15856 - Finance Business Partner

Job title: Finance Business Partner
Location: Cardiff, Wales
Duration: Permanent
Adecco is an employment consultancy. We put expertise, energy, and enthusiasm into improving everyone's chance of being part of the workplace. We respect and appreciate people of all ethnicities, generations, religious beliefs, sexual orientations, gender identities, and more. We do this by showcasing their talents, skills, and unique experience in an inclusive environment that helps them thrive.
The role:
The Finance Business Partner for Major Projects will play a critical role in supporting the strategic and financial objectives of the South Wales business unit. This position involves partnering with the Operations Director to drive performance improvement, ensure efficient capital programme delivery, and provide robust financial support for operational teams. The role demands resilience, proactive problem-solving, and the ability to build strong relationships in challenging environments.
Responsibilities:
� Partner with the Operations Director (South Wales) in delivery of strategic objectives.
� Support the management of performance, financial risks and the implementation & maintenance of financial controls.
� Support the delivery of the financial strategy against the levers within the regulatory framework.
� Shape the definition of value, key drivers which create value and the KPIs which measure value; and ensure these are used to inform performance management, decision making and planning for the future.
� Lead the long-term business & financial planning, budgeting and forecasting processes to drive performance for the operational unit.
� Support the implementation of continuous improvement and performance excellence activities, consistently achieving strong results.
� Act as the finance lead on the investment appraisal process for South Wales, guiding decision making with insight and optimisation opportunities, to ensure that all current and future investments are made in line with the business strategy and value requirements.
� Play an active role in developing and maintaining a cohesive team across Finance and the Business / Functions, including contribution to the successful implementation of Finance strategic priorities, to create & embed a high performing Community.
� Act as champion of operating model discipline, ensuring clean delineation of accountabilities and responsibilities in accordance with the organisational blueprint/RACI.
� Present the monthly results in a style suitable for both a finance and non-finance audience, delivering insight and highlighting priority areas for focus, ensuring efficiencies are optimised for the longer term.
Requirements:
� Qualified Accountant (ACCA, CIMA, ACA etc)
� The ability to influence and impact the decisions and financial performance of senior stakeholders and their teams throughout the relevant business area.
� Strong commercial skills
� Good strategic outlook. Joins the dots between long term strategy and financial performance, whilst dealing with ambiguity.
� Proven ability to adapt style of financial information presentation to suit a range of stakeholders, both financial and non-financial.
� Planning, forecasting and budgeting expert.
� Demonstrated Business Partner skills to act as a trusted advisor using strategic insight to deliver tangible performance improvements.
Candidates will ideally show evidence of the above in their CV in order to be considered.
Please be advised if you haven't heard from us within 48 hours then unfortunately your application has not been successful on this occasion, we may however keep your details on file for any suitable future vacancies and contact you accordingly.