Finance Business Partner

This is an excellent role for an accountant with a track record in commercial delivery. This position partners various internal stakeholders up to exec level and the role will help shape what the future looks like.

Client Details

My client are a major distribution business in the Wiltshire area and are market leaders in the UK in their specialist area.

Description

The key responsibilities within this role:

• Gaining and maintaining a deep understanding of the strategic aims of the business to ensure the provision of best in class finance support
• Working cross-functionally to provide finance support on tenders for new business, leading with business case development and supporting pricing decisions.
• Tracking performance of new and existing Growth customers, providing clear and actionable insights into performance vs forecast and the original business cases.
• Providing analytical support, and performance insight to both Growth and Finance teams
• Lead the budgeting and forecasting processes within the Growth teams focusing on both revenue and costs.
• Accountable for the presentation of monthly performance to the CFO and other members of the Executive team.
• Using excellent organisation and planning capabilities to ensure promises are delivered and deadlines are met without any compromise to quality of output.
• Bringing a critical eye and a continuous improvement mindset, working with the wider Business Partnering

Profile

The successful candidate will possess:

• A full and recognised accountancy qualification (CIMA / ACCA / ACA).
• Strong commercial business acumen evidenced by previous experience business partnering Sales teams in a fast-paced environment.
• The ability to advise and business partner peer group (SN Leadership) and above.
• The ability to work in a cross functional environment where decision making processes are embryonic.
• Good interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence.
• Investment appraisal / business case development experience
• Significant forecasting and budgeting experience.
• Strong presentation skills.
• Excellent spreadsheet / systems skills .
• Exceptional attention to detail and eye for accuracy

Job Offer

There is an excellent package available for this role depending on experience. This is a hybrid position requiring 3 days on-site in Swindon, and applicants need to be available to start the first week of August at the latest