Senior Finance Business Partner - Group IT

Michael Page Finance; Gloucester; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

Annual bonus

Pension

Private medical cover

Share scheme

Life assurance

27 days holiday plus wellbeing day

Hybrid working

Job summary

Michael Page Finance is seeking a Senior Finance Business Partner - Group IT to lead the finance support function for a global technology organisation, delivering planning, forecasting, reporting and strategic insight to senior stakeholders across international cost bases.

The role blends leadership, business partnering and project involvement with robust financial control, capital allocation support and continuous improvement across Group IT, with hybrid working and a competitive benefits

Qualifications

• Experienced Financial Business Partner with minimum of 5 years in a commercial finance function.
• People management and multi-workstream coordination experience.
• Budgeting and forecasting expertise, IT company exposure preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead annual planning and quarterly forecasting for Group IT.
• Design and implement Group IT financial processes for G3 controls.
• Sign off monthly management accounts, journals and reconciliations.
• Present financials to budget holders and senior stakeholders.
• Manage intercompany recharge process for Global Group IT.
• Provide IT with financial insight for strategic initiatives.
• Identify and implement financial best practices and process improvements.
• Support capex business cases and correct cost expensing/capitalisation.

Skills

Financial partnering

Leadership

Communication

Education

Chartered Accountant or ACCA/ACA/CIMA with 5+ 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.