Senior Finance Business Partner - Group IT

Michael Page International Recruitment Limited; Cheltenham; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

Annual bonus

Private medical cover

Pension

Share scheme

Life assurance

27 days holiday

Hybrid working

Job summary

Michael Page International Recruitment Limited is sourcing a Senior Finance Business Partner for the Group IT function within a global technology-led manufacturing group. You will lead planning, forecasting and reporting, partnering with senior IT and finance stakeholders to provide strategic financial insight.

You will design robust IT financial processes, manage intercompany recharges and drive cost control across the international cost base while supporting capital allocation decisions and

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years as Financial Business Partner in a commercial finance function.
• Experience leading multi-workstream initiatives and developing teams.
• Strong budgeting, forecasting and financial reporting capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead the finance support function for Group IT, including planning, forecasting and reporting.
• Design and implement Group IT financial processes to ensure G3 controls compliance.
• Sign off monthly management accounts, including journals and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Present financials to budget holders, Business IT Directors, Finance Directors and Group CFO.
• Manage intercompany recharge processes for Global Group IT costs to business units.
• Provide IT with financial insight and recommendations for strategic initiatives.
• Drive continuous improvement and best practice across the function.
• Support capex business cases and correct expensing vs capitalization per accounting guidance.

Skills

Budgeting and forecasting

People management

Stakeholder management

Education

Chartered Accountant or equivalent (ACCA/ACA/CIMA) with min 5 years PQE

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

As Senior Finance Business Partner - Group IT, you will lead the finance support function for a global technology organisation, providing financial planning, forecasting, reporting and commercial insight to senior stakeholders. The role combines leadership, business partnering and strategic project involvement, whilst ensuring robust financial control across a significant international cost base.

Client Details

Our client is a highly successful, UK-headquartered international engineering and technology-led manufacturing group with operations spanning multiple global markets. Renowned for innovation, operational excellence and long-term sustainable growth, the organisation serves a diverse customer base worldwide and continues to invest significantly in technology, people and business transformation initiatives.

Description

• Financial planning: Leading the annual planning and quarterly forecasting process for the Group IT function
• Financial control: Designing, documenting and implementing Group IT financial processes to ensure full compliance with Groups G3 controls processes for Group IT
• Financial reporting: Sign off of monthly management accounts including journals, balance sheet reconciliations and internal reporting submissions
• Communication of financials: Presenting the financials to the budget holders, and key senior stakeholders across the organisation, including Business IT Directors, Finance Directors and Group CFO
• Recharges: Responsible for the intercompany recharge process for recharges of Global Group IT costs to the Business Units
• Strategic initiatives: Providing IT with financial insight and recommendations and playing a key role in the implementation of strategic initiatives
• Continuous improvement: Proactively identifying and implementing financial best practise and process improvements across the function
• Capital allocation: Supporting with capex businesses cases, ensuring that costs are correctly expensed or capitalised in accordance with accounting guidance

Profile

Relevant Experience & Qualifications

• Experienced Financial Business Partner with minimum of 5 years' experience within the finance department of a commercial organisation
• People management, coordination of multiple workstreams and supporting team development
• Budgeting and forecasting experience
• Experience within an IT company or IT Department

Qualifications

• Chartered Accountant or equivalent accounting qualification (ACCA/ACA/CIMA) with minimum 5 years PQE

Skills

• Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills

Competencies

• Problem-solving skills: able to respond quickly and effectively to problems, with a collaborative and pro-active approach to resolution.
• Communication: able to effectively understand and articulate complex financial forecasts to senior stakeholders, including Group CFO and CEO and non-finance colleagues.
• Collaboration: Effectively collaborate, manage and partner with multiple senior stakeholders across the business
• Adaptability: Work well within a close-knit team to prioritise workload and deliver to tight deadlines in a fast-paced and dynamic business environment.
• Attention to detail: high level of attention to detail to ensure accuracy in financial reporting and forecasting.
• Ownership and accountability: Take pride in your work and work with colleagues to set & achieve high standards of work
• Continuous improvement: Track record of implementing financial best practise and process improvements on a global basis
• Integrity: Demonstrate Company Core Values at all times

Job Offer

• Competitive salary
• £9,448 car allowance
• Annual bonus scheme
• Enhanced pension and private medical cover
• Share scheme and life assurance
• 27 days' holiday plus a wellbeing day
• Hybrid working (2-days per week on site)
• Flexible and family-friendly benefits
• Exposure to senior leadership within a global market-leading business

This is a rare opportunity to take on a highly visible role with genuine strategic influence, partnering with senior stakeholders across an international organisation.