Finance Business Partner

Finance Business Partner - £70,000 - £80,000 + 15% Bonus - 2 days in office!

We Do Group are excited to be working exclusively with a global, research, insights and events business in central London to hire a very commercial Finance Business Partner.

As the Finance Business Partner, you will be responsible for owning the preparation and submission of forecast & budget, analysis of monthly results & key trends and provide senior management with clear insights and recommendations into drivers of business growth, market trends, risks, and opportunities.

This role will support the Head of FP&A and the Finance Director, as well as key stakeholders in the business including the Head of the Operations.

We are looking for someone that is genuinely ambitious, looking to progress as the business will provide a platform for this to take place, this is a real value add position and the successful candidate will have lots of experience with commercially adding value to a business.

The Role:

• Provide senior management with clear insights and recommendations into drivers of business growth, market trends, risks, and opportunities
• Own the forecast and budget process for revenue, costs and headcount, and including submission into the ERP system.
• Analyse financial results and key performance metrics on a periodic basis to support decision making and deliver on revenue and profit targets.
• Improve process on time and cost tracking to enable the business to understand the profitability of contracts better.
• Evaluate and inform the monthly assessment of risks and opportunities.
• Supporting senior management and budget holders in strategic/commercial decision making by providing accurate and timely financial information, "what-if" scenario planning, analysis, and commentary.
• Overseeing the monthly financial forecasting and reporting exercises providing robust analysis, challenge, and accurate reporting.
• Define Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for the business and own reporting and analysis to track performance.
• Develop and implement ongoing improvements in data and processes to support analysis and business decision making
• Work with the business and Controlling team to drive process improvements and data quality enhancements to project tracking tools
• Ad - hoc operational support to senior management team.

Your Experience:

• Fully Qualified - CIMA/ ACCA/ ACA or equivalent
• At least 2 years experience working as a business partner / analyst in a commercial environment
• Ability to interact with, advise and challenge senior leadership
• Ability to present financial information to non-financial stakeholders
• Strategic thinking & problem solving abilities.
• Strong organisational skills to deliver against tight deadlines.
• Experience with ERP and reporting systems.
• Able to analyse profitability of projects including resource time spent on projects

Salary & benefits:

£70,000 - £80,000, 15% Bonus, 11% Pension, Private Medial, 25 days AL + Bank Holidays, 2 days in office, flexi start and finish times.