Senior Finance Business Partner From £60,000 Location: West Offices, York Monday - Friday Our client’s vision is to be the most loved, progressive and responsible way to travel for generations to come. What you will be doing; They have an exciting opportunity to join the Finance Team as a Senior Finance Business Partner. Reporting into the Lead Finance Business Partner, you will bring together key financial data and business insight to target growth and efficiency opportunities across our business. Working closely and building effective relationships with Finance and non-finance Managers within the business this role will lead our team in maximising profitable, value for money and commercial opportunities. You'll also be involved in; Working closely with the wider business to gain insight and intelligence behind their key data. Working with the Lead FBP and x3 existing Senior FBPs to identify target areas within the financial landscape. Delivering a periodic reporting process that helps drive ownership and accountability within the business. Pro-actively identifying opportunities to streamline and increase efficiency. Working with the Finance Business Partners in conjunction with key business stakeholders at all levels to deliver robust and accurate annual budgets and periodic forecasts. Driving and challenging the business to adopt a cost-conscious culture via review of cost centre spend, adapting communication styles to coach, partner and engage relevant managers to ensure ownership and understanding of cost drivers. Focusing on functional risks or opportunities, ensuring they are communicated appropriately to stakeholders and that risk mitigations plans are in place and any opportunities are fully exploited. Developing and maintaining personal networks and allegiances and seeking opportunities to improve contacts internally and externally to the business. Working as a member of the wider Finance Team to ensure consistency of approach and to offer support and guidance to more junior members of the team. Collaborating across industry partners to offer support guidance and share best practice. Delivering accurate and timely reports for the function that are fit for purpose and can be consistently relied upon for decision making purposes. Ensuring all processes within functional remit are appropriate, consistent and are working effectively so as not to subject the business to unnecessary risk. Looking for innovative solutions to develop and improve the outputs and efficiency of the business and to share best practice within Finance and the business. Helping support the business in implementing financial controls and processes which balance risk against the ease of doing business. What do we need you to have? To be our Senior Finance Business Partner you should have the following competencies and skills: CCAB or CIMA recognised qualification. Post qualification 3 years. Ability to maintain accurate and detailed records and audit trail essential. Ability to work to tight deadlines without compromising quality. Experience of managing a professional Finance team, including qualified accountants. Proven analytical and reconciliation skills. Attention to detail balanced with a need to take pragmatic alternatives. Experience of systems and process implementation and improvement. Experience in business modelling and investment appraisal techniques. Knowledge of Oracle, Open Accounts, eBIS and Microsoft Office. Excellent presentation and communication skills. Forward Assist Recruitment is operating as an employment agency. Forward Assist Recruitment is an Equal Opportunities employer; we welcome applicants from all backgrounds