Senior Finance Business Partner

Job Overview.

Experience: 3-5 YearsSector: Financial Planning and Analysis

The Senior Finance Business Partner will be responsible for the commercial finance and business partnering activities across a number of business divisions.

Driving strategic capital allocation and financial performance, the SFBP will partner with senior leadership to lead budgeting, forecasting, investment governance, and cost efficiency programs. Leading a high-performing team to deliver commercial insights and financial control, while enhancing business accountability and process excellence.

You will be responsible for performance monitoring, reviewing business cases and requests for capital investment, supporting the business in obtaining budget for purchasing and initiating efficiency programs to improve cost intensity. You will be a key financial business partner to the Directors and Senior Managers within the group.

Together with the other SFBPs & FBPs this role forms the Ireland Capital Allocation & Business Control team led by the Deputy CFO. This team work collaboratively with other finance functions including the head office Shared Services Centre to ensure that finance processes and ways of working are adhered to and operating effectively.

The role requires someone who is highly organised, has strong attention to detail, is naturally inquisitive and has a proactive approach to improving processes and developing new ways of reporting.

Specific Duties & Tasks:

• Leading a team of finance business partners and grads to drive performance and deliver Finance priorities across a number of business division
• Work closely with, and influence, senior management to help drive business performance –helping to ensure high quality financial decisions are made
• Provide objective financial advice and opinions that positively impact the future choices of the business
• Identify and drive financial efficiency with Wholesale & Shared Services leadership teams – ensuring that resources are allocated effectively with rigorous pressure on costs and a commitment to a value-for-money approach
• Provide objective challenge regarding spend plans and take a proactive role in looking for opportunities to deliver services more efficiently and effectively
• Investigate opportunities as well as high risk and material financial issues, or problem areas, with the business.
• Support the business in assuming greater degrees of financial accountability by providing local coaching and training to improve financial confidence and competence across the Commercial Leadership team
• Ensure Capital Allocation framework is applied efficiently and enhanced according to business requirements, for the group
• Effective financial performance monitoring to secure the achievement of financial objectives
• Monthly performance reviews with Deputy CFO, VPs and CFO
• Smooth annual planning processes for both multiyear strategic plans, financial budgets and monthly forecasts
• Responsible for leading the Wholesale & Shared Services monthly processes, encompassing KPIs, Profit and Loss, on a timely and accurate basis for Senior Leadership and CFO review
• Annual Budget process and preparation of materials for CEO sign-off. Largest financial exercise of the year requiring communication with relevant stakeholder groups, focus on numerical precision and detailed understanding of commercial drivers.
• Oversight and ownership of Capital Investment governance processes and controls (CER, projects controls)
• Leading the review of business cases and supporting business in obtaining budget for high return investment opportunities for Wholesale & Shared Services divisions
• Ensuring that controls and adherence to relevant guidelines (US GAAP, Purchasing Policy, etc.) are sustained at the required levels

Skills & Expertise:

• Qualified accountant, ideally from a Big 4 firm
• 2-3 Years PQE
• Financial planning experience essential
• Strong systems skills (Excel, PowerPoint, databases (Hyperion – Planning & HFM), Oracle, etc.)
• Experience in previous business partner role essential
• Advanced financial modelling skills
• Ability to analyse trends with a view to understanding key drivers and how they impact those trends both historically and in the future.
• Ability to translate complex finance analysis into layman terms for communication to Business.
• Prior experience leading finance professionals

The Person:

• First class problem solving skills who gets to the heart of the matter.
• The ability to communicate effectively and efficiently with the business while ascertaining the key impact/detail behind the issue/request.
• A team player who can lead by example and inspire others on a daily basis.
• Ability to work in a fast paced environment and embrace change.
• A methodical approach to both daily tasks and project work.
• Explores opportunities by being resourceful and self-motivating.

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