Senior Finance Business Partner - Edinburgh, United Kingdom - Rutherford Cross

Rutherford Cross

Verified Company

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Rutherford Cross is partnered with a leading Financial Services business who is currently going through a huge amount of change due to considerable growth.

The business is now looking for an individual to take ownership of this continued growth to meet its ambitions.

In this role, the successful individual will become familiar with both the existing finance operating model, as well as engaging with a range of senior stakeholders both internally and externally.

Key Responsibilities:

Establish and develop a finance change programme that will serve interfunction and intrafinance function change initiative; incorporating finance representation, participation and compliance with the Group integration programme. This will include an integration plan, progress reporting and structural support
Take ownership of the group change programme including support requests and working with SME engagement
Be the champion sponsor; encourage and support a continuous improvement culture in finance functional areas
Work collaboratively with finance colleagues who are accountable and responsible for current and future BAU deliverables, pathfinding successful strategies to balance BAU and change priorities
Regularly interact with senior stakeholders to communicate plans, progress status and expected completion dates
Coach, mentor and develop other members of the wider finance team
Get involved in sub initiatives and tasks to support change and integration on behalf of colleagues in the wider finance team

Experience Required:

Qualified Accountant (CA / ACCA / CIMA or equivalent)
Previous programme management experience
A good understanding of best practice finance operating models, systems and processes
Respect for and ability to work to tight deadlines
Reporting specialist with strong professional, service and delivery ethics
Significant knowledge of financial accounting, reporting and operation of controls