Finance Business Partner

Finance Business Partner  | London City Centre | £62000 - £75000 per annum + 15% bonus + benefits | Telecommunications / I.T

Finance Business Partner required for our client, a FTSE listed Telecommunications business, based in the City.

Reporting into the VP of Finance, you will provide robust and efficient analysis as well as support the VP Finance, Operations to provide a comprehensive, responsive, commercially focused, high quality, and financial management function both directly and by drawing on the shared services provided elsewhere within the Finance organisation.

Key skills for the role:

• CIMA / ACA / ACCA Qualified with 2-5 years PQE
• A strong commercial background, gained from FTSE listed businesses ideally
• Previous experience of using SAP or Oracle
• Progressive experience in accounting, financial modelling and analysis within quality companies
• Technically strong, and influential with the ability to operate at both strategic and operational levels.

Role will include:

• Support the VP Finance, Operations to ensure that the actual financial and operational results of the BU are provided to the BU management team on an accurate and timely basis together with a concise, action orientated, business focused commentary.
• Support the VP Finance, Operations to ensure that the BU has in place an up to date, high quality full year forecast that reflects all relevant material issues and business plans, is prepared on a timely basis, shows the road map by which the required full year results will be delivered and which is owned by BU line management.
• Support the VP Finance, Operations to ensure that the BU has in place a high quality Annual Business Plan and Budget that reflects all relevant material issues and business plans, is consistent with and delivers the results required by the Long Range Business Plan for the BU and Group, is prepared on a timely basis and is owned by BU line management.
• Support the VP Finance, Operations to ensure that the BU has in place a high quality Long Range Business Plan that reflects all relevant material issues and business plans, is consistent with and delivers the results required by the Group, is prepared on a timely basis and is owned by BU line management.
• Support the VP Finance, Operations to proactively and reactively provide ad hoc financial and operational analysis and advice that will help the BU President and his EMT to deliver optimal operational performance through high quality strategic and tactical business decisions.
• Be proactively involved in preparation for all BU business cases, taking a lead or support role as necessary but always ensuring that concise high quality business case is prepared in support of all major business decisions. Together with the VP Finance, Operations, ensure that the actual financial return on major capex and other projects is monitored against the originally planned outcome and that necessary action is taken accordingly.
• To systematically and objectively review the performance of the business both actual and forecast, working with the VP Finance, Operations to ensure that all material issues and opportunities are promptly identified and addressed.
• To play a proactive, catalytic, business and action orientated role in the BU, by supporting the VP Finance, Operations to efficiently deliver the best medium term financial and operational results possible from the BU.
• Support the VP Finance, Operations to proactively provide constructive, high quality commercially focused financial advice.

Apply below for the Finance Business Partner role described above.