Senior Finance Business Partner

Our client is a well-established and highly regarded £800m t/o top 3 Global Leader, currently enjoying unprecedented growth in its field of expertise. Reporting directly to the Head of Commercial Finance, this is a highest level Business Partnering role supporting the Managing Director and the Senior Management across New Business Development & Operations. Working in a highly visible commercial role your remit will be to identify business sales, margin & customer growth opportunities, supporting key strategic business decisions and working to achieve optimum business performance. Operating as part of the wider finance team and working closely with internal and external stakeholders you will provide financial, analytical & business support and challenge, with your responsibilities including:

• Providing insight into emerging trends and the associated impact on P&L and cash flow
• Providing robust challenge to the Management Team on current business performance
• Providing market insight and updates on potential impact on group activities
• Utilising key management information and systems to evaluate business units against benchmark business units to drive improved performance and also develop business strategies
• Completing budget and forecasts for agreed areas of the business in partnership with appropriate key stakeholders
• Identifying and investigating variances, supporting the business in undertaking corrective action and challenge areas of underperformance
• Focus on costs and value for money
• Providing commercial and analytical support for projects, process changes and investment appraisals including post-investment review
• Analysis of investment opportunities and provision of accounting data for various projects and supporting throughout the acquisition process and transition into business as usual
• Ad hoc management information production for use by the business

Applicants will be fully Qualified CIMA, ACCA or ACCA with 5 year's post qualification financial analysis & management experience gained within a large business facing corporate environment. You will have a broad commercial acumen and the gravitas & personality to Business Partner with Senior Management and will be comfortable with proposing, justifying, initiating & implementing change. You will be familiar with working to tight deadlines in a high pressure environment while maintaining excellent attention to detail and will have prior experience in performing root cause analysis, developing & implementing process improvements and robust controls. You will have excellent analytical skills, advanced knowledge MS Excel and SAP knowledge would be advantageous. Our client is looking for a dynamic personality who is a good relationship builder and who is passionate about making a difference and adding real business value.

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