Assistant Finance Business Partner
- Employer
- Michael Page Finance
- Location
- England, Merseyside, Liverpool
- Salary
- Up to £40000 per annum + full benefits package
- Closing date
- Apr 3, 2019
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- Job Role
- Finance Business Partner
- Sector
- Transport & Rail
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Job Details
The role is to support Finance Business Partners to co-ordinate management reporting, providing financial support, analysis and challenge in all areas of the Operating Company.
Client Details
The business is one of the leading transport operators in Europe.
Description
- Conduct monthly variance analyses, investigate root cause & agree action plans to improve performance.
- Proactively improve current FBP process & implement new ones to improve the service provided by finance
- Significant involvement in forecasting & budgeting processes ensuring our forecasts reflect the significant plans we have to improve the business
- Identifying opportunities to improve business performance
- Responsible for efficient running of key FBP processes such as capital investments, variance analysis & cost control and internal control audits
- Responsible for preparing presentations to senior management
- Supporting Finance Business Partners in Area meetings and reviews, providing insight and support using both financial and non-financial data and KPI's, as well as challenging General Managers on their performance, future plans and outlook
- Primary contact with offsite finance shared services team to ensure transactions are understood and reconciliations are reviewed, challenged and signed-off.
The role will require occasional travel to sites in Merseyside, Manchester and North Wales.
Profile
The successful candidate will be:
-A newly qualified accountant with ambition to showcase their skills & progress within the company
-Commercially minded
-Confident in their ability to challenge senior mangers and stakeholders
-Expert level of financial analyses and presentation.
-Experience of reviewing & challenging balance sheet reconciliations
-Experience of reviewing & challenging balance sheet
-Experience of improving finance processes.
-Expert knowledge of Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel (other transaction based systems will be beneficial such as Oracle or SAP).
-Excellent planning & communication skills and the ability to work to tight deadlines.
-Ability to challenge management to improve performance
-Team player with the ability to develop good on-going relationships with all internal and external customers.
Job Offer
£40,000 basic salary plus full benefits package
Company
Michael Page specialises in the permanent, temporary and interim recruitment of qualified accountants. In fact, our organisation was founded to provide selection and recruitment services for accounting professionals and has been a market leader in this field for more than 35 years.
We have earned the trust of clients in industry and commerce, the banking and financial services markets and the public and not-for-profit sector. We also have an exemplary track record of completing assignments for everyone from small, boutique practices to the Big Four firms.
Many of our consultants have a background in accounting and finance – that’s real, grass roots expertise at your disposal. Combine that with the global reach you get from a company that has over 155 offices in 36 countries and you’re looking at a pretty formidable package. We are confident no other consultancy is better qualified to help you make that crucial, next step in your career.
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