Finance Business Partner

## **FP&A Accountant or Financial Analyst**

### **About the Role**
Responsible for delivering **high-quality financial planning, reporting, and analysis**, while driving **process improvements** and supporting **business decision-making** across the organisation.

### **Key Responsibilities**

- Lead the preparation and delivery of:
  - Month-end close
  - Budgeting
  - Forecasting cycles
  *to ensure accurate and timely outputs.*
- Maintain strong financial control by:
  - Clearly documenting and understanding assumptions.
  - Consistently applying them across reporting.
  - Taking ownership of balance sheet items including **risk tracking and accruals**.
- Produce **insightful performance reporting** including:
  - Variance analysis
  - Commentary for both **internal and external stakeholders**.
- **Own resource approval processes** by:
  - Preparing submissions.
  - Presenting updates in regular review forums.
  - Validating and monitoring **people-related costs**.
- Partner with **finance teams** (including FP&A and cost management) to ensure:
  - Alignment.
  - Consistency in reporting and planning activities.
- Build and maintain **financial models**, and provide **ad hoc analysis** to support:
  - Business initiatives.
  - Decision-making.
- Develop and enhance **reporting packs** to track:
  - Actuals vs. plan.
  - Forecast outlook.
  - Remaining spend.
  - Key risks and opportunities.
- Identify and implement **process improvements** to:
  - Streamline workflows.
  - Enhance operational efficiency.
- Provide **financial guidance and support** on:
  - Ad hoc queries.
  - Business initiatives.
- Collaborate with **junior team members**, supporting:
  - Knowledge transfer.
  - Development by transitioning **routine activities** where appropriate.