Senior Finance Business Partner

PD Ports; Middlesbrough; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

PD Ports is seeking a Senior Finance Business Partner to join their Finance team in a hybrid working environment. This role involves leading a team, providing financial expertise for new initiatives, and managing the preparation of budgets and reports. Ideal candidates are fully qualified accountants with extensive experience in financial leadership and business partnering.

Benefits

25 days holiday

Paid maternity, paternity and adoption leave

Life insurance

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• 3+ years post qualification experience required.
• Experience in a business partnering or financial leadership role.

Responsibilities

• Lead, support, and develop a team of Business Partner Accountants.
• Provide financial expertise and advice on new commercial opportunities.
• Preparation of budgets, forecasts and business plans with performance monitoring.

Skills

Financial analysis

Problem-solving

Leadership

Team management

Education

Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)

Job description

PD Ports is a leading UK port business offering end-to-end supply chain solutions, employing over 1,400 people in the UK. With headquarters based in the Northeast of England, PD Ports owns and operates theUK’s sixth largest port by volume. Operating out of 11 key portsand logistics centres across the UK, we are committed to retaining and developing talent nationwide.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Finance team in a newly created role, Senior Finance Business Partner reporting to the Finance Director – Financial Planning and Reporting.

Location: Head Office, Middlesbrough

Working Arrangements: Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week. Hybrid working available with a minimum of two days based in the office.

As Senior Finance Business Partner, you will be responsible for:

• Leading, supporting and developing a team of Business Partner Accountants, as well as embedding a finance business partnering approach throughout the business.
• Provide financial expertise and advice on new commercial opportunities, initiatives, investments and projects.
• Preparation of budgets, forecasts and business plans with continuous monitoring of performance against them to enable robust reporting of variances to management.
• Oversee the timely and accurate production of monthly management accounts, ensuring accuracy and timeliness of information presented.
• Support the Finance Director – Financial Planning and Reporting with continuous improvement initiatives seeking efficiencies and best in class practices.

We are seeking someone who:

• Is a fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent), with 3+ years post qualification experience.
• Has experience in a business partnering or financial leadership role.
• Has a proven track record of utilising systems to drive insight using financial and non-financial data.
• Has excellent financial analysis and problem-solving skills.
• Has strong leadership and team management skills, with the ability to inspire and develop employees.

We offer 25 days holiday, paid maternity, paternity and adoption leave, life insurance and a cycle to work scheme.

If you are interested in this opportunity please apply in writing, outlining relevant skills & experience, to [e-mail] and use job reference SFBPNW.