Finance Business Partner - Warwick

Baxi Heating; Warwick; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading heating solutions provider in Warwick seeks a Qualified Accountant to join their Finance team. You will analyze financial data, assist with budgeting, and support strategic decision-making, requiring excellent communication and analytical skills. This role offers a chance to influence financial performance within a transforming business environment.

Qualifications

• Qualifications in Finance/Accounting with relevant experiential background.
• Ability to analyze financial reports and business strategy.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide analysis and deliver insights linking financial reports to strategies.
• Initiate effective commercial procedures to meet financial targets.
• Assist in producing annual budgets and forecasts.

Skills

Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)

Excellent IT skills including Microsoft Office

Experience in financial planning and analysis

Strong analytical skills

Good commercial acumen

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Finance or related fields

Tools

PowerBI

ERP systems

Job description

Overview

Working within the Finance team at our Warwick office, our colleagues are split across our 2 offices Warwick & Preston. You will be an integral member of the team, supporting Finance activities. The Finance team will be required to resource and support as the business undergoes its own transformation over the next 5 years. On a daily basis you'll be responsible for:

Responsibilities

• Analysis & Insight: Provide analysis and deliver insights that link financial reports to business strategies.
• Financial Control: Initiate and implement effective commercial procedures and controls to ensure key operational, commercial, and financial targets are met.
• Financial Reporting: Improve the impact and understanding of financial reporting on business performance.
• Strategic Support: Use commercial acumen to influence business stakeholders in strategic choices and evaluations to drive financial performance.
• Relationship Building: Build partnerships and maintain strong relationships with senior managers and their teams.
• Financial planning, budgeting and forecasting: Assist in the production of annual budgets and forecasts, ensuring they accurately reflect business strategy and requirement.
• Process Improvement: Identify and implement process improvements to enhance financial reporting and insights, financial controls and planning activities.

About you

• Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) + PQE
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics, or related fields.
• Experience in a business partnering role
• Deep understanding of the interaction between Income statement, Balance Sheet and Cashflow.
• Excellent IT skills inc. Microsoft Office (especially Excel and PowerPoint), ERP systems
• Utilise and embrace the latest data and analytics tools e.g. PowerBI
• Experience in financial planning and analysis, strategic initiative monitoring, and translating business strategy into financial plans.
• Good commercial acumen, ability to identify risks and opportunities to optimize.
• Strong analytical skills with proven ability to analyse business performance
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Soft skills: Strong presentation, relationship building, negotiation, facilitation, and conflict resolution skills.
• Demonstrate effective influencing and stakeholder management skills.
• Strategic thinking, ability to look beyond the \"here and now\" for new business opportunities (Horizon scanning).
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced and rapidly changing environment and propose, justify, initiate, and implement change.