Finance Business Partner / Finance Analyst

Finance Business Partner / Analyst South Manchester - up to £55,000 DOE My client, an FMCG organisation with a global reach, are seeking an experienced, dynamic and passionate Finance Business Partner / Analyst to join their team. This is a fantastic opportunity for a qualified or nearly-qualified candidate to join an impressive Finance team and really develop their commercial finance career.

The Finance Business Partner / Analyst will focus and support the Head Office entities - forming relationships and partnering with members of the Executive Leadership team and senior stakeholders to prepare budget updates as a crucial part of the monthly rolling forecast process. Using budget skills for cost saving and optimisation is key, collaboratively working with budget holders.

Key Duties:

• Drive actuals reporting and monthly rolling forecast

• Provide business partnering support to key stakeholders to conduct regular bottom-up reforecast of P&L and balance sheet

• Critically analyse forecasts to identify risks and opportunities against the forecast

• Month end analysis of accruals and prepayments, with preparation of relevant journals

• Support process improvement projects to ensure robust control environment in the corporate centre, and the transformation office to report on the significant projects

• Be involved and support monthly Group consolidation process of actuals/forecasts, working closely with wider FP&A team to produce group results across all performance moments

• Participate in key FP&A improvement projects, including delivery of strategic finance initiatives

About You:

• Qualified Accountant (ACA, CIMA, ACCA)- nearly qualified could also be considered

• High level analysis, systems, and reporting skills

• Exceptional organisational and communication skills

• Able to identify, own, and resolve problems or recommend solutions

• Comfortable working independently and organise own workload

Absolutely fantastic opportunity - apply now for immediate consideration!

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