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Finance Business Partner

Employer
Capita
Location
South East London, UK
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
Jul 18, 2019

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Job Role
Finance Business Partner
Sector
Finance
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Becoming a Finance Business Partner with Capita plc Capita is currently simplifying its businesses as part of a 5-year transformation by focusing on key growth markets, realigning its organisational structure to mirror these markets and drive significant optimisation across the company. In order to realise this key transformation, the Capita Operational Excellence team are one of the key drivers to achieving this objective. This is an exciting chapter for Capita and an opportunity to make a real contribution to helping the company achieve its long-term goals. What you will do: Capita's Operational Excellence finance team are now looking to add a commercially astute and operational savvy Finance Business Partner to the team. Working closely with the Finance Director and the Operational Excellence Central Leadership team, the Finance Business Partner will be a versatile finance professional who can balance and prioritise a large range of responsibilities. The successful candidate will be working in a fast-paced and ever-changing area of the company. Therefore, the role will not be limited to just finance and will encompass the ability to effectively translate operational activity to the results. Therefore, the remit of responsibilities will be broad and will include, but not necessarily be limited to: Month End reporting: Utilising strong technical knowledge to support preparation of the monthly adjustments and analysis of non-financial metrics to measure how effectively the program performance targets are being achieved. Forecasting, variance and trend analysis. Strong Working Capital management and Cash flow reporting. Versatile financial modelling skills to reflect the different types of programs being delivered. KPI reporting (possessing a strong understanding of productivity). Achieving reporting requirements meet weekly and monthly deadlines. Assist in the production of the business monthly performance reporting pack. Providing input & feedback on ad-hoc requests. Confident in liaising with a wide range of stakeholders across the company and strategic external Capita partners, bringing and enhancing credibility as part of the Operational Excellence team. Drives best practices / improvements for finance and Operational Excellence reporting. Analysing the output from Capita's transformation management and reporting tool to constructively challenge program progress/results. Your skills will include: The Finance Business Partner will need to be a pro-active, self-starter (capable of hitting the ground running) who will be comfortable working in an environment of change. Strong operational and commercial acumen will be a pre-requisite and ability to challenge a wide range of stakeholders. Prioritising workload and providing the business insight (often in short turnaround timescales), along with possessing the right aptitude will be key. Ability to see 'the big picture' is critical. Strong analytical skills, attention to detail and being comfortable using different Capita IT systems The ideal candidate will be a qualified or experienced part qualified ACA, ACCA or CIMA with Management accounting / analysis background. The candidate will have experience and working knowledge in complex program reporting, transformation programmes, complex services reporting (E.g. Bundled services, IT/Software development programmes, IT/Network services) Knowledge / experience of working in a complex contracts service / professional services environment is an advantage, along with experience in the Technology/Network/Software services sector. Experience in a high growth or start-up technology / software as a service business will also be a distinct advantage. Due to the diverse nature of the Operational Excellence program, the Finance Business Partner will need to possess a strong knowledge of operations, technical financial reporting requirements and commercial gravitas. If you are a team player who is looking for a challenge and wants to develop a successful long-term career in a rapidly changing business, then Capita would be the place for you to achieve this. About Capita Capita plc is the UK's leading provider of business process management and integrated professional support service solutions. Through quality solutions, tailored to our customer's needs, we've helped countless organisations unlock value and maximise their potential. With access to our range of unique and diverse opportunities, offering real career advancement and progression, we can unlock your potential too. What's in it for you? At Capita, we believe an open, transparent working environment that encourages ingenuity and collaboration - with colleagues, customers and clients - is what makes us so effective at what we do. As well as a generous basic salary, we also give you 23 day's holiday per annum (rising to 27), a company matched pension scheme, private healthcare cover, life assurance and access to a variety of voluntary benefit options. What we hope you will do next Help us find out more about you by completing our short application process - click apply now . Capita operates as an equal opportunities employer and we welcome all applications regardless of gender, marital status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, race, colour, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, disability, age, political opinions or trade union membership. | Become a Change Maker | Capita Resourcing operates as an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of gender identity or gender expression, marital status, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, disability, age, political opinions or trade union membership.

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