* Interim Senior Finance Business Partner
* 3-month interim role
* Hybrid/ remote work available: 1 day a week required on site
Main Purpose of Role:
* To work in partnership with the Finance Director & leadership team to positively deliver strategic business outcomes through meaningful and actionable insights from historical and future financial performance.
* To ensure accuracy of the month-end close and ensure any corresponding follow-ups are actioned in a timely manner.
* This individual will form an integral part of the operational leadership team and participate in strategic development and planning.
* As part of driving performance, the Finance Business Partner is responsible for identifying opportunities and risks as well as recommending action plans and serving as a catalyst to challenge the business and drive forward critical initiatives to deliver the strategy.
* This role reports in to the Finance Director.
* It is a home-based role but requires 1 day a week in the main office (Bristol).
Responsibilities:
* Working in partnership with the Operations team with a focus on P&L performance, cost management and delivery of financial and non-financial KPIs
* Identify opportunities for practice growth and implement actions to deliver, working closely with the Area Ops Directors to deliver projects and initiatives that enhance or improve practice performance
* Calibrate clinics and drive the underperforming brands / emerging risks by identifying areas for improvement and supporting the Operations team with resources, planning, implementation and tracking
* Work with the Commercial Finance team to ensure that the suite of reports coming out of Finance to the business is user-friendly and provides the required level of detail on the key topics
* Delivery of insights and training to ensure the best use of metrics to understand and drive performance
* Build a strong relationship with the FP&A team to drive the budget and re-forecasting process
* Liaise with the management accounting team to deliver month-end reporting, understand and build commentary on key variances
* Complete investment appraisals to ensure appropriate allocation of the ROI capex budget
* Deliver weekly and monthly trading packs on a timely basis
* Deliver Month end close and drive follow-ups to conclusion
* Support 2-way internal communications throughout the business, specifically between Ops and Finance
* Project work as allocated by the UK&I/CEO / Directors, including Central Finance transformation projects
Person Specification/Competencies:
* Educated to degree level and having completed their professional accounting qualification (CA / ACCA / CIMA / ACA or similar)
* Previous Finance Business Partnering experience is essential
* Team player able to collaborate with stakeholders but also challenge appropriately
* Strong emotional intelligence and communication skills with the ability to discuss financial performance with non-financial people, whilst building rapport and relationships
* Comfortable generating your own tasks based on business needs and working without a set structure
* Ability to adapt, reprioritise and thrive in a constantly changing environment
* Delivery-focused and capable of operating to tight deadlines
* Confidence in presentation skills, especially to large groups of people
* Excellent IT skills including advanced Excel, PowerPoint and Power BI
* Confident working with various management reporting systems
* Desirable
* Experience of Oracle
* Experience working with outsourced Finance
* If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or contact Charles Maidment from the Hays Bristol senior finance team.
* If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.
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