Finance Business Partner
Posted 4 days ago
- Retford, Nottinghamshire
- Any
- External
- Expires In 3 months
Finance Business Partner
This is a Remote Role with regular travel to our Retford and London Offices.
The Role:
To work with various business units within the specialty division to provide insight into financial performance, aid planning and forecasting, and deliver a strong reporting process.
Responsibilities:
Work in close partnership with the Regional Director and Head of Finance of Specialty to provide accurate and comprehensive annual budgets and quarterly reforecasts
Conduct monthly review meetings with the Regional Director and other budget holders and to act as a key point of contact to support the business
Monthly cost review to ensure costs are in line with budget with any deviations from plan reported and explained
Provide monthly reporting to the Head of Finance and CEO of business performance against budget/forecast together with risks and opportunities for the remainder of the year
Build strong relations and provide financial support to commercial decision making
Challenge current ways of working, driving efficiencies and cost savings wherever possible
Liaise with central finance
Annual budgeting for Group central cost base as well as longer term planning (3 year)
Ad-hoc reporting and analysis as required
Aid Integration of newly acquired businesses
Support process and reporting development
Experience:
ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified
Insurance industry experience
Commercial Finance experience working in a fast-paced growth environment (over 5 years)
Budgeting and Planning experience as well as monthly reporting
Skills:
Highly analytical with attention to detail
Ability to work to tight reporting deadlines and driven by key objectives
Ability to manage multiple stakeholders, including Senior executive management
Collaborating and coordinating with other parts of the business
An Ambitious, self-starter who can take responsibility and work effectively under pressure
Comfortable dealing with and leading through ambiguity and rapid change
High level of resilience
Proactive and collaborative approach
Further information
As well as a competitive salary we offer the following benefits -
Competitive holiday allowance with the annual option to buy additional days
Death in Service benefit of x4 salary
Company pension scheme
Enhanced maternity and paternity leave packages
A flexible benefits package which allows you to add additional benefits to your overall package
Our benefits portal offers discounts on technology & electronics, cinemas, restaurants, days out, mortgage advice, travel and many more
Referral schemes
Discounted rates on PIB products
We offer a first-class employee benefits and welfare package to support our employees with financial management, cycle to work scheme, counselling support, health screening, will writing, menopause support, books, stopping smoking and much more
If supporting the local community, engaging with charities and having the opportunity to ‘give something back’ interests you, you have the opportunity to take an extra day to support this with a Volunteering day.
We also offer a wide range of discounts including a kids pass – giving you discount to over 4500 attractions and activities, discounts at hairdressers and beauticians, climate change projects with lots of other options to choose
PIB has a comprehensive learning & development framework, including professional study options and apprenticeships which are available to all employees, and which will support your career development
Being a part of our PIB Community Trust, we support fundraising where you can apply for grants from PIB Group towards your chosen charity
PIB Group are committed to improving their environmental impact in a responsible way. From the individual actions that our colleagues take every day through to installing the right facilities across our premises, there are many measures in place to help reduce PIB’s carbon footprint.
We are proud of our success and growth and have been recognised for many industry awards across our business. If you wish to work for a company that truly puts people at the heart of their organisation, then we would love to hear from you. PIB operates a flexible working policy, and our management teams will talk to you about how that would meet both your flexible working needs and those of the business and role you are applying for. We would love to hear from you if you want to hear more about opportunities in PIB.
We are an equal opportunities employer, committed to hiring a diverse and inclusive workforce. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, gender, religion, disability, age, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by law.
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This is a Remote Role with regular travel to our Retford and London Offices.
The Role:
To work with various business units within the specialty division to provide insight into financial performance, aid planning and forecasting, and deliver a strong reporting process.
Responsibilities:
Work in close partnership with the Regional Director and Head of Finance of Specialty to provide accurate and comprehensive annual budgets and quarterly reforecasts
Conduct monthly review meetings with the Regional Director and other budget holders and to act as a key point of contact to support the business
Monthly cost review to ensure costs are in line with budget with any deviations from plan reported and explained
Provide monthly reporting to the Head of Finance and CEO of business performance against budget/forecast together with risks and opportunities for the remainder of the year
Build strong relations and provide financial support to commercial decision making
Challenge current ways of working, driving efficiencies and cost savings wherever possible
Liaise with central finance
Annual budgeting for Group central cost base as well as longer term planning (3 year)
Ad-hoc reporting and analysis as required
Aid Integration of newly acquired businesses
Support process and reporting development
Experience:
ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified
Insurance industry experience
Commercial Finance experience working in a fast-paced growth environment (over 5 years)
Budgeting and Planning experience as well as monthly reporting
Skills:
Highly analytical with attention to detail
Ability to work to tight reporting deadlines and driven by key objectives
Ability to manage multiple stakeholders, including Senior executive management
Collaborating and coordinating with other parts of the business
An Ambitious, self-starter who can take responsibility and work effectively under pressure
Comfortable dealing with and leading through ambiguity and rapid change
High level of resilience
Proactive and collaborative approach
Further information
As well as a competitive salary we offer the following benefits -
Competitive holiday allowance with the annual option to buy additional days
Death in Service benefit of x4 salary
Company pension scheme
Enhanced maternity and paternity leave packages
A flexible benefits package which allows you to add additional benefits to your overall package
Our benefits portal offers discounts on technology & electronics, cinemas, restaurants, days out, mortgage advice, travel and many more
Referral schemes
Discounted rates on PIB products
We offer a first-class employee benefits and welfare package to support our employees with financial management, cycle to work scheme, counselling support, health screening, will writing, menopause support, books, stopping smoking and much more
If supporting the local community, engaging with charities and having the opportunity to ‘give something back’ interests you, you have the opportunity to take an extra day to support this with a Volunteering day.
We also offer a wide range of discounts including a kids pass – giving you discount to over 4500 attractions and activities, discounts at hairdressers and beauticians, climate change projects with lots of other options to choose
PIB has a comprehensive learning & development framework, including professional study options and apprenticeships which are available to all employees, and which will support your career development
Being a part of our PIB Community Trust, we support fundraising where you can apply for grants from PIB Group towards your chosen charity
PIB Group are committed to improving their environmental impact in a responsible way. From the individual actions that our colleagues take every day through to installing the right facilities across our premises, there are many measures in place to help reduce PIB’s carbon footprint.
We are proud of our success and growth and have been recognised for many industry awards across our business. If you wish to work for a company that truly puts people at the heart of their organisation, then we would love to hear from you. PIB operates a flexible working policy, and our management teams will talk to you about how that would meet both your flexible working needs and those of the business and role you are applying for. We would love to hear from you if you want to hear more about opportunities in PIB.
We are an equal opportunities employer, committed to hiring a diverse and inclusive workforce. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, gender, religion, disability, age, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by law.
REF-(Apply online only)