Associate Finance Business Partner - Runcorn, United Kingdom - 180 Medical

Description

At ConvaTec, our vision is to develop pioneering trusted medical solutions to improve the lives we touch.

We are a global medical technology business focused on serving people and care givers in the areas of advanced wound care, ostomy care, continence and critical care and infusion care.

We devise, develop and manufacture innovative products and services that support people with deeply personal and challenging medical conditions, helping to improve care for them and giving them greater confidence, freedom and mobility.

We drive for excellence in all we do - anticipating and addressing our customers' needs with advanced technologies and best-in-class products and services.

Ours is a global business, well positioned for long-term sustainable performance.

We are guided by our five core values, that shape the way we work, every day:
Improve Care, Deliver Results, Grow Together, Own It and Do What's Right.

The Amcare Group, a subsidiary of ConvaTec, is a dedicated provider of patient support services to the stoma and continence community and who have built a 30 year reputation based on the delivery of the highest quality homecare services.

We're transforming our business for the better. Better products. Better ways of working. And better ways of delivering for our customers and each other.

Amcare Group care centres are located in Cheltenham, Basingstoke, Dartford, Lincoln, Nottingham, Runcorn, South Shields and Stirling. Our National distribution centre is in Sunderland. These form the Amcare Group making us one of the largest dispensing appliance contractors in the UK

Job Summary

The Associate Finance Business Partner is responsible for managing a pricing contract, including claiming back money from suppliers, and dealing with customers, as well as the overall supervision of the financial results and finding opportunities for the organization using analytical skills


Responsibilities:

• Support the Amcare Wound Business Units and the wider Home Service Group
• The management for the Shared Business Services (SBS) framework, including:
• All aspects of pricing
• Ensuring the customers are invoiced accurately and timely
• Calculating and coordinating the claim backs from suppliers
• Ensuring the collection of cash is completed timely and accurately
• Managing the relationship with SBS
• Managing the financial relationship with the customers and the Wound Business Development Managers responsible for those customers
• Managing the financial relationship with the suppliers
• Monthly detailed GM review to ensure data is accurately accounted for
• Support in the preparation of the budget, estimates, and monthly latest views
• Preparation of detailed sales and GM analysis by SKU brand and product category, and P&L analysis
• Preparation of financial and commercial analysis for decision making
• Preparation of monthly variance analysis and commentary
• Preparation of KPIs for the business
• Build financial data models to illustrate trends and anticipate future performance
• Liaise closely and support the Wound Business Unit, the Amcare Controller and the Global Business Services
• Active role in systems and process improvement
• Close collaboration with all other business functions
• Support with the capital requirements
• Support the organisation's OPEX
• Support the Sales and Operations team in the production planning process
• Build a solid understanding of all the finance related systems (e.g. D365, MedTrack UK, CCOMs, SAP and Hyperion)
• Provide support to the Director of Finance and Business Analytics as required
• Ad hoc requests as necessary

Behaviours and attitudes:

• Be able to work independently to meet deadlines & prioritise workload based on such deadlines whilst using initiative to resolve any issues that might arise
• Demonstrate accuracy and thoroughness
• Maintain a professional and cando attitude and strong team working ethic

Principal Contacts

• Internal
• Business Unit, Finance colleagues, Crossfunctional colleagues

• External

• The NHS, Customers and Vendors

Language Skills / Education / Experience

• High standard of oral and written communication, including well developed presentation skills
• Either ACA/ACCA/CIMA Part Qualified or equivalent qualification
• Experience in managing complex processes
• Experience in building processes from scratch
• Experience of preparing financial analysis for decision making
• Experience of working in a matrixed organisation
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Excel

Working Conditions and travel requirements

Hybrid role (office based and home based)

This role requires occasional travel

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Equal opportunities

Convatec provides equal employment opportunities for all current employees and applicants for employment. This policy means that no one will be discriminated against because of race, religion, creed, color, national origin, nationality, citizenship, ancestry