Finance Business Partner

Jacobs; Knutsford; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 75,000

Job description

We'll inspire and empower you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed – today and into tomorrow. With more than 55,000 people in 40+ countries, working with us offers an exciting range of opportunities to develop your career within a supportive and diverse team who always strive to do the right thing for our people, clients and communities.

People are our greatest asset, and we offer a competitive package to retain and attract the best talent.

In addition to the benefits you’d expect, UK employees also receive free single medical cover and digital GP service, family-friendly benefits such as enhanced parental leave pay and free membership of employee assistance and parental programmes, plus reimbursement towards relevant professional development and memberships. We also give back to our communities through our Collectively program which incorporates matched-funding, paid volunteering time and charitable donations.

Work-life balance and flexibility is a key focus area for us. We’re happy to discuss hybrid, part-time and flexible working hours, patterns and locations to suit you and our business.

Position Overview

For one of our offices we are seeking a Finance Business Partner who will lead finance business partnering support to the Division. This will be a hybrid role, and may be based in Knutsford, Warrington or another office.

Your Accountabilities

• Consolidation of accounts at a Divisional, Business and PU level
• Compliance with SOX requirements

Deliverables/Tasks

Support for existing performance and outlook review through:

• Reporting of current performance leading the preparation of monthly management accounts and associated reports
• Enabling clear understanding of management information to help support the business and enable accurate and timely decision making
• Forecasting of future performance coordinating reforecasting exercises
• Leading the annual plan process, and quarterly forecasting processes
• Leading operational cash and working capital management
• Leading finance support for commercial reviews and contract bidding

Continuous Improvement

• Driving underlying business processes to gain efficiencies
• Supporting integration activities as required
• Supporting SOX implementation and compliance
• Driving business process improvement initiatives
• Driving consistency of financial reporting across the different operations

Requirements

• Qualified Accountant - CIMA, ACA or ACCA
• Systems experience - Hyperion, Oracle, Office365 suite

Behavioral Criteria

• Effective team player with the ability to interface proactively at all levels
• Strong influencing skills & ability to build relationships across business areas
• Deadline oriented with the ability to work under pressure
• Self-starter and able to work on own initiative
• Collaboration and communication
• Ownership and Responsibility
• Drive continuous process improvement and added value

Our Culture

Our values stand on a foundation of safety, integrity, inclusion and diversity. We put people at the heart of our business and we truly believe that by supporting one another through our culture of caring, we all succeed. We value positive mental health and a sense of belonging for all employees.

We aim to embed inclusion and diversity in everything we do. We know that if we are inclusive, we’re more connected, and if we are diverse, we’re more creative. We accept people for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, mental health, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you’re pregnant or on family leave.

This is reflected in our wide range of Global Employee Networks centred on inclusion and diversity – ACE, Careers, Enlace, Harambee, OneWorld, Prism, Vetnet, and Women’s.

We partner with VERCIDA to help us attract and retain diverse talent. As a Disability Confident employer, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for a vacancy. We welcome applications from candidates who are seeking flexible working and from those who may not meet all the listed requirements for a role.

If you require further support or reasonable adjustments with regards to the recruitment process (for example, you require the application form in a different format), please contact the team.