Finance Business Partner

Marc Daniels; Crawley; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Finance Business Partner to join their team in Crawley. This role promises excellent progression opportunities and allows for hybrid working arrangements. The successful candidate will be responsible for preparing financial reports, conducting variance analyses, and presenting insights to senior management. With a focus on commercial acumen and strong system skills, particularly in Excel and D365, this position offers a chance to influence key stakeholders and drive financial performance. If you are passionate about finance and looking to make a significant impact, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Qualified ACCA/CIMA with strong commercial acumen.
• Experience in management accounting within service or logistics sectors.

Responsibilities

• Prepare weekly and monthly financial reports for senior teams.
• Conduct variance analyses and present results to stakeholders.
• Support budgeting and forecasting processes for the division.

Skills

Commercial Acumen

Influencing Stakeholders

Management Accounting

Advanced Excel

D365

Education

Qualified or Final Stage ACCA/CIMA

Tools

D365

Excel

Job description

A fantastic role has arisen for a Finance Business Partner to join a company based in Crawley. This role offers excellent progression opportunities and hybrid working options.

Responsibilities:

• Preparation of weekly flash accounts including monthly forecast & KPI packs for presentation to senior operational teams.
• Preparation of monthly management accounts, including variance analyses and bridges, for site, to meet reporting deadlines and provide useful feedback/explanations of financial performance.
• Compilation and distribution of divisional monthly financial reporting pack in conjunction with Head of Finance to provide financial and non-financial staff with useful financial data and KPIs as a foundation for sound commercial decision making and analysis.
• Presentation/explanation of monthly results to Head of Finance and other senior personnel including Operational teams to enable understanding of profitability.
• Completion of monthly CAPEX reporting and forecast updates to ensure adherence to budget and data availability for change programmes/new business cases.
• Consolidation of budgets, forecasts and five year plans for the division (including central submissions and divisional outputs for presentations, etc.) to enable the business to meet planning deadlines with accurate and fully explained data.
• Responsible for balance sheet reconciliations to ensure controls are in place and being adhered to.
• Deal with end of year audit queries to support the sign-off of year-end accounts.
• Develop a good understanding of the Operational processes on site as well as the commercial obligation to the client in order to advise on cost saving initiatives and how financial variances relate to operational performance.

Requirements:

• Qualified or final stage ACCA/CIMA.
• Strong commercial acumen with the ability to influence wider stakeholders.
• Experience of working with and supporting operational colleagues.
• Strong system skills including advanced Excel and D365.
• Management accounting experience gained in the service, logistics or waste industries an advantage.