, and judgment skills.
• Comfortable dealing with ambiguity and adapting to changing environments.
• Excellent analytical skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications; knowledge of MS Power BI or willingness to learn.

Adecco acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and as an employment business for temporary workers. The Adecco Group UK & Ireland is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

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