Location: Ipswich, Suffolk, United Kingdom
About The Role
Job Title: Finance Business Partner
Salary: Competitive
Hours per week: Monday to Friday - 37.5 hours per week
Business Overview
OCS Group is one of the world's leading international facilities service providers, delivering critical and essential services to support their 20,000 customers. With a turnover of more than £2bn, the company employs over 130,000 colleagues in 26 countries and has a strong track record of expertly delivering high-quality services across a range of sectors and industries to customers at a local, national, and international level. OCS offers services including cleaning, catering, security, building services, energy management and compliance, front of house, landscaping, logistics, waste management, and pest control services.
Job Overview
As a Finance Business Partner, you will play a crucial role in supporting the finance department by providing strategic financial insights and analysis to the business. This is a hybrid-working position, combining working with a vibrant & supportive finance team in the office, visiting clients' sites, and working from home. Your expertise in finance business partnering and management accounts, along with the desire to make a difference, will be essential in driving informed decision-making and supporting the financial growth of our organization.
Benefits
* Informal hybrid/flexible working arrangements
* 25 days holiday + bank holidays
* Free fruit in our office
* Employee Referral Scheme (if you refer a successful candidate to one of our vacancies)
* Wide range of retail discounts
* Regular social and charity events held in our offices.
* Get involved in charity events in the local community.
Wellbeing
* Discounted gym membership
* Eye test £25 voucher and up to £100 towards glasses
* Join our Cycle to Work scheme via salary sacrifice.
* Access to 'CHROMA,' our internal colleague-led diversity and inclusion community - join a committee or take part in our D&I initiatives and events.
* Access to internal Mental Health First Aiders
Career development and recognition
* Immediate access to 'Opportunity,' our internal Learning and Development platform
* Required professional membership fees paid for
* Opportunity to win monthly OCS recognition scheme.
* Long service awards
Key Responsibilities:
* Responsible for the production of timely and accurate monthly Management Reports and Accounts, ensuring compliance with accounting standards, including all necessary regional reports for major contracts in the business unit.
* Act as a trusted advisor to key stakeholders by providing financial guidance, analysis, and insights to support business objectives.
* Monitor key performance indicators and variance analysis to provide a clear understanding of the drivers of growth to inform and develop both short-term performance and the strategic direction of the business unit.
* Develop and maintain effective business partnering relationships across different operational teams.
* Collaborate with Operational teams to improve working capital performance, particularly regarding debt and stock management.
* Provide effective financial information to the operations of the business to enable visibility of performance and assist with strategies around efficiencies and enhancing profitability.
* Preparation of annual budgets and rolling forecasts to manage the divisional results and expectations across the business.
* Use Microsoft Dynamics & Power BI to analyze financial data, create insightful reports, and identify trends and opportunities for improvement.
* Support in the preparation of financial presentations and reports for senior management and board meetings.
* Compliance with group finance policy and procedure and establishment of additional policy and procedure as required.
Key working relationships:
* Operational Teams, including Contract Managers & Operations Directors
* At times supporting Commercial Finance Director & Managing Director
About You:
* Applicants must have the Right To Work in the UK
* Part Qualified or Newly Qualified Accountant (e.g. ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent).
* Experience of preparing, reviewing, and interpreting Management Accounts
* Experience of budgeting and forecasting
* Experience in the Facilities Management industry would be desirable.
* Commercial acumen, with an ability to interpret numbers and communicate key issues in a concise and clear manner to a range of audiences.
* Possessing a high level of attention to detail, but commercially focused.
* Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to effectively convey complex financial information.
* Engaging client-facing capabilities to build and develop relationships.
* Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with a keen eye for detail.
* Advanced Excel skills and the ability to work with complex financial models.
* Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, and meet deadlines.
* Able to deal with a fast-paced continually evolving role.
* Curious, determined with bags of initiative.
* Analytically minded, able to grasp the big picture but also have strong attention to detail when required.
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