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We'll inspire and empower you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed - today and into tomorrow. With more than 55,000 people in 40+ countries, working with us offers an exciting range of opportunities to develop your career within a supportive and diverse team who always strive to do the right thing for our people, clients and communities.
People are our greatest asset, and we offer a competitive package to retain and attract the best talent.
In addition to the benefits you’d expect, UK employees also receive free single medical cover and digital GP service, family-friendly benefits such as enhanced parental leave pay and free membership of employee assistance and parental programmes, plus reimbursement towards relevant professional development and memberships. We also give back to our communities through our Collectively program which incorporates matched-funding, paid volunteering time and charitable donations.
Work-life balance and flexibility is a key focus area for us. We’re happy to discuss hybrid, part-time and flexible working hours, patterns and locations to suit you and our business.
For one of our offices we are seeking a Finance Business Partner who will Lead finance business partnering support to the Division. This will be a hybrid role, and may be based in Knutsford, Warrington or another office.
Your accountabilities (sole or joint) will be:
Consolidation of accounts at a Divisional, Business and PU levelCompliance with SOX requirements
Deliverables/ tasks:Support for existing performance and outlook review through:
Reporting of current performance leading the preparation of monthly management accounts and associated reportsEnabling clear understanding of management information to help support the business and enable accurate and timely decision makingForecasting of future performance coordinating reforecasting exercisesLeading the annual plan process, and quarterly forecasting processesLeading operational cash and working capital managementLeading finance support for commercial reviews and contract bidding
Continuous Improvement:
Driving underlying business processes to gain efficienciesSupporting integration activities as requiredSupporting SOX implementation and complianceDriving business process improvement initiativesDriving consistency of financial reporting across the different operations
RequirementsQualified Accountant - CIMA, ACA or ACCASystems experience - Hyperion, Oracle, Office365 suiteThe following behavioural criteria are equally important:
Effective team player with the ability to interface proactively at all levelsStrong influencing skills & ability to build relationships across business areasDeadline orientated with the ability to be able to work under pressureSelf-starter and be able to work on own initiativeCollaboration and communicationOwnership and ResponsibilityDrive continuous process improvement and added valueOur CultureOur values stand on a foundation of safety, integrity, inclusion and diversity. We put people at the heart of our business and we truly believe that by supporting one another through our culture of caring, we all succeed. We value positive mental health and a sense of belonging for all employees. Find out more
We aim to embed inclusion and diversity in everything we do. We know that if we are inclusive, we’re more connected, and if we are diverse, we’re more creative. We accept people for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, mental health, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you’re pregnant or on family leave. This is reflected in our wide range of Global Employee Networks centred on inclusion and diversity - ACE, Careers, Enlace, Harambee, OneWorld, Prism, Vetnet, and Women’s - find out more about our employee networks here.
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