Senior Finance Business Partner
Location
Hybrid with Luton Office
Overview:
Pearse Professionals are proud to be partnering exclusively with a high growth, Facilities Management organisation. With a strong social conscience and a commitment to doing right by their people, customers, and the communities they serve, this is a values led business scaling at pace.
Now employing over 16,000 people across the UK, the company continues to expand significantly year on year. As they grow, they’re seeking a commercially minded and strategically focused Senior Finance Business Partner to play a key role in driving sustainable profitability and supporting decision making at the highest level.
Role & Responsibilities:
Reporting to the Group Commercial Finance Director, the Senior Finance Business Partner will lead a team and act as a trusted adviser to senior leadership, with responsibilities including:
Acting as a strategic partner to Regional Managing Directors, providing financial insights and challenge
Recruit and lead a team of high performing Finance Business Partners and Analysts
Support operational teams to ensure new contracts or projects are only commenced on a commercially sound and acceptable basis. Ensuring future commercial elements are implemented including price increases, KPIs and SLAs
Lead financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting processes, ensuring alignment with business objectives and timetable
Develop and maintain financial models to assess contract profitability, cost efficiency, and risk management
Provide commercial analysis on new business opportunities, contract renewals, and pricing strategies
Drive financial performance by identifying trends, opportunities, and potential areas for improvement
Support operational managers with cost control, margin enhancement, and operational efficiencies
Work closely with finance colleagues to ensure compliance with financial controls, policies and procedures
Assist completion of month end and subsequent delivery of high-quality monthly management accounts and reporting
Enhance financial reporting for presentation to senior management, highlighting key risks and opportunities and driving action
Collaborate with stakeholders to drive continuous improvement initiatives and standardisation of processes and reporting across the business
Requirements:
Fully qualified accountant (CIMA, ACCA, ACA) or equivalent experience
Excellent people management and team leadership skills
Strong commercial acumen with experience in a business partnering role, preferably within facilities management or service industries
Excellent analytical skills, with the ability to interpret complex financial data and translate it into actionable insights
Proven track record of influencing stakeholders and driving commercial performance
Advanced Excel and financial modelling skills; experience with ERP systems is an advantage
Strong communication and presentation skills, capable of working effectively with finance and non-finance teams
Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple priorities meeting deadlines
Ability to attend meetings in different locations as required
Person Specification:
Confident, enthusiastic and self-motivated leader
Communicates well both in writing and verbally and at many different levels
Flexible approach to working within the duties of the role and working hours, in order to meet deadlines
Takes responsibility
Resilient and able to work in an organisation that is undergoing change due to development and growth
Determination to succeed
Connect with our Consultant, Krupali Gore, to hear more.
krupaligore@pearseprofessionals.com
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