Senior Business Partner

We are working with a leading international business in the energy sector to find an exceptional Senior Business Partner to join the Finance and Treasury team. Experience in the energy/commodities sector is essential, and this is a role for someone with a demonstrable track-record of business partnering with the front office team.

The company offers a fantastic package, great development opportunities, and an exciting fast-growth environment in which to build your career.

You will be responsible for developing the relationship between the front office business, and the senior management within finance. Your insight and analysis will be key in driving the decision making of the team. Your work on budgets, forecasting, and reporting will be the backbone of your decision making.

Other key responsibilities:

Financial Planning

·         To be the focal point for all financial planning for front office
·         Build a working knowledge of trading initiatives undertaken by the company
·         Ensure provision of value adding support to the front office in producing the annual budgeting and business planning process and any subsequent reforecasting exercises
·         Support intra-year financial reforecasts
·         Provide key support in the presentation of budget/business plan and re-forecast to senior management and the Executive Committee
·         Challenge assumptions - thorough review of budget/business plan inputs to ensure accuracy and provide input to the cost challenge process
·         Understand and challenge costs and cost drivers for respective area
·         Support business unit management with financial modelling where necessary
·         Responsible for linking the financial plan to the operating plan for respective area, fully understanding resource requirements necessary to deliver the financial plan

Management Reporting

·         Focal point for all financial MI for respective BU area
·         Prepare high quality, insightful management information on time, analyse and understand variances and trends against budget and reforecast
·         Serve as a business partner and act as a key point of contact for all front office MI requirements
·         Work collaboratively with the wider Finance team developing good working relationships in addition to the wider business
·         Proactively seek out improvement opportunities both from a process and a commercial perspective
·         Drive cost management, accountability and strategy across respective area
·         Leading post implementation reviews of approved investment initiatives and tracking cost / benefits

Board Reporting

·         Focal point for all external financial reporting for respective area
·         Prepare documentation required for the Board of Directors pack including final forecast and budget tables, commentary and analysis for respective front office areas
·         Support business and group management in developing and reporting best practice financial performance indictors
·         Prepare the delivery of all financial information to be presented in the Board of Directors materials including: Quarterly results vs plan by business unit and the written documentation and supporting justifications for matters tabled to the Board


Skills and Competencies

·         Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)
·         Energy and/or commodities industry experience is essential
·         Excellent presentation & relationship building skills, with the ability to challenge, influence and give advice to senior stakeholders
·         Able to cope with rapid business growth and