Main Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Financial Control: Guarantee that the Business Unit as a whole follows business policies and procedures. Review, manage, and enhance cash flow, margins, and reporting on a regular basis. Create benchmarking procedures and goals to question the financial data.
2. Business Reporting: In accordance with the monthly business schedule, create accurate Business Unit reports that include comprehensive Project Profitability reporting, balance sheet extracts and reconciliations, and a thorough Profit & Loss account with analysis and comments. Forecasts of profits and losses as well as yearly plans. Ad hoc reporting in response to divisional management or business unit requests. Examine the P&L results and challenges for the Contract and Business Units.
3. Lead and Develop Contract Support Team: Hire, train, lead, inspire, and grow the team. Take part in formal evaluations and make sure succession and personal development plans are in place. Conduct formal Contract and Business Unit evaluations every month, with monthly site visits emphasizing underperforming contracts to guarantee the use of best practices, communication, and comprehension of important business messaging.
4. Added Value: Lead and guide the Business Unit with financial and contract support, utilizing your specialized knowledge and expertise to influence performance standards. Manage employees both directly and indirectly to implement improvements, promote change, and enhance standards. Serve as the Business Unit Director's expert partner, offering guidance and challenging top management on performance.
5. Contract and Finance Management: Establish and cultivate high-level connections with clients, central finance teams, business and account leaders, and outside organizations (such as auditors). Continuously enhance efficiency, quality, and service. Maintain regular communication with contract financial and contract support employees to keep them updated on operational goals and accomplishments. Determine, evaluate, and address possible business risks in addition to opportunities and fixes to improve company performance.
Selection Criteria:
1. The successful person should be actively studying a recognized CCAB accounting qualification (ACA, CIMA or ACCA) with relevant PQE gained in a similar environment.
2. A degree such as Math's, Economics or Finance is an advantage but not essential.
3. Strong management accounting and analytical skills are essential.
4. The person should have the skills to manage and develop the contract support team.
5. This role requires a person who has a strong customer focus, promotes team spirit, boosts morale, and subscribes to the Company ethos of continual improvement.
6. It is likely to suit an individual who is self-motivated, reliable, and professional. They should have a strong attention to detail, which is paramount to delivering the required job performance levels.
7. Strong communication skills.
8. Competent working knowledge of Microsoft packages (e.g., Excel, Word).
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