Job Title: Finance Business Partner - Rail, Specialist & Pest Control
Location: Ipswich
Salary: Competitive
Hours per week: Monday to Friday - 37.5 hours per week
Business Overview
OCS UK & Ireland is a leading facilities management company with a turnover of £1.7bn and 50,000+ colleagues. We deliver innovative, award-winning services including Cleaning, Catering, Security, Technical Services, Energy Management and compliance, front of house, landscaping, logistics, waste management and pest control services to the public and private sectors and our mission is to make people and places the best that they can be.
Job Overview
We are currently recruiting for Finance Business Partner - Rail, Specialist & Pest Control to join our passionate and driven team based at our client’s site in Ipswich.
As a Finance Business Partner in the Cleaning sector, you will play a crucial role in supporting the finance department by providing strategic financial insights and analysis to the business. This is a hybrid-working remote position, combining working with a vibrant & supportive finance team in the office, visiting clients sites and working from home. Your expertise in finance business partnering and management accounts, along with desire to make a difference, will be essential in driving informed decision-making and supporting the financial growth of our organization.
Key Responsibilities:
- Responsible for the production of timely and accurate monthly Management Reports and Accounts, ensuring compliance with accounting standards. Including all necessary regional reports for major contracts in the Sector.
- Act as a trusted advisor to key stakeholders, to aid the understanding of the financial position of the Sector’s variances and trends to ensure suitable action is taken where necessary.
- To monitor key performance indicators and variance analysis to provide a clear understanding of the drivers of growth to inform and develop both short-term performance and the strategic direction of the Sector.
- Develop and maintain effective business partnering relationships across different operational teams.
- Work with Operational teams to improve working capital performance, with particular reference to debt and stock management
- Preparation of annual budgets and rolling forecasts to manage the divisional results and expectations across the business.
- Utilise Microsoft Dynamics & Power BI to analyse financial data, create insightful reports, and identify trends and opportunities for improvement.
- Support in the preparation of financial presentations and reports for senior management and board meetings.
- Compliance with group finance policy and procedure and establishment of additional policy and procedure as required.
Key working relationships:
- Operational Teams, including Contract Managers & Account Directors
- At times supporting Commercial Finance Director & Sector Managing Directors
About You:
- Applicants must have the right to work in the UK
- Part Qualified or Newly Qualified Accountant (e.g. ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent).
- Experience of preparing, reviewing, and interpreting Management Accounts
- Experience of budgeting and forecasting
- Experience of Facilities Management Industry would be desirable
- Commercial acumen, with an ability to interpret numbers and communicate key issues in a concise and clear manner to a range of audiences
- Possessing a high level of attention to detail, but commercially focussed.
- Excellent communications skills and customer service orientation.
- Engaging client facing capabilities to build and develop relationships
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with a keen eye for detail.
- Advanced Excel skills and the ability to work with complex financial models.
- Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, and meet deadlines.
- Able to deal with a fast-paced continually evolving role.
- Curious, determined with bags of initiative.
Benefits
- Wide range of retail discounts
- Discounted gym membership
- Join our Cycle to Work scheme
- Access to “CHROMA”, our internal colleague-led diversity and inclusion community – join a committee or take part in our events
- Access to internal Mental Health First Aiders
- Immediate access to “Opportunity” our internal Learning and Development platform
- Required professional membership fees paid for