Finance Business Partner

Hays Senior Finance; Cheltenham; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dynamic Finance Business Partner to join their collaborative team in Cheltenham. This exciting role involves providing commercial finance support, conducting cost centre analysis, and partnering with operational teams to drive business growth. The ideal candidate will be a newly qualified or part-qualified accountant with strong analytical and communication skills. Enjoy the flexibility of hybrid working, a competitive salary, and numerous perks, including a study package for financial qualifications and an annual bonus scheme. This is a fantastic opportunity to influence senior management with valuable insights.

Benefits

Flexible Working Hours

Contributed Pension Scheme

Annual Bonus Scheme

Study Package for Financial Qualifications

Remote/Office Hybrid Working

Qualifications

• Experience in finance business partnering roles, ideally qualified or part-qualified.
• Strong MS Excel skills for data analysis and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Provide commercial finance support and cost centre reporting.
• Lead finance support on business cases and variance analysis.

Skills

Business Partnering

Communication Skills

MS Excel

Analytical Skills

Attention to Detail

Problem-Solving

Education

ACCA

CIMA

ACA

Part-qualified Accountant

Tools

SAP

BPC

Job description

Your new company

Hays Accountancy & Finance are exclusively partnering with a leading, established & well-known Manufacturing Group to recruit a driven & dynamic Finance Business Partner/Accountant for their Cheltenham, Gloucestershire site. A permanent opportunity reporting directly to the Financial Controller where you will primarily be the main finance business partner for your designated part of the business, providing commercial finance support, cost centre reporting, assistance with process improvement/implementation, along with related projects/analysis. Offering remote/office hybrid working, flexible working hours, contributed pension scheme, annual bonus scheme and more. You will join an organisation that is collaborative, forward-thinking and thrives on innovation. Suited to a newly qualified ACCA/CIMA/ACA Accountant, but open to finalists or part-qualified studiers who have key business partnering skills.

Your new role

Your key duties will involve business partnering with operational teams, providing support for cost centre analysis, working closely with sales teams to understand projected expenditure & developing mitigation plans for any over-spending. You will participate in monthly review meetings, be the lead finance support and work closely with marketing teams to understand commercial sales forecasts, along with valuing/owning dashboards, ensuring prices are kept up to date. You will be the lead finance support on business cases, working cross-functionally to ensure return on investment & identify risk, driving continuous improvement to processes and support forecasting processes. You will be accountable for variance analysis, understanding product performance, budget/forecast meetings, posting accruals/prepayments, along with reviewing/reconciling balance sheet accounts. You will be involved in ad-hoc projects/duties to support business growth.

What you'll need to succeed

To be considered for this progressive Finance Business Partner role, you will have experience in a similar position, ideally qualified/finalist CIMA/ACCA/ACA or part-qualified, studying towards full-qualification. Strong communication skills to build relationships and partner internally with operational/non-financial management, strong MS Excel skills to analyse large data sets, along with being able to balance technical capability with commercial support. Key analytical skills, strong attention to detail and being used to prioritising workloads to meet deadlines. You will be a team player who can use their own initiative to problem-solve, along with suggesting improvements to processes/systems. Experience within the manufacturing sector, with knowledge of SAP or BPC would be advantageous but not essential.

What you'll get in return

This permanent Finance Business Partner role offers a salary between £45,000 - £50,000 per annum, based in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. Remote/office hybrid working offered, progression/development opportunities, study package if applicable for financial qualifications, annual bonus scheme, contributed pension scheme, flexible working hours and more. A great opportunity to join a successful manufacturing group where you can really influence senior management with insightful commercial information to add value.

What you need to do now

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