Senior Finance Business Partner

Senior Finance Business Partner

Posted 4 days ago by SF Recruitment

£55,000 Per year
Undetermined
Undetermined
Nottingham

Summary: The Senior Finance Business Partner role at SF Recruitment involves working closely with budget holders and stakeholders to assess financial performance and provide strategic financial management advice. The position requires producing financial reports, supporting year-end reporting, and preparing business cases for new initiatives. This is an opportunity to join a growing service provider in Nottingham that is becoming a market leader in its field.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Meet regularly with budget holders to assess financial performance and provide advice on financial management information.
  • Act as the primary finance contact for multiple business units, providing insightful analysis on budgetary performance, revenue and cost forecasting, and customer profitability.
  • Support year-end financial reporting and assist in the preparation of future year budgets.
  • Produce monthly financial reports for the Financial Controller, summarising financial performance and explaining variances.
  • Work with senior managers to prepare business cases and bids for new business or service redesign.
  • Influence stakeholders and implement changes as required.

Key Skills:

  • CIMA/ACCA qualified (or equivalent) preferred but not essential.
  • Excellent communication skills to establish and maintain positive relationships with finance teams and stakeholders.
  • Presence, gravitas, and ability to influence senior stakeholders.
  • Excellent analytical, financial modelling, and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
  • Knowledge of general accounting principles and legislation related to budgetary control and financial management.
  • Experience with computer-based accounting systems and general ledger ERP systems.
  • Understanding of the general ledger and its feeder systems and coding structures.
  • Previous experience in a Management Accounting environment.

Salary (Rate): £55,000/year

City: Nottingham

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: undetermined

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: Senior

Industry: Finance

Detailed Description From Employer:

The SF Recruitment is currently recruiting for a Senior Finance Business Partner for a service provider in Nottingham. This is a fantastic new opportunity to join a growing business that is becoming the market leader in their field:

Key responsibilities include:

  • The successful candidate will meet regularly with budget holders, assessing financial performance and providing advice on financial management information.
  • Primary finance contact for multiple business units, working closely with key stakeholders to provide insightful analysis that includes budgetary performance, up to date revenue and cost forecasting, customer profitability, alongside month end reporting.
  • Support year-end financial reporting as well as assisting in the preparation of future year budgets
  • Producing monthly financial reports for the Financial Controller, summarising financial performance and providing explanations of variances
  • Work with senior managers to prepare business cases and bids for new business or service re-design
  • Ability to influence stakeholders, justifying and implementing change were required

Key Competencies:

  • CIMA/ ACCA qualified (or equivalent) - Preferred but not essential
  • Excellent communication skills - be able to establish and maintain positive relationships with the finance team and a range of key stakeholders.
  • Presence, gravitas and ability to influence senior stakeholders.
  • Excellent analytical, financial modelling and problem-solving skills, an unfaltering attention to detail and is highly logical and numerate.
  • Knowledge of general accounting principles and legislation, relating to budgetary control and financial management
  • Experience of computer-based accounting systems as well as general ledger ERP systems
  • Understanding of the general ledger and its feeder systems and coding structures
  • You will have previous experience of working in a Management Accounting environment

Reporting To: Finance Controller

Internal Contacts:

  • Finance Team
  • Relevant Department Contacts at all levels

External Contacts:

  • External Stakeholders as appropriate

If this is the role for you, please apply now for immediate consideration