Group Financial Analyst / Finance Business Partner

About our client
This is a FTSE 250 Manufacturing business based in the West Midlands that has seen a huge amount of success and growth in the last year. This organisation is renowned for it's high standards and will provide you with a great working environment and culture that will ensure you meet your full potential.
This is an environment where you are surrounded by top calibre individuals looking to develop their careers and will suit someone who trained in a large practice looking for their first or second move in industry. The line manager for this role is big 4 trained and this was their 2nd industry move. This vacancy is newly created due to the board requiring more in-depth analysis of the group businesses performance.
If you are an ACA qualified accountant with good commercial acumen looking to add value and make a difference, this could be perfect for you.

Job Description
The key responsibilities for this Finance Business Partner / Group Finance Analyst will be:

* To be an effective business partner providing a robust link between group finance and the operational subsidiaries
* To produce accurate financial information, this includes management accounts, budgets, forecast, balance sheet reconciliations, and other key financial analysis and reports
* To provide concise, snap shot reporting and explanations on actual financial performance against budget, forecast and business and customer expectations
* To prepare capital or revenue investment applications promptly, in line with company policy and procedure, detailing all relevant and pertinent information is included to assist decision making
* To provide financial, KPI and statistical information to develop decision support
* To highlight areas of potential profitability and efficiency improvements to leadership teams and the
* board

The Successful Applicant
* ACA qualified from a top 10 practice, ideally big 4.
* Looking for a 2nd move in industry after 1-5 years' experience in another industry role or a manager in practice
* Ambitious, looking to progress
* Confident, able to build relationships and influence senior stakeholders
* Commercially minded
* Able to add value and drive improvements
* Ability and enthusiasm to understand operational aspects of business and apply this to the financial perspective

What's on Offer
* A varied and interesting decision support role with excellent career development opportunities.
* A market leading remuneration package
* A platform to make a real difference in a highly successful and highly profitable business.
* A great working culture
* Great work life balance
* The ongoing support of a highly personable line manager that taken the same route