Overview
Would you like to help enrich the lives of learners around the world? At RM, we’ve been pioneers of education technology since 1973. We provide technology and resources to the education sector, supporting over 10 million students worldwide. We work with over 28,000 schools, nurseries, and education trusts in 115 countries to deliver customer-centric solutions that improve education outcomes.
What we do helps learners at all stages of their lives, from preschool to higher education and professional qualification; we partner with schools, examination boards, central governments and other professional institutions to enrich the lives of learners.
RM Group operates through three businesses: Technology (Managed Services, Software and Infrastructure for Schools), Assessment (Software and Services) and TTS (Educational Resources).
TTS has proudly supported the education sector for almost 40 years. Our in-house experts collaborate with teachers and educational experts to create unique and innovative resources that engage children and inspire a lifelong love of learning. Every TTS resource provides unlimited learning opportunities and is made to last, making the most of schools’ and nurseries’ limited budgets and ensuring years of classroom use.
Visit our website to find out more: https://www.tts-group.co.uk/
Responsibilities
* Finance Business Partner supporting the RM Resources management team
* Supporting the preparation of monthly results and management reporting including divisional packs for Group consolidation
* Working with the accounting team on all reconciliations and liaising with the wider finance teams and transactional reporting team in India to ensure accurate flow of information
* Supporting the Finance Director in producing the forecasts & budgets ensuring alignment with relevant functional owners, and challenging and driving performance to budget by department.
* Work with the Sales and marketing teams to analyse trends, impact of marketing & promotional activity
* Support & challenge Product Development teams through the development cycle including production/approval of business cases and on-going monitoring of performance
* Transformation – Supporting business projects to improve process and transition the business across accounting systems and delivery to drive business growth.
* Audit – support the group audit, liaising with the external auditors in preparation information and investigation of issues
* Provide ad-hoc analysis and insights to support business requirements
Requirements
* Previous experience in Finance Partnering roles
* ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified or part qualified
* Exposure to business leaders in a previous role and experience working in cross functional teams.
* Ability to represent finance with the business and the business with finance
* Demonstrated ability to “get behind the numbers” and understand key drivers within a business
* Expert Excel knowledge
* Strong experience in using finance and customer management systems
* Strong experience in analytical and reporting tools
* Experience in data rich digital environments such as Retail
* Experience of general ledger accounting
* Excellent communication skills
* Ability to influence at all levels of an organisation
* Highly analytical with a keen attention to detail
What’s in it for you?
At TTS we have My Work Blend @RM which provides office-based colleagues with multi location and hybrid working options. As well as your office base, you can spend a proportion of your time working at other locations that suit your role and your life, including home, other offices, customer sites, distribution centres or on the move. We encourage you to discuss arrangements for this role with your potential line manager during the recruitment process.
As well as a competitive salary and our core benefits package which includes private medical healthcare, life assurance and a Group Personal Pension Plan with higher contribution levels available, some roles are also eligible for a performance-related bonus. There are lots of voluntary benefits too. You could buy additional annual leave, join our dental plan, sign up for a health assessment, or take part in our cycle to work scheme. You could even earn yourself an extra bonus for successfully recommending a friend or family member for a position within RM.
To better reflect the society that we serve, we’re committed to building a diverse workforce and creating an inclusive and welcoming environment for all. To achieve this, we create teams of talented people from different backgrounds and experiences and strive to be a business where our people can bring their whole selves to work. We also want to make the recruitment process as inclusive as possible for everyone. Should you require additional support with your application or through the interview process, please contact us at recruitment@rm.com.
Unfortunately, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.
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