Senior Finance Business Partner

Market-leading company with excellent working culture High profile role within the organisation, senior stakeholder exposure About Our Client Keeping 14 million members safe and on the move, this well-respected company continues to go from strength to strength. Now with additional PE funding, their ambitious growth plans are taking real momentum, meaning there has never been a better time to get on-board with this company and develop your career alongside their trajectory. Job Description Accountable for integrity of financial forecasts and reporting (including but not limited to; P&L, Balance Sheet, Cash flow, Cost to Serve) Business Partner with Commercial team to challenge and drive cost savings Stock management via PowerBI reporting tool Responsible for Commercial (and KeyCare) month end reporting Develop full understanding of various financial modelling undertaken to be able to drive improvements, remediate potential issues and immediately highlight and risks or opportunities within the business Act as a deputy where required to the Head of Finance in reporting and understanding overall the finance view for Operations Full understanding of underlying assumptions within modelling supporting the update of these and allowing continued full use across commercial finance and wider business teams. Ensure project benefits/costs are embedded in the overall cost forecast Own the financial forecast models for Operations, making continual improvements to drive increased accuracy and efficiency of the models Ownership of the weekly performance reporting, ensuring financial performance is clearly explained and linked to KPI performance Work across the Operations finance team to develop and improve reporting Drive the improvement of Operations reporting, forecasting and MI to provide both accurate and timely financial information, giving transparency and insight into business performance Mentor and lead junior team members to drive forward change and meet the collective team deliverables Produce the monthly business review packs for Operations, for director and exec review meetings, including detailed commentary over cash, balance sheet and EBITDA performance, with all variances explained and understood - working with the finance business partners to ensure a representative picture of performance is communicated Ad-hoc projects and involvement to support the wider Finance team Responsible for building and maintaining key stakeholder relationships The Successful Applicant Capability, Knowledge and Experience: Proven experience working in a Senior Finance role in a large complex organisation with experience of driving change Gravitas to challenge operational management to ensure cost efficiency whilst customer service levels are maintained or improved A confident self-starter, with a hands-on approach and the ability to operate within a dynamic environment Ability to challenge the norm, spot trends, to enable challenge into Operational performance Strong communication skills, with the ability to build strong relationships with senior stakeholders, and ensuring complex scenarios are fully understood Strong analytical skills, including structured problem solving, diagnostics, modelling, business analysis Ability to interpret large datasets to produce succinct insight and driver analysis Have excellent interpersonal skills and be able to work well in a team environment Strong motivational skills with the ability to work using your own initiative to tight time scales Manage to tight timeframes and manage the time scales of other stakeholders to ensure that activity is focused Commercial acumen and a proactive, 'results orientated' approach Adaptable and flexible, with the ability to prioritise and deliver under tight or conflicting deadlines Accurate, thorough and reliable Excellent Microsoft Excel/Office skills Experience of Sap/BPC preferable Ideally, some experience of R & SQL Education and Qualifications: Graduate level education Recognised accountancy qualification Personal Characteristics: Gravitas to be able to engage with and build strong working relationships with the Operations Management team Adaptable and flexible, with the ability to prioritise manage and deliver under tight or conflicting deadlines An innate curiosity & desire to understand and challenge Financially numerate with excellent attention to detail and accuracy Enthusiastic & ambitious What's on Offer Generous salary of £70,000 and £5,340 car allowance, 25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays, Good matched Pension and company related benefits

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