A Senior Commercial Business Partner role has been created to help deliver the next stage of ambitious plans for an organisation that is undergoing a comprehensive finance transformation. This role will report directly to the Director of Financial Planning & Analysis.
Responsibilities:
- Prepare and analyse results, demonstrating an understanding of the key business drivers
- Challenge the status quo and constantly look for process improvements and efficiencies
- Conduct financial planning and analysis to identify risks and opportunities that contribute to the achievement of the organisation's short and long term financial goals
- Maintain positive relationships with key stakeholders to garner support for change
- Play a key role in providing advanced evidence based financial modelling and analysis to support the decision-making process
- Work collaboratively with business leaders to support the transformation by cultivating trusted relationships and partnerships. Influence and shape strategic direction through thought leadership and effective management styles
- Identifying and pro-actively highlighting risks, working to mitigate issues and optimise opportunities of efficient ways of working
- Working closely with all business partners to identify inefficiencies and potential cost savings to champion a cost - effective culture
- Reviewing business plans to redesign and optimise financial operations
- Constructively challenging current ways of working and recommending changes to the business underpinned by financial expertise
Qualifications / experience
- Qualified Accountant with 10 years Post Qualified Experience including experience operating at Manager level in a large organisation
- Professional Membership in a recognised Accounting body
- Strong leadership experience in strategic planning, financial analysis, and management reporting with a focus on governance and partnership orientation
- Strong communicator with the ability to act as a liaison between Finance and the Senior leaders across the organisation
- Ideal candidate will have exposure to a process of transformation
- Continuous improvement mindset with rigorous commercial awareness
