Finance Business Partner

Are you someone who is currently working as a Finance Business Accountant and ready to take on a new challenge?

…. we are looking for a Financial Business Partner to join our company. The successful candidates will have the opportunity to influence departmental strategy and be a key point of contact, both, providing a responsive and customer focused service.

The key aspects of the role include:

• Acting as a Lead Accountant for business area. Building relationships with subsidiary managers to become the first point of contact for any financial matters.
• Review of Financial procedures of subsidiary departments looking to streamline processes to improve the accuracy and timeliness of data.
• Ensuring robust internal controls are in place across subsidiary departments.
• Preparing reports for Financial Strategy reviews with operational areas and the board.
• Understanding what the strategy is of such operations and how we can drive these from a Financial perspective.
• To support the FD/FM in ensuring that the month end accounts are produced accurately and by relevant deadlines.
• Produce and manage accounts by preparing relevant journals across the group.
• Overseeing the revenue analysis for assigned subsidiaries ensuring it is accurate and reconciled.
• Review of the weekly payment run for assigned subsidiaries.
• Monthly expenditure reviews with Managers.
• Assist in the budget setting process, partnering with managers that fall under your remit as lead accountant. Seek updated forecasts on a quarterly basis.
• Oversee Financial integrity of the ledgers through a formal Balance Sheet reconciliation process.
• Continually looking to improve Financial Processes.
• Assist members of the Finance team with queries and providing cover where necessary.
• Compiling and preparing management KPI’s accurately, ready for distribution to managers for review.
• Prepare short narrative of Financial performance on a monthly basis following brief reviews with managers.
• Assist with Credit Control queries for assigned subsidiaries.
• To assist in the preparation of the Group VAT return.

Qualifications:

• CIMA or ACCA/ACA qualified

Skills:

• Experience of business partnering.
• The ability to work independently and as part of a team is essential.