Senior Finance Business Partner

Hays PLC; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits a qualified finance professional to join a forward-thinking utilities business as a Senior Finance Business Partner. In this pivotal role, you will collaborate closely with regional management, providing vital financial insights and analysis that drive strategic planning and performance improvement. This innovative firm values inclusion and offers a collaborative culture, tailored learning programs, and the chance to influence decision-making at a senior level. With a generous salary range and attractive benefits, this role is perfect for someone looking to make a real impact in the utilities industry while advancing their career.

Benefits

Discretionary bonus

Pension

Enhanced maternity and paternity leave

Death in service benefit

Generous holiday entitlement

Retail and leisure discounts

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years post-qualified experience in a similar role.
• Results-oriented team player with strong commercial acumen.

Responsibilities

• Provide financial insights and support for decision-making.
• Collaborate with management for budgeting and forecasting.
• Advise on performance against budgets and forecasts.

Skills

Commercial acumen

Financial analysis

Budgeting and forecasting

Communication skills

Data management

Education

CA/ICAS/ACCA/ACMA qualification

Job description

Salary £70,000 to £90,000 depending on experience

Senior finance business partner opportunity to be based in either Glasgow or Edinburgh

Your new company

Our client, a future focussed utilities business, has an exciting job opportunity for a commercially astute qualified senior finance professional to join them as Senior Finance Business Partner.

Your new role
As a Senior Finance Business Partner, you will:

1. Collaborate with and support the Scotland Operations Regional management, to provide financial insights, analysis, and support for decision-making, strategic planning, and performance improvement. This includes financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and identifying opportunities for cost savings and revenue enhancement.
2. Be the first port of call for the regional management for Operations division, for all things related to finance.
3. Act as a trusted and accessible point of contact providing commercial and financial decision support, proactively challenging costs by understanding cost drivers and providing insight into functional costs and strategic initiatives, enabling the most cost-effective and efficient operation.
4. Provide financial leadership during the periodic forecasting and budgeting process ensuring the business can meet its targets in an optimal way, as well as during business meetings and periodic reviews.
5. Advise senior managers on actual performance against budgets and forecasts.

What you'll need to succeed

You will be a results-oriented team player with superior commercial acumen and will be professionally qualified with CA/ ICAS / ACCA or ACMA and possess a minimum of 5 years post-qualified experience working in a similar role. Additionally, you will be:

• Highly collaborative, yet suitably challenging.
• Capable of delivering in a high-demand environment.
• Able to deal with large volumes of data.
• A strong communicator with the ability to 'tell the story' in a concise and effective manner, adapted for the audience.
• Capable of efficiently managing changing deadlines and quick turnarounds.

What you'll get in return

An employer who is focused on making a real difference and whose pioneering research, cutting-edge technologies, and innovative thinking are driving change in the utilities industry.

A business where inclusion is at the heart of everything they do.
A collaborative culture focused on the development of its people.
Tailored learning and development programs to help you grow and succeed.
The opportunity to be part of a high-performing and collaborative leadership team.
The opportunity to build partnerships and maintain strong relationships with senior managers while providing a healthy challenge to influence decision-making.
A generous salary range of between £70,000 to £90,000 depending on experience.
Discretionary bonus.
Pension.
Enhanced maternity and paternity leave.
Death in service benefit.
Generous holiday entitlement with the opportunity to buy up to 10 additional days holiday!
Retail and leisure discounts.

What you need to do now

If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.