Role: Finance Business Partner
Reporting to: Commercial Finance Director
Location: Based in our support office in Alcester with hybrid working (2-3 days per week in the office)
Salary and benefits: £55,000-65,000, depending on experience, plus other benefits
About us
Helping Hands are the UK’s most trusted home care provider, and we’re passionate about offering an industry-leading home care service. We’ve been providing home care for over 30 years, so we know what it takes to deliver exceptional care.
We are a multi-site (150+ branches & expanding) majorly private-pay care business employing c.7,000+ zero-hours/guaranteed income carers and c.900 office staff. We are looking to recruit a qualified Financial Business Partner into our successful BP team due to internal progression.
The role
* Along with wider finance business partner team, have responsibility for leading on operationally driven projects across the business
* Have responsibility for ensuring weekly reporting & distribution occurs within tight reporting deadlines for an ever-expanding business. To ensure we monitor and report on all financial data & prepare accurate and timely financial and KPI reports
* To co-manage the hosting & reporting for weekly trading meetings with senior executives and business leaders
* Advise on development of operational cross finance processes to ensure robust controls are in place & meet the needs of the business. Must keep yourself current with financial regulations & accepted practices, offering advice on systems/procedure change where necessary.
* Liaise closely with our external branch network inc. regional Directors, offering training and support on understanding financial information.
What you'll do
* Visiting and supporting the key stakeholders around the country with management financial information and understanding (usually within your designated region(s))
* Build/design new reporting techniques in excel, in line with operational requirements and in conjunction with BI team
* To work with FC/FD to suggest ways to develop finance processes to ensure controls are robust & in line with requirements of the business
* Ad-hoc analysis of financial trends.
* Supporting the FD / Head of FP&A in their role
* Assist in weekly trading reporting and meetings with SMT & Exec each Monday
* Translation of financial data to operational team members
* Help develop new reporting in excel, dashboards & financial summaries for operations
* Ensure all KPI’s & month-end reporting deadlines are met
* Perform internal audits of our systems where necessary, monitoring & reporting on any financial discrepancies (exception reporting)
Who you are
* Advanced skills with Excel (e.g. use of pivot tables, complex linked formulae and data manipulation of data downloaded from other systems) non-negotiable
* Presentation skills, experience of producing and delivering branded high quality presentations for senior leaders
* Qualified as an accountant (ACCA, ACA, AAT, CIMA) and by experience (documented)
* Solid knowledge of current accounting regulations
* Time-management ability
* Must be able to work autonomously, and give input into best practice
* Excellent communication skills – especially to non-finance staff
* Strong service ethic
* Highly organised
* Great attention to detail
* Happy to travel ad-hoc across England & Wales
* Ideally experienced in a growing business environment
* A person who can build strong working relationships with external teams, offering help on cost reduction strategies, budgeting processes & financial opportunities
* A strong, driven character who can evaluate results and communicate opinions and suggestions effectively
* Comfortable building & delivering detailed ‘non-finance friendly’ presentations
* Technical excel knowledge to a high level
* Experienced working in a finance/process driven environment.
* Able to work independently but also work as part of a team.
* Able to work well under pressure in a high-volume transactional environment.
* Deadline orientated, statistical approach to problem solving
* Personable, friendly and patient