Finance Business Partner - Cobalt Recruitment : Job Details

Key Responsibilities:

Budgeting, Forecasting & Monthly Reporting

• Prepare annual budget and quarterly re-forecasts for designated business areas; ensuring accurate financials, providing insights to variance trends and submitting deliverables to required deadlines
• Produce monthly reports for budget holders and leadership on delivery against departmental budgets, including insightful variance analysis

Business Partnering

• Act as a trusted advisor to senior leadership team
• Communicate complex financial information clearly to non-financial stakeholders
• Develop innovative solutions to complex problems and support change implementation and delivery
• Continuous improvement of Finance's processes and management initiatives

Qualifications & Experience:

• Qualified accountant (ACCA/CIMA or equivalent) with a strong academic background
• Minimum 5 years' experience in a senior role within the construction or real estate sector
• Experience in the preparation of financial and performance reports including an understanding of MI reporting
• An excellent communicator with the ability to challenge and influence at senior levels with integrity and fairness
• Experience of ERP, Planning and Reporting platforms, experience of Oracle Fusion is a plus
• Ability to engage and effectively build relationships with business stakeholders across functions from all levels of the organisation