Regional Finance Business Partner

Summary

BCA are looking for a Finance Business Partner to join their growing team. As a Finance Business Partner, you will work closely with the Regional Operations team supporting multiple sites. The role is one of decision support: providing, analysing and interpreting management information to influence decision making and to deliver service improvements and efficiencies.

What you'll do

• Partner with West & Scotland Regional operations teams, providing insight and understanding to ensure BCA meets its financial objectives
• Regularly spend time in branch, working with the operations team to understand and drive performance
• Provide insight and challenge the performance of branches, identifying trends and opportunities
• Work with the wider Regional Finance team to standardise and formalise processes and drive rigour across the national network
• Improve visibility of financial, commercial and operational performance during each financial period
• Have a desire to "get under the bonnet" and "have a view", dissect operational processes and propose KPIs to measure and drive productivity and commercial decisions
• Move comfortably between detailed and helicopter views to drive considered, holistic judgements
• Communicate and illustrate ideas and metrics succinctly and effectively across the team
• Help the business through potential operational systems changes and upgrades
• As a valued member of the UK Remarketing leadership team, act as a role model for the BCA values and behaviours and provide leadership that enhances the reputation of the Finance community and BCA as a whole
• Ability to interact with non-financial business partners is key i.e. Operations, People Team, Sales, Marketing etc. interpreting complicated commercial positions/situations articulately
• Build and manage relationships and network productively
• Regular reporting of financial performance and KPIs and associated commentary
• Ownership of budget process for the Region.

Who you are

• Qualified accountant
• Strong leadership, influencing and coaching skills
• Ability to challenge and impact at a senior level, delivering concise communications
• Proven track record in managing and sustaining effective relationships at a senior level
• Strong commercial awareness and business understanding of the drivers of success
• Able to lead or facilitate organisational change with a good working knowledge of project management
• Highly proactive, resilient and results driven
• Ability to work flexibly at pace
• Well-developed analytical skills combined with the ability to influence and drive outcomes
• Advanced Excel skills.

Why BCA?

We've put everything in place to ensure you thrive. Competitive salaries, strong core values and an excellent benefits package that includes:

• Company Pension Scheme
• Private Medical Insurance (role dependent)
• An Employee Assistance Programme
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption leave
• Access to trained Mental Health First Aiders
• Employee discount on cinch cars
• Access to Constellation Hub offering discounts
• Opportunities to win tickets to cinch sponsored sport and music events
• Training courses and apprenticeships available
• Free flu vaccinations.

At BCA we're driving the automotive industry forward, and we know that together, we're much more than the sum of our parts. Teamwork has helped us power change within the automotive industry, making us number one in what we do. If you're looking to join a team that brings the best out of each other, welcome aboard. BCA careers, altogether, more.