Finance Business Partner

The Role
The Finance Business Partner is a highly visible, senior role & will play a critical role in the Finance department, joining a fast-paced and collaborative Financial Planning & Analysis team. Supporting the Director of Financial Planning & Analysis, the individual will perform a variety of analytical tasks to develop thoughtful insights to  leadership.

The Finance Business Partner will be a business partner to the ELT, determining progress against strategic plan, budget, and forecasts, as well as advising leadership on financial results. Actively interpret and review financial results with the business leaders, including trends / issues and opportunities, to drive actionable responses. The dynamic candidate can work independently in a high-growth business environment.

Key Responsibilities

Management Reporting:
Prepare monthly reporting pack for UK parent
Prepare internal reporting pack for company ELT
Creating and maintaining monthly dashboards and KPIs
Ad Hoc analyses as requested 

Budget and Forecasting:
Company reforecasts internally monthly
Analysis of variances to budget and quarterly forecast within set deadlines
Communication with department heads on variance make up and best ways to mitigate
Assist in preparation of annual plan and quarterly reforecasts submitted to parent company
Organize department submissions and prepare analysis of variances
Assist in preparing reporting deck to UK parent company and local ELT
Prepare Payback and NPV analyses for CAPEX investments
Act as Business Partner to Operations and Site Leaders by preparing investment proposals 
Report performance against investment proposals
Participate in acquisition integrations
Track performance against Investment Case projections 
Prepare quarterly investment case review for each acquired entity
Ad Hoc analyses as requested
Model and report design and creation
Development of reports and analyses within Tableau to share with local commercial and operations teams 
Development of operational reports and analysis to support the business

Successful Applicant

A Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
Significant commercial experience within FP&A (c10 years+) supporting the strategic objectives of an organisation 
Highly skilled in Microsoft Office products
Prior experience with Tableau and Business Objects is strongly preferred
Prior experience with Adaptive Planning is preferred
Prior experience of owning the P&L in a manufacturing or FMCG environment highly desirable
ERP experience required, SAP is preferred
Must be flexible with schedule to meet business deadlines and demands
Ability to effectively manage multiple projects and conflicting priorities simultaneously. 
Collaborative individual who can work with all departments to achieve organizational objectives. 
Action-oriented team player with a keen focus to executing on time.
Exudes gravitas – can hold weight with the SLT, you will be expected to  step into the Director’s shoes in their absence



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