Finance Business Partner
- Recruiter
- Investigo Limited
- Location
- England, Berkshire, Reading
- Salary
- £45000 - £53000 per annum + Bonus + Benefits
- Posted
- 19 Jan 2017
- Closes
- 26 Jan 2017
- Ref
- BBBH50845
- Contact
- Kate Chodak
- Job Title
- Finance Business Partner
- Category
- Retail / Wholesale
- Experience Levels
- Newly Qualified
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Finance Business Partner needed for Blue Chip business in Berkshire!
£45,000 - £53,000 + Bonus + Benefits
Investigo is currently recruiting a relatively newly qualified accountant who has experience in a Business Partner or Management Accountant business-interfacing role, to effectively communicate financial performance to operational colleagues to embed financial understanding within the business. You will be responsible for influencing strategy and translating this into actionable programmes, opportunities or activities that result in improved profitability or risk mitigation. We are recruiting for an operationally and commercially focused qualified accountant with the ability to manage multiple complex projects and processes simultaneously.
Key responsibilities:
- Budget planning and project cost accounting, responsible for coordinating development of the division's annual budget and track spend against budget
- Business case, commercial and proposition modelling, supporting commercial decision making by developing financial models to assess strategic and commercial partnerships and viability of new products and propositions
- Build commercial propositions for Go to Market activity and manage P&L by product line and by sales channel
- Preparation and presentation of monthly and quarterly forecasts to senior management team
- Providing a broad range of detailed and insightful business analysis in order to facilitate decision making and identify potential improvement opportunities including gap analysis and forward action plans
- Provide analysis to support project work, including any change projects, IT and operational projects
Key requirements:
- University degree
- Newly qualified accountant (preferably CIMA qualified) with up to 3 years post qualification experience in finance business partnering and business planning within a Blue Chip environment
- Retail industry experience is desired
- Experience of financial modelling, investment appraisal and business case preparation
- Experience of constructing commercial propositions
- Excellent communication and organisational skills
- Ability to effectively communicate financial information to Operational, Commercial and Sales teams
- Strong personal impact and confident stakeholder manager