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Finance Business Partner

Employer
Michael Page Finance
Location
England, Greater Manchester, Manchester
Salary
£45000 - £50000 per annum
Closing date
Apr 3, 2019

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Job Role
Finance Business Partner
Sector
Retail & Wholesale
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time

Job Details

Provide Business Partnering to the Operational Leadership Team and operations, providing accurate financial and commercial analysis in respect of all income, volume activity and operational cost efficiency. Support the Senior Finance Business Partner in challenging performance, financial planning, forecasting, reporting, analysis and decision making for the Operational teams.

Client Details

Our client is a growing retail business based in Manchester city centre

Description

The Finance Business Partner will have responsibility of:

  • Lead the production and continuous improvement of trading reports, KPIs and ad hoc analysis on internal performance and against the local market for Retail divisions and regions.
  • To analyse trends, communicate performance, provide insight, identify risks & opportunities and challenge the OLT and Operations teams
  • Develop relationships to challenge performance, achieve targets and drive continuous improvement.
  • Provide insight and challenge into forecasted performance, driving operational management to create initiatives close any gaps to plan
  • The business partnering team will be taking ownership of the budget, ensuring key deadlines are met and robust substance is applied to budget stretches.
  • Responsible for the financial challenge on personnel costs, making sure continuous efficiencies are made and retail ops management are accountable to make personnel savings through large scale efficiency projects.
  • Understand the market with regards to pricing, sales, margin & competitor activity and how this relates to internal performance, ensuring market changes are understood & action is taken with regards to commercial/financial plans.
  • Develop relationships within finance to solve internal challenges while maintaining a one team mentality.
  • Profile

  • Qualified Accountant (CIMA / ACCA / ACA).
  • Non Finance & Finance Stakeholder management, communication and influencing skills, with ability to build and maintain effective internal and external relationships.
  • Confident with ability to constructively challenge to drive performance.
  • Highly analytical with financial awareness and commercial acumen.
  • Excellent computer, report building, excel and data analysis skills.
  • Previous finance business partner experience
  • Job Offer

    • Competitive salary
    • Excellent benefits package (including car allowance)
    • Excellent opportunities to progress

    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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