Finance Business Partner (FTC)

SF Recruitment; Coventry; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is looking for a finance SPOC for a 9-month contract in Coventry. The role involves ensuring timely financial reporting, validating business cases, and supporting program implementation in the automotive sector. The ideal candidate will have experience in the automotive industry, be a certified Accountant, and possess strong analytical and communication skills. Fluency in English is crucial, and knowledge of additional languages is a plus. Immediate availability is required.

Qualifications

• Proven experience understanding the automotive industry and retail network business.
• Ability to work in a dynamic and changing environment.
• Fluency in additional European languages or Chinese Mandarin is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Act as the Single Point of Contact for finance-related questions.
• Ensure timely and accurate capture of financial information.
• Validate business cases and deals.
• Support financial services program implementation.
• Monitor and analyze financial data to provide insights.
• Lead and support finance-related projects.

Skills

Experience in automotive industry

Strong data and analytical skills

Excellent communication skills

Ability to multitask and prioritize workload

Team player

Experience with Salesforce

Fluency in English

Education

Certified Accountant

Job description

SF Recruitment are recruiting for a 9 month fixed term contract based in Coventry.

This role will be the Single point of contact (SPOC) for the region for finance related questions and work together with management team to support and challenge their daily activities.

The role will ensure the timely and accurate capture of financial information/output necessary for effective management decisions, and in compliance with Local GAAP, local statutory laws and accounting standards, corporate policies/procedures and key controls.

What you’ll do:

• Work closely with local stakeholders: Sales (Operations), Finance, External Partners and customers
• Validate business cases, deals etc.
• Ensure accurate, transparent, consistent, and timely financial records and reporting submissions, in full compliance with IFRS Accounting Standard and other corporate and legal standards
• Support the development, rollout, implementation and maintenance of the financial services programs in the region.
• Support for the (external & Internal) audits.
• Support central business controlling team with forecast and planning.
• Monitor and analyse financial data and produce reports to the organization to share business insights and drive decision.
• Support the region with improving overall operational performance with Financial Services partners.
• Perform product and pricing benchmarking and secure competitiveness of our products
• Work closely with partners to provide internal training to the region.
• Have a strong relationship with internal departments, such as Finance, Digital, Training, Network Development and IT.
• Project Management lead and support on a wide range of finance and company projects.

What you’ll bring:

• Experience in a similar job with a strong understanding of the automotive industry and retail network business.
• Experience working within a Global/European organisation combined with an understanding of vehicle sales.
• Be a certified Accountant.
• Understands the different needs per country in regard to financial services and products.
• Team player, willing to support and is capable of working in a very dynamic and changing environment.
• Strong data and analytical skills.
• Very organised with the ability to multitask and prioritise workload.
• Flexible team player, you like collaborating closely with different kinds of people, but you also excel when working alone.
• Experience with Salesforce is a benefit
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal with the ability to work well with a wide range of people.
• Fluent in English, any additional European languages or Chinese Mandarin would be a benefit.

If you are immediately available with the skills and experience outlined above, please click apply now