Senior Finance Business Partner

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The Senior Finance Business Partner is responsible for establishing and delivering a group wide finance business partnering service, ensuring the team work closely with the senior business leaders to provide insightful financial information which can be translated into effective commercial strategy.

Direct Reports: Finance Business Partner (2)

Reports to: Commercial Finance Director

Responsibilities of the role

• Business Partnering multiple members of the Senior Leadership team to influence decision making and contribute to the development of business strategy based on financial metrics.
• Support stakeholders with business challenges, coaching to find solutions, providing effective challenge, if required, to ensure delivery of the commercial strategy.
• Define and own the business partnering framework, implementing and embed a business partner model, with a focus on cost control and delivering improved financial performance of the business.
• Drive financial performance improvement initiatives, collaborating across senior leaders to enhance cost control and operational efficiency.
• Budgeting and forecasting for future expectations of all overheads, with input into the financial planning model for long term, fully integrated financial plans.
• Support senior leaders with the development and ongoing reporting of aneffective commercial strategy for each department.
• Support with cost control governance across the organisation, influencing where investment and savings should occur alongside strategic plans.
• Work in partnership with the People team in delivering the people agenda linked, supporting with people cost activity and providing financial support for organisational structure changes and cost saving initiatives.
• Ensure all team activity complies with all regulatory standards, GDPR and quality policies.
• Accountable for defining and improving the Finance Business Partnering teams’ processes and procedures.
• Build partnerships and maintain strong relationships with senior managers and their teams, creating excellent working relationships across the Verastar colleague community.

What success in the role looks like

• Costs are controlled across the business, with senior leaders connected to, and held accountable for, their delivery against budget.
• Robust and accurate reporting is provided to stakeholders within agreed SLAs
• Business Partnering function is advocated as a collaborative and trusted support function within the business, with a pro-active approach to problem-solving.

Experience

• A minimum of 5+ years of post-qualification experience in a finance role.
• Significant experience of business partnering Divisional Directors / members of a senior team, influencing and shaping decisions within a complex changing environment
• In depth knowledge of cost control management and how to implement and track different initiatives.
• Experience delivering transformational change that has positively impacted the financial performance of a business

The personal capabilities needed to excel in this role

• A confident and concise communication style, both verbal and written, able to present complex finance concepts to a non-finance audience.
• The personal gravitas to collaborate, lead and influence a range of stakeholders.
• Excellent analytical skills with the ability to interpret raw data and translate it into clear, concise information.
• Problem-solvingskills, able to identify and resolve issues and drive improvements.
• Entrepreneurialskills, able to spot opportunities and innovative solutions to facilitate change.
• Decision makingskills, able to confidently apply judgement based on data analysis and commercial acumen.

Qualifications and other requirements

• Education: Qualified accountant (ACCA/ACAorCIMA).
• Industry Experience: Information Technology, Utilities and/or Service provision; preferred
• IT literate, with knowledge of the effective use of Microsoft (Word, excel PowerPoint); essential.

In return for your hard work, you’ll get

It takes all kinds of people to make Verastar the success that we are, and we’ve got a range of benefits to make sure everyone is happy.

• Core benefits including pension contributions and life assurance
• Great discounts on 100s of high street and online stores
• 25 days holiday rising with service up to 28 days
• Your birthday off every year
• Option to buy up to 10 extra holidays and sell up to 5 holidays per year
• Cycle to work and travel loans for people wanting a greener commute
• Wellbeing support including 24/7 access to a GP, mental health support, get fit programmes and free legal and financial guidance.

The important extras

• Hybrid working – option to work three days from home if you choose.
• Opportunities to get involved in charity fundraising and volunteering days through our giving back movement
• Amazing on-site facilities, such as free on-site gym, free parking, subsidised café and to top it off an on-site subsided bar for after-work drinks, quiz nights and social events
• Full time/Permanent contract of 37.5 hours per week
• No weekendsandevery bank holiday off

What happens next

If you’re looking for a new challenge with great benefits at an award-winning company, then Verastar is the place for you.To be part of our continued success click ‘Apply’ today to take the next step in your career.

Across The Verastar Group, we’re passionate about creating an inclusive team and celebrating our diversity. We want talented people with great skills and matching values to join our teams.

All successful candidates will be subject to pre-employment checks.