Finance Business Partner

AVK-SEG; Thatcham; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading finance company in Thatcham seeks a qualified accountant to act as a key finance point of contact for various business units. The role involves supporting financial decision making, delivering reporting packs, and assisting in budgeting and forecasting. Candidates must have strong management accounting skills and advanced Excel knowledge. Benefits include private health insurance, performance bonus, and hybrid working options.

Benefits

Private Health Insurance

Performance Bonus

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

Birthday Off

Pension Plan

Hybrid working / Flexible working

Qualifications

• Strong background in management accounting, FP&A or commercial finance.
• Ability to explain financial concepts clearly and drive accountability for results.
• Experience with ERP and reporting tools.

Responsibilities

• Act as a key finance point of contact for assigned business units.
• Support commercial decision making with financial insight.
• Deliver regular reporting packs to budget holders.
• Prepare financial dashboards to drive visibility and action.

Skills

Management accounting

Financial planning & analysis (FP&A)

Advanced Excel

Financial modelling

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Education

Qualified accountant (CIMA, ACCA, ACA or equivalent)

Tools

NetSuite

Proscope

Power BI

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Act as a key finance point of contact for assigned business units or divisions (e.g. Standby, Prime, Controls, Emissions, ePODs).
• Work closely with operational leads to understand drivers of performance, cost and margin.
• Support commercial decision making with financial insight, including pricing, cost recovery and investment appraisals.
• Participate in project reviews and performance tracking, highlighting risks and opportunities.

Planning, Budgeting & Forecasting

• Support the annual budgeting and quarterly reforecasting processes.
• Prepare monthly rolling forecasts for revenue, gross margin, overheads and cashflow.
• Align forecasts with pipeline, resourcing and delivery assumptions.
• Assist in long term planning and 5 year strategic modelling exercises.

Reporting & Insight

• Deliver regular reporting packs (monthly, quarterly) to budget holders, analysing variances and tracking key metrics.
• Prepare financial dashboards to drive visibility and action.
• Support the production of Board and Exec reporting with clear, well presented analysis.

Collaboration & Improvement

• Work with the Head of FP&A to improve planning tools, data structures and reporting processes.
• Collaborate with the Financial Controller to ensure consistency between management and statutory reporting.
• Contribute to improvement of cost centre structures, chart of accounts and project reporting accuracy.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant (CIMA, ACCA, ACA or equivalent).
• Strong background in management accounting, FP&A or commercial finance.
• Advanced Excel and financial modelling skills; experience with ERP and reporting tools (e.g. NetSuite, Proscope, Power BI).
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills - able to influence non finance stakeholders.
• Able to explain financial concepts clearly and drive accountability for results.

Benefits

• Private Health Insurance
• Performance Bonus
• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
• Birthday Off
• Pension Plan
• Hybrid working / Flexible working

AVK SEG does not discriminate on the race, colour, religion, sex, age, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other reason prohibited by law in provision of employment opportunities and benefits. We will endeavour to respond to all applicants however due to the volume of responses, we can only guarantee that candidates who have been shortlisted will be contacted.