Finance Business Partner

Furthermore, here at FFE we value our employees giving them the freedom to be creative and innovative. Having a great team spirt and people that are proud to work for a company that saves lives, our teams see the direct impact of their efforts in the daily operations.

• Scope of the role
  
  

FFE is seeking a hands-on Finance Business Partner who has proven experience in working alongside different departments, providing financial information and commercial insights to various stakeholders. The Finance Business Partner will be a trusted advisor within the business, being part of and facilitating high-quality decision making that, in turn, helps FFE achieve its financial and strategic objectives. 

Position: Finance Business Partner

Salary: £45,000 to £50,000 per annum

Hours: .1 FTE, 39 hours per week

Reporting to: Financial Controller

Job Category: Finance

Job Type: Full Time Contract

Job Location: Hitchin

Benefits: 25 days holidays, bonus, Halma Pension plan

Duties & Responsibilities

• Proactively partner with team members in other departments to help drive forward business initiatives that help FFE achieve its long-term financial and strategic objectives, while managing short-term performance.  
• Own and run the key monthly finance forecasting processes for Sales, R&D project spend, Cost of Goods, and Overheads. 
• Lead the annual budgeting and strategic financial planning exercises with Executive Board members and the Senior Leadership Team. 
• Monitor and manage working capital to help ensure efficiency while balancing the need for flexibility, in particular, partner with Operations to continually optimise inventory balances. 
• Continually review commercial performance and feedback insights to leadership, commercial, operational and sales colleagues on a regular basis to help inform decision-making. 
• Partner with our Data Analysts to create dashboards and other analytical tools that deliver real-time information to drive high-quality reporting and analytics. Provide input to improving FFE’s data architecture. Be an advocate for data integrity across the organization. 
• Present insights and recommendations in formal formats (e.g. written reports and presentations). 
• Perform financial analysis on an ad-hoc basis (e.g. evaluating opportunities and risks) 
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of key business processes and controls, being a champion for positive change. 
• Help digitise ways of working between Finance and the wider organisation. 
• Together with the finance team, participate in the critical path for month close activities ensuring compliance to reporting standards and group deadlines. 
• Lead and/or participate in ad-hoc projects that supports own personal development. 
• Skills & Experience
• A recognised professional accounting qualification (CIMA/ACCA/ACA). While a graduate degree would be preferred, it is not necessary. 
• Strong analytical, problem solving and organizational skills with a critical thinking mindset. 
• Ability to see the bigger picture and understand business-wide implications. 
• Experience with metrics-driven financial planning and analysis. 
• Minimum of 3 years of business partnering experience, ideally in a manufacturing environment. 
• Proven business partnering skills that emphasize driving collaboration, upholding financial rigor and establishing best practices. 
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, to engage credibly at all levels, and to effectively present findings and recommendations. 
• An ability to explain financial concepts clearly and deliver actionable financial insights to non-finance colleagues. 
  
  

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