Finance Business Partner
Manchester (Manchester) Accounting / Management control
Job description
Finance Partner - Manchester - £60,000-£70,000 + Benefits
Our client, an innovative payments and technology company, is seeking a Finance Partner to join their expanding team in Manchester City Centre. As a Commercial Financial Business Partner, you will collaborate with internal stakeholders and teams across the organisation to ensure the achievement of business goals.
What's on offer?
· Highly competitive salary between £60,000-£70,000 (dependant on experience)
· Annual company bonus
· 40-hour week - Monday to Friday
· Hybrid working (1-2 days per week in our Manchester offices)
· Industry leading pension scheme
· Private Medical
· 25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays - with the opportunity to purchase additional holidays
· Life assurance
· Income protection
· Gym Flex membership
· Discounts & perks platform
· Employee wellbeing
How you'll make an impact:
· Reporting to the Head of FP&A for International Payments, you will act as a commercial business partner to the International Payments team, enabling and supporting all financial planning and decision making.
· Ensure accurate forecasting and reporting of revenue and profitability, identifying and managing risks and opportunities to budgets and forecasts.
· Conduct pricing and deal modelling, including impact on balance and shareholder return thresholds in negotiations.
· Provide insightful commercial analysis and support leadership teams in achieving revenue and profitability goals, including customer segmentation.
· Support business casing and investment appraisal, such as Capital Planning Process (CPP) and Account profitability.
· Coordinate and translate growth initiatives, recommending cost reduction strategies.
· Formulate financial business plans in collaboration with leadership teams.
· Collaborate with subject matter experts for complex analysis across the business.
· Develop sales commission plans for International payments in partnership with management.
Experience/Key Competencies:
· Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA or global equivalent) with PQE in day-to-day financial planning and analysis in a global company environment, ideally from a Fintech background.
· Recent experience in the Planning function within financial services industries is preferred.
· Strong commercial acumen, including pricing support and business case development.
· Proficiency in financial planning and reporting models using Planning Analytics or similar BI tools (e.g., Anaplan, UI Path, Alteryx).
· Advanced Excel skills with a high level of attention to detail.
· Excellent presentation skills.
· Demonstrated ability to engage in strong business partnering and influence decision makers.
· Judgement, drive, and influence to effectively communicate key messages.
· Ambitious and eager to grow and develop, seeking opportunities for advancement and assisting others.
· Ability to prioritise competing demands and work in a dynamic environment.
· Proactive and hands-on approach, displaying flexibility and creativity.
· Energy, commitment, and attention to detail for accurate reporting.
If you are a proactive, ambitious finance professional with the desire to make a difference in a dynamic and growing team, then we would love to hear from you. Apply now to join our client's organisation as their Finance Partner.
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