Finance Business Partner
Based: Lancashire/North West
Salary: up to £65k dependent on experience, car allowance, up to 20% bonus (profit share), pension matched 6%, remote working & private healthcare
Our exclusive client is a global, rapidly expanding, highly specialist business sitting as a leader in their industry. The group is highly acquisitive, looking to continue to make 2-3 acquisitions a year in the UK providing a fantastic growth opportunity for the business and anyone joining the company. This role will look after one of their large business divisions, overseeing a number of independent subsidiaries (circa £180m), working with on-site finance teams and involvement in a number of group projects along the way. Having worked with this client for over 10 years, we know what a fantastic employer they are
This role is a remote working role but will require some travel to sites across the North West (Lancashire, Yorkshire) 1-2 days a week
Role:
- Production and review of balance sheet, understanding variances and identifying opportunities improve performance
- Develop relationships with key stakeholders including Director and Site Leads of all subsidiaries
- Provide a business partnering service to business units, both supporting and challenging the management team in delivering its results
- Development and interpretation of data to drive the business forward i.e. profitability analysis, overhead cost analysis
- Influencing the strategic decision-making process, and developing forecasting models to support business planning
- Maximising finance and other business systems to develop a suite of management information to serve the developing needs of the leadership team
- Drive standardisation and efficiency of various business processes with a view to improving the production and accuracy of business information,
- Involved in various projects including onboarding of new acquisitions and system implementation/upgrades
- Maximising finance and other business systems to develop a suite of management information to serve the developing needs of the leadership team
- Supporting due diligence projects and business integrations, as part of non-organic business growth agenda
- Encouraging a strong financial control environment
Experience:
- ACA, ACCA, CIMA qualified
- Experience of stock accounting is essential
- Strong commercial and proven business partnering experience with Directors and senior stakeholders
- Understanding of privately owned, SME businesses highly desirable
- Strong communication skills with the ability to challenge and work with non-finance stakeholders
- Ability to improve processes within finance and wider business
- Strong ERP experience, implementation/improvement/upgrade experience highly desirable
If you are looking to work for a well-established, supportive and fantastic company please send your CV!
or call us on 01204 326 444
