Interim Finance Business Partner

Interim Finance Business Partner
8 Month FTC
£30,000 - £45,000
Leeds

We are working with a good client of ours, who are currently looking to recruit a Customer Finance Business Partner on an 8 month fixed term con-tract to support their Commercial team at their head office in Leeds. In this role you will report to the Sales Finance Director, and gain excellent exposure across the rest of the business.

Responsibilities

Some of the key responsibilities in this role will include:

• Acting as the key finance business partner and trusted advisor to a specific Business unit within the Commercial team

• Driving and preparing sound business cases as required e.g. Tenders

• Following up on performance and challenging for improvements

• Working closely with the sales and price management teams to maximize our price opportunities in the market

• Ensuring performance targets are visible and embedded within the teams and helping to ensure we have an effective performance dialogue

• Reviewing monthly performance and signing-off month end for customers

• Managing risk and ensuring we have sound controls e.g. customer agreements

• Helping to drive improvements in DSO and aged debt

• Reviewing forecasts and ensuring accurate pricing is in place

• Supporting other members of the sales finance team and covering these areas if prioritized by the Sales Finance Director

Skills

The successful candidate will be a qualified accountant with previous experience of working in a similar commercially focussed role. With an ability to work under pressure and meet strict deadlines, you will have a pro-active and independent approach to your work. You will demonstrate good influencing skills and will be able to make sound judgements. Confident in dealing with a range of stakeholders at different levels, you will be able to build positive relationships across the business. Finally you will also have strong Microsoft Office skills and, ideally, experience of working with SAP.