FP&A/ Finance Business Partner

We are recruiting an FP&A/ Finance Business Partner to complete a 12 month fixed term contract with a market leading global business based in Chester.

Responsibilities Include:

* Management of the team and processes to support monthly reporting.
* Setting of the monthly and year end timetable to enable the department to meet its reporting deadlines
* Management of the budgeting and forecasting process for European entities and co-ordination to feed in to global process.
* Support business managers in understanding revenue lines and territorial analysis for European entities
* Support ad hoc business review meetings and data enquiries
* Co-ordinate the global forecasting and budgeting process
* Key stakeholder in operational and finance systems
* Assist in the implementation of financial systems
* Assist in the design, implementation and management of operational systems
* Involvement in ensuring the team maintain high quality accounting processes and support for royalties and commissions
* Consolidation of early flash revenue and EBITDA summaries
* Reporting accruals, monthly & quarterly invoicing & payments.
* Responsibility of month end process including consolidation corrections and reconciliation of EBITDA for all entities
* Responsible for Global forecasting & budgeting system including system maintenance, uploading of actuals & forecasts by cost Centre & profit center. Report writing to present to Director/MD. Supervision of a small team.

Qualifications and Experience:
* Ideally fully qualified with recognized accounting qualification (CIMA or ACA or equivalent), although suitably qualified by experience candidates will be considered.
* Significant experience in an industry or commercial environment
* Proven people management skills