Senior Finance Business Partner

SRM Recruitment; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

SRM Search is supporting a medium-sized real estate business to recruit a Senior Finance Business Partner. The role covers Operations, Sales and Marketing with a strong emphasis on budgeting, forecasting and management reporting.

The successful candidate will lead FP&A, financial planning and control, and work with senior stakeholders to improve performance. Central London location; four days in the office.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with strong commercial finance experience.
• Experience in budgeting, forecasting and management reporting.
• Able to own and develop management reporting and FP&A processes.

Responsibilities

• Act as dedicated Senior Finance Business Partner to Operations, Sales and Marketing.
• Lead financial planning and analysis for the key business areas.
• Drive improvements in Finance processes, systems and reporting accuracy.
• Develop and manage the KPI framework and financial controls.
• Develop and lead the Accounts/Finance team in collaboration with the wider Finance function.
• Provide robust financial insights to support business decisions.

Skills

Budgeting

Forecasting

Management reporting

Financial modelling

Stakeholder management

Financial control

Analytical skills

Education

Chartered accountant qualification (ACA/CA/ACCA/CIMA)

Job description

SRM Search are delighted to be supporting a medium sized real estate business to recruit a Senior Finance Business Partner to support their Operations, Sales and Marketing functions.

Whilst we're looking for a qualified accountant (ACA, CA, CIMA, ACCA etc) with a strong track record in commercial finance / operational business partnering we're really looking for a candidate that has strong overall budgeting, forecasting experience too. A candidate who currently oversees/owns the management reporting requirements the business has. As such, we're looking for someone who remains happy to be across core accounting / reporting too as well as being a Finance Business Partner

Key responsibilities:

Finance Business Partnering:

• Act as a dedicated Senior Finance Business Partner is the senior Finance partner to Operations, Sales and Marketing, providing financial insight, constructive challenge and commercial support to improve business performance and decision-making.
• The role leads financial planning and analysis across these areas, supports robust financial control and reporting for their main asset base, and drives improvements in Finance processes, systems and use of technology.
• The role also leads and develops the Management Accountant and Accounts Receivable Analyst, while working closely with the wider Finance team. Provide constructive challenge around performance, forecasts, cost control and business decisions.
• Develop understanding of the key operational drivers and KPIs affecting financial performance.
• Identify financial risks and opportunities early and ensure actions have clear ownership.
• Drive accountability for financial performance within budget-owning teams.
• Support business cases and investment decisions with robust financial analysis

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A):

• Lead preparation of the annual budget for Operations, Sales & Marketing and periodic reforecasting for both P&L and cashflow
• Maintain a forward-looking view of financial performance, identifying emerging issues before they crystallise.
• Develop and maintain appropriate financial and operational KPIs to monitor performance.
• Deliver insightful, timely monthly reporting that clearly explains performance, risks, opportunities and required actions.
• Provide input into regular cashflow forecasting to facilitate investor drawdown process
• Support the CFO, Head of Finance and other senior leaders on ad-hoc analysis / insights working with cross functional colleagues where appropriate

Financial Reporting & Control review and support:

• Review and ensure the timely production of monthly management accounts for the ensuring review points and actions are actively followed up
• Oversee the accounts receivable function, ensuring debtor balances are robustly managed, issues are identified and escalated promptly, and appropriate support and challenge is provided to the Accounts Receivable Analyst
• Ensure management reporting reflects applicable accounting standards and Finance policies, working with the Financial Reporting Manager on technical accounting matters. (e.g. IFRS 15)
• Provide support to the Financial Reporting Manager and auditors during the audit and year end

To be considered you will be/have:

• A qualified accountant (ACA, CA, ACCA or CIMA) with current experience working in a commercial finance role (Finance Business Partner or FP&A)
• Strong FP&A experience, including budgeting, forecasting and management reporting.
• Strong analytical, modelling and problem-solving skills.
• Confidence to constructively challenge and influence senior stakeholders.
• Experience managing and developing people.
• Strong financial control and accounting knowledge.

Our client is Central London located and this is expected to be a four days a week in the office role.