Mountjoy specialises in providing professional and high-quality construction, refurbishment, building maintenance and facilities management services across the south of England.
We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic Finance Business Partner to join our dynamic team. This permanent position is well suited to an individual that is looking to advance their career and gain hands-on experience in a thriving and supportive workplace.
You will be the key finance contact for your contracts, producing timely and accurate accounts and commercial analysis that is shared with operational teams to assess performance and influence decision making. You will build strong working relationships with operational managers, spending time in the field and on site to fully understand the business, how it operates and how things can be improved. Insightful reporting of financial information will be key as you produce commercial analysis and challenge your colleagues, leading to better decision making and improved financial performance. You will also lead the accounts payable and payroll team, making sure all payments are made and received in accordance with company policies, developing the team to improve the service to the business.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Build strong working relationships with all levels of the business, working with operational colleagues and clients to make improvements.
- To view the internal operational divisions as customers of the finance function, continually improving the service provided by the accounts payable and receivable teams.
- Interpret, explain and drive business performance using measures and KPIs, presenting information in a clear and engaging manner
- Produce accurate and timely monthly management accounts and forecasts, interrogating variances and challenging the business on performance against forecast.
- Manage working capital across assigned contracts, escalating issues to the Financial Controller (FC) to ensure they are proactively managed.
- Complete monthly balance sheet reconciliations, highlighting areas of risk and required actions, and resolving suspense account balances in a timely manner
- Ensure processes and procedures are compliant with good financial practice and provide the necessary information and support for the annual financial audit.
- Produce weekly KPI reports and supporting analysis to aid decision-making, highlighting risks and opportunities
- Coach and develop the Accounts Payable and Payroll team to enhance their skills and improve the quality of finance support provided to the business.
- Ensure the company purchase cards are managed and controlled with appropriate processes and procedures in place to ensure risk is managed effectively
- Own the VAT process ensuring submissions and payments are accurate and completed on time.
- Ensure all ONS reporting is complete to timelines.
QUALIFICATION REQUIRED
- Professional Accountancy Qualification (CIMA, ACA, or ACCA).
- Or Part Qualification on CIMA, ACA, ACCA
EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
- Proven track record of effective business partnering.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to engage stakeholders at all levels of the organisation.
- Experience coaching, supporting and developing others.
- Experience within a construction environment is desirable but not essential.
