Finance Business Partner - Northampton, United Kingdom - Tate

Tate

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Northampton, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Finance Business Partner

Northampton, Hybrid working

18 month contract

£40,000 - £50,000 depending on experience.

We're looking for a Finance Business Partner/Senior Finance Analyst on behalf of a global manufacturing business for an 18 month contract.

Operating in 49 countries, and with several sites in the UK, you will work from their Northampton office and will workas part of a small, friendly, and well-established finance team.

They have a caring and collaborative culture; they want to ensure that you feel fulfilled in your role, and that your work is rewarding.

As Finance business Partner, you will support the Financial Planning and Reporting Manager (FPRM) in providing accurate financial information and analysis to the business, and to work with the FRPM/CFO and Executives to help identify and resolve businessperformance issues

Your responsibilities will include:

Act as a business partner to Managers / Execs challenging on financial performance issues
Management information development to build on existing dashboard including identification of suitable pipeline / lead indicator and benchmark metrics
Work alongside FPRM and CFO to increase quality of analysis in monthly reporting and forecast preparation
Proactively work to identify business issues that are barriers to achieving / exceeding financial projections
Work with CFO and President to develop countermeasures vs performance barriers with Exec team
Support operational efficiency agenda, with CFO, Head of HR and President
Work with CFO and President on communication of key performance issues
Ad hoc financial modelling / business case preparation
Act as a mentor to the Financial Analyst / Assistant Accountant,
Coordinate financial planning process, including annual budgets and reforecasts
Support Financial Analyst in preparation of monthly management accounts including variance analysis, and other regular reporting
Assist in the development of business performance data and analysis for Directors and Managers
Ad hoc financial modelling / business case preparation
Support VAT and other statutory reporting
Support and manage payroll processing using HRIS ensuring information is accurate and correct

Ideally, you'll have SAP experience within a manufacturing environment, along with the following essential skills and experience:

An accounting qualification (CIMA, ACCA) or suitable experience in a finance/accountancy environment
Strong intermediate knowledge and experience of Excel
Costing in a complex ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning process software) environment
SAP ERP experience
Preparation of management accounts and forecasts
Previous business analysis experience
Good communication skills (both written and verbal) with the ability to influence well at all

- levels.