Finance Business Partner

Cobalt Recruitment; City Of London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency in London is seeking a Senior Finance Manager to oversee budgeting, forecasting, and monthly reporting. The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years' experience in finance within the construction or real estate sectors, along with expertise in financial reporting and stakeholder communication. This role involves acting as a trusted advisor to senior leadership, providing insights and driving continuous improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years' experience in a senior role within the construction or real estate sector.
• Strong academic background with financial management expertise.
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders effectively.

Responsibilities

• Prepare annual budgets and quarterly forecasts for designated business areas.
• Produce monthly reports including variance analysis for budget holders.
• Act as a trusted advisor to senior leadership and communicate complex financial insights.

Skills

Financial reporting

Business partnering

Communication skills

Innovative problem solving

Education

Qualified accountant (ACCA/CIMA or equivalent)

Tools

Oracle Fusion

Job description

Overview

About the Role

Key Responsibilities: Budgeting, Forecasting & Monthly Reporting

• Prepare annual budget and quarterly re-forecasts for designated business areas; ensuring accurate financials, providing insights to variance trends and submitting deliverables to required deadlines
• Produce monthly reports for budget holders and leadership on delivery against departmental budgets, including insightful variance analysis

Business Partnering

• Act as a trusted advisor to senior leadership team
• Communicate complex financial information clearly to non-financial stakeholders
• Develop innovative solutions to complex problems and support change implementation and delivery
• Continuous improvement of Finance's processes and management initiatives

Qualifications & Experience

• Qualified accountant (ACCA/CIMA or equivalent) with a strong academic background
• Minimum 5 years\' experience in a senior role within the construction or real estate sector
• Experience in the preparation of financial and performance reports including an understanding of MI reporting
• An excellent communicator with the ability to challenge and influence at senior levels with integrity and fairness
• Experience of ERP, Planning and Reporting platforms, experience of Oracle Fusion is a plus
• Ability to engage and effectively build relationships with business stakeholders across functions from all levels of the organisation