Finance Business Partner

TN United Kingdom; Cannock; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a dynamic Finance Business Partner to lead financial reporting and management for operational sites. In this pivotal role, you will develop strong commercial relationships with operational management, ensuring robust financial controls and insightful analysis to drive sound decision-making. Your expertise will guide the preparation of budgets, forecasts, and management accounts, while fostering a culture of financial awareness across the organization. Join a forward-thinking company dedicated to transforming the waste industry, where your contributions will impact millions and support a sustainable future.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with management accounting experience.
• Proven ability to lead and develop finance teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of 3 Senior Finance Analysts to enhance financial controls.
• Prepare monthly management accounts and present results to senior personnel.

Skills

Management Accounting

Team Leadership

Financial Reporting

Advanced Excel

Power BI

Commercial Decision Making

Education

Qualified Accountant

Tools

Excel

Power BI

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A quick look at the role

The Finance Business Partner is responsible for accounting and management reporting of operational sites. You will work closely with the operational management team to ensure robust financial controls are in place and adhered to.

Your core responsibilities

• Lead, manage, and develop a team of 3 Senior Finance Analysts
• Develop a commercial partner relationship with middle and senior operational management, providing key metrics and analysis as a foundation for sound commercial decision making
• Improve staff awareness at all levels of finance and cost / revenue benefits as a key factor in all business decisions
• Prepare monthly management accounts, including variance analyses and bridges, to meet reporting deadlines and provide useful feedback/explanations of financial performance
• Present monthly results to divisional FBP and other senior personnel including Operational teams to enable understanding of profitability
• Preparation of the landfill void, capital and provisions calculations
• Manage and control monthly CAPEX reporting and prepare forecast updates to ensure adherence to budget
• Preparation of budgets, forecasts, and five-year plans for the landfill business unit to enable the business to meet planning deadlines with accuracy
• Oversee balance sheet reconciliations to ensure controls are in place and being adhered to
• Improve business processes and systems whilst translating and simplifying high-volume data into highly relevant management information and proactively seek and recommend profit improvement suggestions for the business unit
• Deal with end-of-year audit queries to support the sign-off of year-end accounts

Qualifications and Experience

• Qualified accountant
• Experience supporting and influencing operational colleagues
• Management accounting experience gained in the service, logistics, or waste industries is an advantage
• Experience of managing and developing a small team
• Strong system skills including advanced Excel and some Power BI

About Biffa

Biffa, changing the way people think about waste

At Biffa, we love working with waste. Whether we’re turning it into sustainable power, finding new ways to recycle it, or simply keeping it off the streets, we believe every day is an opportunity to improve the lives of millions. It’s a view shared by our 11,000+ people around the country, who trust us to provide them with a rewarding, often challenging, but never dull career.

Being inclusive is core to our culture at Biffa; we believe different ideas, perspectives, and backgrounds are key to developing a creative and effective working environment that represents our communities and generates the best outcomes for colleagues, customers, and stakeholders. That’s why we champion diversity, equity, and inclusion at every turn.