Finance Business Partner
- Recruiter
- Michael Page
- Location
- Bristol
- Salary
- benefits
- Posted
- 08 Feb 2018
- Closes
- 08 Mar 2018
- Ref
- 13895069/001
- Contact
- Jack Watters
- Job role
- Forensic accountant
- Sector
- Retail and FMCG
- Contract type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time
This role is critical to establishing clarity of performance within the business, supporting management's ability to make timely and accurate decisions based on clear data insight, trends and forecasts.
Client Details
My client are a fast-growing retail/FMCG business, headquartered in Bristol but with a global presence. They have ambitious aims to double in turnover in the next few years and are looking to develop far greater commercial acumen across finance in order to drive that.
Description
Responsibilities:
- Provide management information on the operational efficiency and performance of the business
- Provide detailed, accurate and consistent metrics, analysis and KPI information to Senior Management with timely reports to view progress against KPIs
- Design and maintain reports
- Create new reporting models which combine and summarise data from multiple sources using Excel and other reporting tools
- Data validation and cleansing where necessary from systems
- Ensure that all system based records are maintained in an accurate and timely manner (and ensure that data integrity is maintained at all times) as prescribed by regulatory, legislative and company procedures
- Undertake any other reasonable tasks as requested by line management
- Manage a team of Assistant Management Accountants
Profile
Skills & Experience Required:
- Fully Qualified Accountant
- Experience in using various systems would be advantage, with proven experience of obtaining information from back office systems (including an understanding on how databases work)
- Advanced knowledge/skills in Excel, PowerPoint and Word
- Commercial exposure connecting analysis to decisions that impact profitability
- Good communication with an ability to communicate conclusions and insight from complex data analysis in an easy to understand and actionable manner to non-technical teams
- Financial awareness
- Understanding of forecasting / budgeting
- Demonstrate outstanding analytical ability as well as grasp of the big picture
- Ability to take responsibility for shaping and delivering projects
- Able to use your drive, creativity and initiative to move the organisation forward
- An awareness of data-security practices and regulation
- Ability to work to tight deadlines
Job Offer
This role will pay a competitive package