Do you want to work with great people? Looking for the opportunity to progress and further develop your career? We’re currently recruiting and would love to speak with you about how SSP could be the right place for you. Please read on for further information. Job Summary Reporting to the VBU Leader & acting as a key member of the VBU Management team, this is a wide-ranging role that requires a positive and proactive attitude with the credibility to interact with senior staff and influence decisions. You will be responsible for ensuring the integrity of all financial information and reporting, as well as providing analysis & meaningful business information that will facilitate the achievement of the financial goals. Job Description Main Area of Responsibility: Develop and deliver the financial plans as agreed upon by management o Oversee & review the VBU quarterly forecasting. o Deliver pro-active and professional financial and decision support to the VBU. o Produce revenue analysis and P&L monitoring, pricing analysis and performance monitoring to aid planning and forecasting. o Oversight of financial planning and analysis including management reporting that remains relevant to support decision making. Anticipate business requirements, trends and variances o Develop action plans to measure and analyse results. o Initiate corrective actions to minimize the impact of adverse variances. o Review business performance against forecasts and agree on corrective action with the Business Unit management teams. Provide commercial direction o Participate in projects from a financial business partnering perspective. Improve operational practices o Create and implement processes to drive sustainable improvements in the efficiency of business processes in the finance function. o Evaluate operational systems and staffing levels, address inefficiencies and develop and recommend policies and procedures to ensure organisational effectiveness. Build, manage and motivate staff o Lead the selection, management, development and motivation of your team. o Create an environment that motivates staff ensuring they are fully aware of what is expected of them and regularly review performance with direct reports, resolving any issues. o Uphold and enforce an environment of ethical practices. Finance o Ensure adherence to corporate finance policies & Company approval matrix. o Working capital management. o Work closely with other internal teams to embed financial understanding at all levels across the VBU o Produce and provide ad hoc finance related reports and projects to the VBU, Group CFO and corporate as required o Perform any other reasonable duties as required by Management. Specialized Skills and Knowledge Qualified to degree level with an accounting qualification (ACA, ACMA, ACCA, CIMA) Excellent communication, interpersonal and team building skills, comfortable interacting and motivating personnel at all levels of the organisation. Ability to influence the decisions of senior business leaders through effective verbal and written communication, logical reasoning, and the presentation of alternatives. Solid business judgment capable of driving an organisation to the right results with a focused, pragmatic approach. Ability to work under pressure to tight timescales. Good sense of humour, with the ability to create and maintain excellent communications between respective sites and divisions. Self-motivated starter, able to instigate and manage change. Sound understanding of contracting terms and conditions and the assessment of commercial risk. Highly computer literate, with particular reference to accounting and management software and Microsoft Office products (Excel and PowerPoint especially). Worker Type Regular