Finance Business Partner - Commercial role with a FTSE100

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