Finance Business Partner - Commercial role with a FTSE100
- Recruiter
- Michael Page
- Location
- Cardiff
- Salary
- £45000 - £50000 per annum
- Posted
- 21 Mar 2018
- Closes
- 21 Apr 2018
- Ref
- 13905608/001
- Contact
- Oliver Collis
- Job role
- Financial accountant, Management accountant
- Sector
- Management consultancy
- Contract type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time
A pure business partnering role where you will support the senior management team on key decisions.
An opportunity to make things your own and work autonomously.
Client Details
A radiply expanding FTSE100 business who pride themselves on being the best in their sector.
Description
- Design, support and ensure commonly understood working practices are in place
- Provide specialist advice and support on financial matters to Business Sectors, Business Areas and senior management, suggesting and supporting performance improvement initiatives.
- Fully understand the Business needs and support implementation of organisationally wide finance strategy to new business, service or products for sector or business areas.
- Support the implementation of plans, policies, systems, procedures and responsibilities which will achieve the strategic objectives of the area of support and responsibility and assist with delivery.
- Support Business Case preparation by providing robust and accurate financial analysis;
- Review monthly accounts, ensuring accuracy and compliance with DS Smith policy
- Preparation and consolidation of annual budgets
- Preparation and consolidation of monthly forecasts and production of variance analysis to monitor spend
- Monitor and manage segment and sub segment cash performance
- Report financial performance, variance trends and key performance indicators to senior management and at management meetings
- Represent the Financial Controller when required
- Provide finance assistance and expertise to the senior management.
- Design and deliver key processes and changes to the business sector sites and department, improving end to end processes.
- Ensure month end reporting, controls, monthly checklists and reports are reviewed and completed for submission to Group.
- Ensure monthly forecasts are prepared, accurate and complete
- Ensure monthly variance analysis is completed for review on a timely basis with discrepancies investigated & resolved.
- Prepare the annual budget
- Report and manage cash performance
- Ensure unbilled reconciliations are complete, ensure invoices are raised against open orders
- Complete profit and loss and cash analysis to support business decisions
- Take responsibility for Finance relationships with internal and external third parties and suggest improvements for the Finance Function/SSC.
Profile
The successful candidate will be confident and able to support members of senior management with specialist finance advice. You will have a minimum of 3 year's experience with management accounts and ideally have manufacturing experience.
You will be commercially minded and be expected to challenge/re-design any processes that you feel need improvement.
Job Offer
Competitive salary and additional benefits