Boden Group
Finance Manager
Job Location
West Midlands, United Kingdom
Job Description
As the Finance Manager, you will be business partnering multiple Heads of Operations within the Independents sub-sector. You will be leading a small team, and will also be responsible for their development, alongside the business support aspect of the role.
You will act as a integral partner to the business. Ensuring correct controls are in place and robust routines and practices are being adhered to, in order to support the Operators in understanding their businesses profitability.
This Finance Manager role reports directly into the Head of Finance, and sits within the wider Finance team.
Main Duties
Business Partner key stakeholders (financial and non-financial) ensuring strong commercial and operational decision making, managing financial risks and opportunities
Delivering proactive ad-hoc financial analysis with summarised findings to support business decision making.
Understand and manage the financial risks and opportunities arising from volumetric and other contract mechanisms – and ongoing business performance
Understand, highlight, and manage the financial risks and opportunities arising from balance sheet maintenance
Manage Working Capital targets within the business area. Key Responsibilities
Deliver analysis of key business reporting such as month end reports, business reviews, client reports, budgets, working capital analysis and other ad-hoc analysis to be discussed at monthly review.
Monthly balance sheet review for area of responsibility, escalating key risks/ opportunities to senior stakeholders.
Promote working capital improvements through timely, accurate contract billing and active management of debt ledgers
Support with the budgeting and forecasting process by consolidating the budget, understanding variances and preparing the budget presentation for senior stakeholders
Monitoring initiative delivery plan, challenging operational teams where there is a risk to achievement and highlighting to senior stakeholders
Preparation & analysis of documentation for client tenders, negotiations and capital expenditure appraisals
Support operational teams with understanding actions required on mobilisation and ensure that these are executed in line with timetable
You will ensure health and safety of all colleagues within the business and report any incidents via the approved company processes Manage and Develop Team
Working effectively as part of a team
Building relationships with key stakeholders
Direct management of 2 team members
Supervision and development of junior team members, supporting their career progression while focusing on client service, ensure adequate business partnering and commercial knowledge
Person specification
Qualified Accountant (CIMA/ACCA/ACA) or QBE with varied experience in accounting roles
Experience of business partnering senior stakeholders with the ability to challenge, influence and persuade at all levels
High numeric and analytical skills and attention to detail
Comfortable developing and working with complex spreadsheets
Demonstrable commercial finance experience of improving business results and adding value
Excellent communication skills - ability to communicate oral and written information concisely and logically
Ability to analyse, evaluate and present information in a clear and concise way
Experience of operating within a multi-site, multi-contract organization
Good working knowledge of SAP
Location: West Midlands, GB
Posted Date: 11/22/2024
You will act as a integral partner to the business. Ensuring correct controls are in place and robust routines and practices are being adhered to, in order to support the Operators in understanding their businesses profitability.
This Finance Manager role reports directly into the Head of Finance, and sits within the wider Finance team.
Main Duties
Business Partner key stakeholders (financial and non-financial) ensuring strong commercial and operational decision making, managing financial risks and opportunities
Delivering proactive ad-hoc financial analysis with summarised findings to support business decision making.
Understand and manage the financial risks and opportunities arising from volumetric and other contract mechanisms – and ongoing business performance
Understand, highlight, and manage the financial risks and opportunities arising from balance sheet maintenance
Manage Working Capital targets within the business area. Key Responsibilities
Deliver analysis of key business reporting such as month end reports, business reviews, client reports, budgets, working capital analysis and other ad-hoc analysis to be discussed at monthly review.
Monthly balance sheet review for area of responsibility, escalating key risks/ opportunities to senior stakeholders.
Promote working capital improvements through timely, accurate contract billing and active management of debt ledgers
Support with the budgeting and forecasting process by consolidating the budget, understanding variances and preparing the budget presentation for senior stakeholders
Monitoring initiative delivery plan, challenging operational teams where there is a risk to achievement and highlighting to senior stakeholders
Preparation & analysis of documentation for client tenders, negotiations and capital expenditure appraisals
Support operational teams with understanding actions required on mobilisation and ensure that these are executed in line with timetable
You will ensure health and safety of all colleagues within the business and report any incidents via the approved company processes Manage and Develop Team
Working effectively as part of a team
Building relationships with key stakeholders
Direct management of 2 team members
Supervision and development of junior team members, supporting their career progression while focusing on client service, ensure adequate business partnering and commercial knowledge
Person specification
Qualified Accountant (CIMA/ACCA/ACA) or QBE with varied experience in accounting roles
Experience of business partnering senior stakeholders with the ability to challenge, influence and persuade at all levels
High numeric and analytical skills and attention to detail
Comfortable developing and working with complex spreadsheets
Demonstrable commercial finance experience of improving business results and adding value
Excellent communication skills - ability to communicate oral and written information concisely and logically
Ability to analyse, evaluate and present information in a clear and concise way
Experience of operating within a multi-site, multi-contract organization
Good working knowledge of SAP
Location: West Midlands, GB
Posted Date: 11/22/2024
Contact Information
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