Finance Business Partner

Sewell Wallis are currently working with our client a global manufacturing and distribution business based in Rotherham as they recruit into their commercial finance team. This business offers the perfect balance of exceptional corporate benefits and flexible/hybrid working at the same time as being able to offer rewarding careers.

People who work here stick around. They have a local central finance team and they actively promote internal promotions and secondments into different area of finance meaning you'll be offered opportunities to either broaden your skill set or step up into management role in the future.

What will you be doing?

• Take full ownership of any assigned P&L segments/business areas, including investigation into all areas of the P&L, applying scepticism and intellectual curiosity
• Work with the business to produce rolling forecasts, annual budgets and strategic planning processes for areas of responsibility with a strong focus on review and insightful commentary
• Challenge and review business forecasts, reporting on key risk and opportunities and support in the escalation of business issues with timely financial analysis
• Take a lead role in the finance contribution to quarterly cost stack reviews
• Take full responsibility for intra-business charges within p&l areas of responsibility

• Partner with Business & Business Improvement managers on productivity in area of responsibility, contributing to productivity ideas generation and ensuring accurate logging of p&l savings

• Apply initiative and present recommendations to the Finance Managers to drive and reduce volatility
• Support on ad-hoc initiatives/projects within the team and/or wider function

What skills do we need?

• Degree and a strong, proven accounting background (CIMA/ACA/ACCA qualified) with first time passed preferred
• Previous experience in a commercial, business facing role is essential
• Excellent oral and written communication skills with ability to communicate effectively with both financial and less-financial audiences of all levels of a multi-national organisation
• Advanced modelling, analytical and numerical reasoning skills with an ability to interpret complex plant and contract performance

What's on offer?

• Salary of �60,000
• 10% annual bonus
• Hybrid working - 2 days in the office
• Flexible working arrangements
• Career progression opportunities

Apply below or contact Kayley for more information.

To apply please send your CV, quoting our reference and specifying which website you saw this position advertised on. Due to the high volume of applications please accept that if we have not responded to your application within seven days, your application has not been successful. Sewell Wallis is a specialist recruitment company with a vast amount of experience in our industry we offer permanent, temporary and interim recruitment support for accounting and finance, human resources and business support positions. We recruit at all levels within finance from Purchase Ledger Administrator and Credit Controller level through to Financial Controller and Director positions. With offices in Sheffield and Leeds, we are well situated to cover all of South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and Manchester. Please visit our website for more information on accountancy and finance jobs and human resources or business support positions.