Finance Business Partner

We’re currently recruiting a Finance Business Partner!

Reporting into the Head of Financial Planning and Analysis, (FP&A) our successful candidate will provide the opportunity to build a strong personal brand across the business. You’ll play a key role challenging the business and providing financial and strategic support to achieve profitable growth.

Our ideal candidate will be ACCA/CIMA/ACA qualified with a proven track record of operational finance support (or equivalent combination of relevant alternative professional qualification and relevant financial experience). You’ll be able to operate at a strategic level with the ability to build strong relationships with internal and external customers therefore requires a high level of communication both written and verbally.

You’ll ensure the provision of high quality advice, information, analysis and interpretation to budget holders to underpin effective decision making, meaningful performance management and meet statutory requirements. You’ll achieve high customer satisfaction levels and make a real and demonstrable difference to the delivery of contracts.

We need your exceptional attention to detail and analytical skills, to drive commercial innovation, setting vision and direction for the future of our Finance department.

In return for your dedication, knowledge, and commitment, we’re offering a competitive salary range £40,000 to £55,000 p.a. (dependent on experience) with these great benefits:

•25 days annual leave + Bank Holidays + Birthday Day off (with the opportunity to buy additional days)
•2 Volunteer Days
•Pension – 5% Employee 5% Employer
•Healthcare Cash Plan, incl. 3 x salary life assurance
•Annual Salary Review
•Refer A Friend Scheme
•Free access to BenefitHub – an online portal with access to a wide range of retail discounts, cycle to work scheme and additional voluntary benefits

Interested? There’s an easy to apply route below to upload your CV! If you need any further information, talk to our experienced Internal Recruitment Team on (phone number removed).

Seetec Group is an employee-owned organisation and we continually pride ourselves on our sense of community, both in the incredible work we do throughout UK and Ireland, and internally within our employee owners. People are at the front, centre and heart of every service we provide and each decision we make.

Location:   Flexible Location Remote working with occasional visit when required to our premises.

Hours:   37 hours a week.  Monday to Thursday 8.30 am to 5pm, Friday 8.30 am to 4.30pm

Closing Date: 18 January 2024
Key Responsibilities

•Be part of the finance business partner team, driving commercial innovation, setting vision and direction for allocated division
•Be a strategic business partner by conducting detailed P&L analysis to support long-term development strategy
•Produce insightful management information to support the business plan
•Analyse key KPIs and P&L performance to provide high quality insight to the business, helping to identify potential areas for margin improvement
•Achieve personal targets to improve the profitability of the business and consistently seek to identify opportunities for margin improvement through evaluating options around revenue growth, cost reduction and improved efficiency
•Review and oversee the monthly management accounts for your allocated business units, analysing trends and performance for monthly business reviews, including development of KPIs
•Develop and prepare monthly KPI reporting and Operational Review packs

Skills and Experience

•Qualified/ part qualified ACCA/CIMA/ACA with proven track record of operational finance support (or equivalent combination of relevant alternative professional qualification and relevant financial experience)
•Advanced knowledge of using MS Excel
•Experience of developing and preparing reports and dashboards
•Experience of working as a finance business partner, ideally with a large government contractor delivering people focused services
•Confident and highly competent communication skills, both written and verbal.
•Able to prepare and present complex financial information in a simple and meaningful way
•Exceptional attention to detail and analytical skills. Able to see the big picture as well as operating in the minutiae.

Additional Information

Seetec is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share and uphold this commitment in conjunction with the requirements of the Prevent Duty and the positive promotion of modern British values.

Dependent on the role applying to you may be required to process a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS/DS) check. Seetec support the recruitment of ex- offenders and will not discriminate in any way.  Our full policy statement of “Ex-Offenders” can be found on our website under “About us”.

Seetec is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.