Assistant Finance Business Partner - CIMA/ACCA/ACA

Assistant Finance Business Partner - CIMA/ACCA/ACA
£250 - £300
Harrogate

An Assistant Finance Business Partner who is Qualified or Finalist CIMA/ACCA/ACA (or equivalent) is required provide financial support, insight and guidance, and support financial management of projects across the Company.

As the Assistant Finance Business Partner 50% of your role will be Financial Analysis, 30% will be Business Partnering and 20% Project and Portfolio support.

The suitable Assistant Finance Business Partner will need a professional and proactive approach with an eye for detail balanced with ability to see the big picture. The Assistant Finance Business Partner will also need to have the ability to work on own initiative and remotely from the main finance team and possess good and clear communication skills with the ability to clearly explain financial information to non- financial managers and the ability to work with people at all levels of the business.

As the Assistant Finance Business Partner you will have the ability to interpret and summarise financial analysis into meaningful business information and dialogue and have a good understanding of accounting principles.

The suitable Assistant Finance Business Partner will need strong Excel skills including the ability to create high quality individual reports, including ad hoc reporting.

Knowledge of the payments or financial services industry is necessary as is Oracle and CPM experience and the suitable Assistant Finance Business Partner must be Qualified or Finalist CIMA/ACCA/ACA (or equivalent).

The Assistant Finance Business Partner role is as follows:

Business Partnering - 30%
Participate as a full member of the team supporting the Finance Business Partner, become a trusted commercial finance business partner as a key point of contract for the Business unit.
Interface with product/project management and service delivery teams on financial issues and on financial business support ensuring part of the decision making process.
Attend business staff, product & programme meetings to contribute to the product management and strategy.
Identify issues, and potential resolutions, and opportunities related to the area support. Identify patterns and predict potential issues/opportunities.
Financial modelling for bids and business cases.
Liaise with the Business Development team on business cases and new business and provide support as required.
Assist with P&L ownership and financial contract management for the areas supported.

Financial Analysis- 50%
Oversee and support the LAS business in preparing P&L forecasts & budgets with supporting assumptions.
Monthly reporting of performance against plan and explanation of variances
Implement and follow standards and policies as defined and escalate exceptions.
Adhoc requests as required, sometimes to tight deadlines.

Project and Portfolio Support- 20%
Support S&BD Finance representatives with management of project finances, requiring travel to Rickmansworth and London offices

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