Job Title: Senior Finance Business Partner
Location: Ipswich, UK/Hybrid – Applicants must have the right to work in the UK
Salary: Competitive
Contract: Permanent
Hours per week: Monday - Friday - 37.5 hours per week
Business Overview
OCS Group is one of the world’s leading international facilities service providers, delivering critical and essential services to support their 20,000 customers. With a turnover more than £2bn, the company employs more than 130,000 colleagues in 26 countries and has a strong track record of expertly delivering high quality services across a range of sectors and industries to customers at a local, national and international level. OCS offers services including cleaning, catering, security, building services, energy management and compliance, front of house, landscaping, logistics, waste management and pest control services.
Job Overview
As a Senior Finance Business Partner, you will play a crucial role in supporting the Security business unit by providing financial controllership and strategic financial insights and analysis to the business which is now at £290m turnover. This is a hybrid-working position, combining working with a vibrant & supportive finance team in the office, visiting clients’ sites and working from home. Your expertise in finance business partnering and management accounts, along with desire to make a difference, will be essential in driving informed decision-making and supporting the financial growth of our organization.
Key Responsibilities:
- Responsible for the production of consolidated timely and accurate monthly Management Reports and Accounts, ensuring compliance with accounting standards for the Security Business Unit. Including all necessary regional reports for major contracts in the business unit.
- Manage 3 regional Finance Business Partners providing clear direction and control in the preparation of monthly reports
- Act as a trusted advisor to key stakeholders by providing financial guidance, analysis, and insights to support business objectives and integration of acquisitions.
- Monitor key performance indicators and variance analysis to provide a clear understanding of the drivers of growth to inform and develop both short-term performance and the strategic direction of the business unit.
- Develop and maintain effective business partnering relationships across different operational teams.
- Collaborate with Operational teams to improve working capital performance, with particular reference to debt and stock management.
- Provide effective financial information to the operations of the business to enable visibility of performance and assist with strategies around efficiencies and enhancing profitability.
- Ensure monthly balance sheet reconciliations are complete
- Preparation of consolidated annual budgets and rolling forecasts to manage the divisional results and expectations across the business.
- Use Microsoft Dynamics & Power BI to analyse financial data, create insightful reports, and identify trends and opportunities for improvement.
- Support in the preparation of financial presentations and reports for Commercial Finance director and Managing Director/Senior management for monthly board meetings.
- Support successful conclusion on annual external audits
- Compliance with group finance policy and procedure and establishment of additional policy and procedure as required.
Key working relationships:
- Commercial Finance Director & Managing Director
- Operational Teams, including Contract Managers & Operations Directors
- Other Business Unit finance teams
About You:
- Qualified Accountant (e.g. ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent) or Qualified by experience.
- Experience of preparing, reviewing, and interpreting Management Accounts
- Experience of budgeting and forecasting
- Experience of running a team and providing construction development and mentorship
- Experience of Facilities Management industry would be desirable.
- Commercial acumen, with an ability to interpret numbers and communicate key issues in a concise and clear manner to a range of audiences.
- Possessing a high level of attention to detail, but commercially focussed.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to effectively convey complex financial information.
- Engaging client facing capabilities to build and develop relationships.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with a keen eye for detail.
- Advanced Excel skills and the ability to work with complex financial models.
- Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, and meet deadlines.
- Able to deal with a fast-paced continually evolving role.
- Curious, determined with bags of initiative.
- Analytically minded, able to grasp the big picture but also have strong attention to detail when required.
Why Work for OCS?
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