Finance Business Partner (Fixed Term contract)
Location: Hybrid
Salary: Up to £60,000 – £65,000 depending on experience
Working hours: 37.5 with a regular Mon-Fri Pattern
We are currently seeking a highly qualified and experienced Finance Business Partner to join our team at HMP Forest Bank.
As a Finance Business Partner, you will play a crucial role in providing financial leadership to the operational team at HMP Forest Bank. You will collaborate closely with various departments, such as sales, operations, and marketing, to ensure financial objectives are met and exceeded.
In this role, you will be responsible for developing and maintaining financial models, conducting data analysis, and providing recommendations to improve financial performance. Additionally, you will partner with key stakeholders to develop and track budgets, forecasts, and operational plans. Your exceptional financial acumen, strong analytical skills, and ability to effectively communicate complex financial information will be critical for success in this role.
About You:
Experience and knowledge requirement for this role:
* Qualified Accountant with CCAB qualifications.
* Prior finance business partnering experience at SLT level within a large, multi-service FM contract environment.
* Proven track record in influencing decision-making and improving performance with substantial positive profit impact.
* Experience balancing multiple priorities and adapting to changing business needs while meeting deadlines.
* The ability to connect financial and non-financial metrics to business drivers and actions.
* Ensuring accounting controls, policies, procedures, and compliance are maintained according to company policies.
* Oversight of core, periodic reporting and analysis, including management accounts and statutory reporting.
* Ensuring the finance department runs smoothly and provides effective services to internal and external stakeholders.
* Developing your team to provide effective cover and create career development pathways.
* Providing financial leadership to the operational team at HMP Altcourse.
* Using the contract change process to identify and resource new business growth opportunities.
What we offer:
* Flexible and dynamic work environment
* Competitive compensation
* Wide range of Employee benefits
* Access to ongoing training and development programs
* Countless opportunities to grow within the company.
About Sodexo:
At Sodexo, our purpose is to create a better every day for everyone to build a better life for all. We operate in 55 countries, serving over 100 million consumers each day through our unique combination of On-Site Food and FM Services, Benefits & Rewards Services, and Personal & Home Services.
We are committed to being an inclusive employer and welcome applications from people with diverse experiences, backgrounds, and identities.
We encourage our employees to get involved with our Employee Networks such as Pride, Sodexo Parents & Carers, Sodexo Disability, Ability network, So Together, Generations, and Origins.
We’re a Disability Confident Leader employer, committed to changing attitudes towards disability and ensuring disabled people have the chance to fulfill their aspirations.
Job Reference: SDX/TP/390535/137770
Contract Type: Fixed Term
Closing Date: 12 February, 2025
Job Category: Prison Service
Business Unit: UK Government - Justice
Location: HMP Forest Bank, Agecroft Road, Salford, Manchester, M27 8FB, United Kingdom
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