Job Title: Finance Business Partner
Company: CV-Library
Location: Liverpool, Merseyside
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full Time
Main Duties:
1. Review and analyse financial trends and contractual obligations in preparing budgets and forecasts.
2. Conduct internal reviews of contracts and performance against KPIs supporting KPI improvement programs.
3. Benchmark costs against other prisons within the portfolio and provide recommendations and improvement actions to Management.
4. Work to strict deadlines, delivering a high standard of output with attention to detail.
5. Promote financial awareness and prioritisation across all departments within the prison.
6. Ensure the finance department runs smoothly and provides effective services to internal and external stakeholders.
7. Ensure all contractual obligations are known and understood to maximize profit achievement and robust contract management.
8. Oversight of core, periodic reporting and analysis, ranging from management accounts to trend analysis, compliance, and statutory reporting.
9. Review processes and procedures on an ongoing basis, driving continuous improvement and compliance with new systems.
10. Challenge and support the development of efficient and cost-effective labour structures and operational reporting within the prison.
11. Work closely with Procurement to maximize input pricing efficiencies without compromising operational service delivery.
12. Contribute effectively to the Operational and Finance SMT’s agenda for business improvement.
13. Action the agreed Business Plans on time and within budget to meet business needs.
14. Identify, manage, control, and review prison financial and contractual risks to support the risk management framework and process.
15. Develop your team to provide effective cover and create career development pathways for succession planning.
16. Use the contract change process to identify and resource new business growth opportunities.
17. Engage in effective communication, internally and externally, to deliver role accountabilities and deliverables.
Personal Requirements:
1. Qualified Accountant with a minimum of 5 years PQE.
2. Strong reporting and organisational skills.
3. Prior finance business partnering experience at SLT level within a large, multi-service FM contract environment, with knowledge of complex contracts desirable.
4. Knowledge of SAP and Essbase (Smart View) desirable.
5. Outstanding track record in influencing decision-making within a business and improving performance with substantial positive profit impact.
6. Strong analytical skills with the ability to understand complex issues and prioritise action plans for successful resolution.
7. Client (Customer) and/or Supplier relationship management experience, evidenced by the ability to influence profitable decisions on behalf of the business.
8. Strong interpersonal and influencing skills for managing senior-level stakeholders within a matrix management structure.
9. Strong commercial acumen, willing and able to challenge accepted practices and processes.
10. Demonstrable ability to connect financial and non-financial metrics to business drivers and actions.
11. Able to demonstrate tangible improvements in business performance.
12. The ability to combine strategic and analytical perspectives with a pragmatic approach.
13. The ability to maintain focus on day-to-day performance while working towards longer-term goals.
14. Track record of balancing multiple priorities while adapting to changing business needs and meeting deadlines.
15. Experience in process improvement requirements identification, recommendations, and delivery.
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