Finance Business Partner

Working closely with the regional Director of Business Controlling, and other budget holders, the Finance Business Partner will be responsible for the reporting and controlling of actual and budgeted financial performance, at both a detailed and summary level.

Client Details

Multinational manufacturing group owned UK subsidiary with a yearly turnover of circa £200m

Description

• Provide business segment expertise for new products and specialism within commercial and financial approval sign off for new orders, pricing including break clauses and li-ion finance.
• Truck inventory controls and forecasting of shipments.
• Trade Receivables Management including account reconciliations, query resolutions and customer visits
• External Finance portfolio management, including co-ordination of overdues, invoice queries and customer relationships
• Supporting the Budget and forecast process.
• Controlling of business performance against monthly rolling forecasts for Sales, EBIT and cash, identifying and closing any gaps and improvements in accuracy. This will require working closely with operational teams
• Control and approval process on overhead expenditure and truck buybacks
• Regular review of Balance sheet and support for the Provisions held and consistent process in line with total company guidelines.
• As part of business partnering/challenge to business there will be requirement to visit Customers and other Regions and Head office sites to attend as appropriate any steering, forecasting, business review meetings
• Active participant in monthly depot meetings to drive performance and analysis of depot P&L's - After Sales, Rentals, New and Used Products
• Providing business commentary for Senior Directors to highlight business trends, benchmarking and any risk to financial performance against budgets.
• To implement improvements of finance processes and systems in order to achieve an effective and efficient way of working consistently for achievement against defined objectives and service targets.

Profile

• ACA/ACCA/CIMA Qualified
• Have 3 years prior proven experience in Senior Management Accounting/ business partnering
• Be competent using Excel at an advanced level and have strong IT skills
• Be confident communicating with all levels of Management, and be able to represent the Finance department
• Be commercially aware and show a forward looking focus
• Have experience of value added reporting and business segment specialism

Job Offer

• Salary - c.£65,000 pa. (Potential flex through the 60's)
• Bonus - 10% based on company performance
• Car or car allowance
• Annual Leave - 25 days pa (Jan-Dec) with 3 to be taken over Christmas period
• Pension - Company contribution of 6%; employee contribution of minimum 4%
• Life assurance - 4 x salary if a member of the pension scheme
• 37 hour working week