Finance Business Partner

New Job Interim Finance Business Partner 3 months initially £500 per day (inside IR35 Coventry, Office based 3 days per week

Morson is partnering with a prominent utilities company seeking a motivated and engaging Finance Business Partner to provide commercial, operational and financial performance decision support to relevant line managers within Customer Operations and their teams, and support in the delivery of planned business performance.
Providing valuable, information, insight and decision support to support the delivery of in year plan and provide robust challenge when required.
The role will also ensure operational and financial control process compliance as well as being accountable for driving a performance management outcome-based culture throughout the business area.

Key Responsibilities of the Interim Finance Business Partner:

• Provide financial support for multiple cost centres within Technology, including month end close, and promotion of effective cost control
• Develop, maintain and own effective working relationships with cost centre managers within area of accountability to help deliver against in-year performance targets
• Conduct budget process for cost centres within area of responsibility
• Support with annual business planning process, liaising with stakeholders to input relevant information and providing modelling
• Conduct detailed analysis on variances, emerging risks and opportunities, and other areas of interest, getting to the bottom of complex problems and drawing insights from complex data
• Prepare well-founded monthly forecasts for areas of accountability, ensuring the financial consequences of planned outputs are correctly reflected and balanced
• Deliver clear and accurate reporting of monthly performance to central finance and relevant stakeholders within customer operations, covering opex, capex and income
• Ensure accurate allocation of costs as part of annual regulatory reporting cycle, in line with regulatory accounting guidelines
• Create and deliver engaging presentations with little support
• Drive commercially beneficial decisions for the business, considering financial and non-financial aspects
• Understand non-financial data cost drivers and work with business to ensure integrity of data feeding into reporting
• Ensure recharge rates are for correct for jobs or projects charged to IRE/Capex
• Provide ad hoc modelling and analysis upon request

Requirements:

• Qualified Accountant
• Proven experience in forecasting, budgeting, and business partnering.
• Strong knowledge of month-end processes and reporting.
• Expertise in analysing budget reports and managing prepayments.
• Familiarity with operational expenditure (OPEX) and capital expenditure (CAPEX).
• Substantial finance experience, including exposure to business operations.
• Strong track record of taking lead in diagnosing business issues and working with the business to deliver performance improvements.
• Ability to articulate recommendations which will enable leadership teams to make strategic and operational decisions based on reliable and accurate information.
• Ability to build strong and credible working relationships across the organisation.
• Strong MS Office, SAP ECC and BI capabilities.

Capabilities:
• Strong analytical and diagnostic skills, able to work through and solve complex issues, following-through to ensure actions are embedded
• The ability to provide real added value insight and interpretation of performance outcomes, & potential risks and opportunities. Able to articulate and clearly frame these while guiding the recipient to the key issues & drivers.
• Strong influencing skills both at senior level and front line operations. Must be able to credibly advise, guide and constructively challenge when required, as well as respond dynamically to challenge.
• Excellent communications skills & the ability to build strong relationships with business
• Strong understanding of control processes
• High level of proactivity to manage own and business deadlines, multi-tasking effectively to balance business requirements
• Strong commercial awareness based on sound operational and financial judgement.

Location: Coventry / West Midlands County (office based each Mon/Tue/Thur)
Duration: 3-6 months initially
Pay rate: £500 per day inside IR35
Successful candidates will be required to have Credit check and DBS checks done prior to commencement of the role.

Apply now with an up-to-date CV.
*Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an initial telephone interview, followed by a formal interview process