Finance Business Partner - Watton, United Kingdom - Compliance Group

Compliance Group

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Watton, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

If you are passionate about a new role as a Finance Business Partner, we want to hear from you.

What we offer:

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£70K pa depending on an experience:

25 day Holiday allowance
Workplace pension
Discounts platform

Based:
Hybrid; at least two days per week at one or other of the company offices, currently Grantham (Lincolnshire) and Watton (Norfolk)

Reports to:
Managing Director, Electrical Division with a dotted line to Group CFO

Contract type:
Permanent (or Temp to Perm)

Finance Business Partner:

The Finance Business Partner will be a trusted advisor and challenger to improve the financial performance, reporting and control in this growing business.

Initially the role will require some hands-on management of a small accounting team, but over time it is anticipated that the focus will be more on forecasting and partnering the Managing Director.

Finance Business Partner core responsibilities:

Providing proactive and incisive business support to the MD of the division, supporting decisionmaking around pricing, customer targeting, cost control and working capital management
Preparation of management accounts, completion of group monthly report pack including variance analysis, KPIs and commentary to deadlines
Management of small team to achieve and deliver desired results and improve outcomes.
Ensuring correct accounting in monthly and annual financial statements, including readiness for audit and dealing with audit queries
Handson working capital and cash management including managing cashflow projections and management of payments

Essential Skills and Experience:

Production of prompt, accurate and insightful management accounts in an SME environment
Strong Excel skills to include budget preparation and data manipulation incl. pivots, lookups
Right to work in the UK with a valid driving licence, and willing to travel regularly within the UK
Good communicator, comfortable with, and leading change, team player and comfortable working in a matrix environment. Proactive, agile, multitasker with a sense of urgency

Desirable Skills and Experience

Qualified accountant
Experience in PEbacked and/or peoplebased service companies
Specific experience providing Finance support to commercial and/or operational management.
Working knowledge of Sage Intacct (preferable) &/or another similar modern cloudbased accounting system
Experience working through periods of significant business change, e.g implementation of financial and operating systems, integration of acquisitions.

About the Company:

Compliance Group Limited (CGL) is a leading integrated provider of safety and regulatory compliance services across electrical, fire and water operating across the UK.

We service a multitude of clients in education, health and leisure and public sector.

The Electrical Division provides fixed wire and portable testing services and currently operates from two sites in the East of England, but further growth both organically and through acquisition is anticipated.

NO AGENCIES

Salary:
Up to £70,000.00 per year

Schedule:

Monday to Friday

Application question(s):

Do you have experience working through periods of significant business change. g. e.g. implementation of financial and operating systems and integration of acquisitions?
Are you a qualified accountant?
Do you have experience in PEbacked and peoplebased service companies?
Do you have experience providing Finance support to commercial and operational management?

Licence/Certification: