Interim Finance Business Partner

Purpose of Position

Axiom are working with a global Business Services organisation who are recruiting an interim Finance Business Partner. There is potential for the role to go permanent for the right candidate. You will be responsible for co-ordination with the Regional finance business partners, and for collaboration with Group Finance and stream finance business partner teams.

Key Responsibilities & Accountabilities

Provide detailed analysis to support key account management for the sector

Provide sound business insight to the sector leadership based on market analysis

Ensure proactive finance involvement and challenge in key sector decisions.

Collate results for all aspects of the sector, gathering this data from regions and streams

• Collect, review and analyse current and past trends in key performance indicators including all areas of sales, revenue and gross profit
• Challenge month-end performance and work with the streams and regional finance teams to address gaps or initiate improvements

Monitor performance indicators, highlighting trends and analysing causes of unexpected changes

• Work with the regional and Group FP&A teams to ensure correct and best practice accounting for the sector and take joint responsibility for the outcome

Influence streams and regions to improve the data flow for the sector

Work with financial systems and data integrity teams to improve quality of information

• Finance representative in discussion of new products, projects, pricing and other business decisions & alternative scenarios, providing financial evaluations
• Undertake market analysis and research to understand business models
• Predict financial out-turns, model the impact of management decisions and proactively engage with stream management to create and influence those decisions

Develop financial models and analyses to support strategic initiatives

• Responsible for key Budget/Planning assumptions and building the budgets and financial plans as appropriate for the sector
• Represent finance in all sector meetings, including forecast, budget and strategic plan review meetings with the Group Executive
• Identify Risks/Opportunities and provide plans/ideas to mitigate them

Analyse complex financial information and reports to provide accurate and timely financial recommendations to management for decision making purposes

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities

• (CIMA, ACCA or ACA) and commercial experience. 
• Commercially astute, focused on adding value
• Consultative and collaborative in approach
• Confident building processes and procedures
• Ability to build lasting relationships with business leaders and managers
• Computer literate, with strong Excel/Office skills

Ideally worked in global, matrix, corporate environment