Finance Business Partner

Robert Walters are delighted to be partnering with Network Plus in their search for a Finance Business Partner.

Our Company

Since its formation in 2000, Network Plus Group has gone from strength to strength following successful contract awards and acquisitions. The Group comprises Network Plus Services, Go Traffic Management, Capital Traffic Management, EOS and Network Plus Multi Utility.

Network Plus is now one of the UK’s leading utility and infrastructure providers, with offices and depots stretching from Carlisle to the South coast. We deliver services to clients and the public 24/7/365.

Core services include repair, maintenance, construction and installation of utility and infrastructure assets. We provide traffic management through our sister businesses; Go Traffic Management and Capital Traffic Management. Vegetation management and tree cutting activities are provided through EOS Contracting.

We pride ourselves on hiring and retaining fantastic people. We aim to be inclusive and respectful in the way we develop our people.

Our Role

As a Finance Business Partner, you will be responsible for all aspects of management reporting and financial control of contracts and, as a member of the senior contracts team, contributing to the overall strategy and performance of the business to meet agreed business targets and objectives.

Key responsibilities

• We are looking for someone to prepare timely and accurate monthly management accounts, commentary and analysis, complying with all relevant accounting and company policies and procedures
• We are looking for someone who will forecast cash performance with commentary and variance analysis
• We are looking for someone to attend contract reviews and relevant project meetings to develop a close understanding and awareness of the project portfolio
• We are looking for someone to prepare the Financial reporting pack for the group of contracts and deliver at the monthly finance review
• We are looking for someone to provide constructive challenge and input to ensure that opportunities and risks are identified, reported and addressed
• We are looking for someone to act as a financial business partner to the relevant leadership teams to ensure financial issues are robustly and effectively managed and reported
• We are looking for someone to help solution budget shortfalls not just report the numbers
• We are looking for someone to assist with the due diligence on acquisitions within your business unit and preparation of completion accounts
• We are looking for someone to work with the operations FD to deliver on any integration tar-gets

Experience and Qualifications

• A qualified accountant with extensive post qualification experience
• Strong influencing and communication skills, with an ability to command respect at all levels of the organisation
• The ability to be independent and objective, whilst maintaining effective relationships
• Highly computer literate, with prior experience of ERP systems and Excel
• A proven capability to interrogate, analyse and manage complex data streams for multiple internal/external sources
• Exposure to M&A activity is useful but not required.

Salary and Benefits

We offer a competitive salary based on experience along with a full benefits package.

Network Plus is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, nationality, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability status, or any other applicable characteristics protected by law.

We are Armed Forces-friendly. We welcome applications from ex-Armed Forces personnel, reservists, armed forces veterans, cadet instructors and military spouses/partners.

We understand that privacy and the security of your personal information is extremely important. By applying for this role, you agree to the terms of our privacy policy which you can find here - https://networkplus.co.uk/privacy-and-cookie-policy.

For further details please contact Gary Darlington at gary.darlington@walterspeople.co.uk. All third party applications will be managed by Robert Walters.