Financial Planning & Analysis Business Partner
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FULL DESCRIPTION
[Employer hidden — view at passion-project.co.uk] is seeking a Financial Planning & Analysis Business Partner to support business growth. The role involves financial reporting, analysis, budgeting, and financial modeling for acquisitions. The position is full-time, permanent, and based in Derby, UK.
Key Responsibilities
- Preparing monthly financial reports for HODs, including performance dashboards and key performance indicators to assess Dept and individual performances. - Developing and implementing financial strategies to achieve business objectives. - Working closely with other Support Departments to gather data and provide financial support. - Communicating financial information clearly and concisely to both financial and non-financial stakeholders. - Providing technical support to non-technical colleagues as needed. - Preparing and managing budgets, including capital expenditure and operating budgets, by departments and/or business units. - Conducting variance analysis between actual and budgeted performance and recommending areas for improvements. - Analysing financial data to identify trends, opportunities, and potential risks within each Department - Providing insights, challenge and recommendations to support business decisions. - Developing and maintaining financial models to forecast future performance. - Ad-hoc analysis as needed.
Financial Modelling on Acquisitions
- Evaluating new projects and potential acquisition targets and conducting in-depth due diligence on potential targets, including financial, operational, and legal aspects - Building financial models to assess the value of potential acquisitions, including discounted cash flow analysis and comparable company analysis. - Preparing reports and presentations for senior management and clients, summarizing findings and recommendations. - Assisting with the integration of acquired companies, including financial integration, systems integration, and cultural integration.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
You will: - Have an Accounting qualification – ACA / ACCA. - Technically capable and able to grasp new concepts. - Ability to challenge and support leadership in a constructive manner. - Strong communication and relationship building skills. - Commercial experience and an understanding of the levers available to improve performance within businesses. - Be highly self-motivated and flexible in their approach to work, and comfortable meeting tight deadlines. - Ability to present findings in a clear and concise manner, highlighting key risks and assumptions. - Experience of reviewing, analysing and correcting financial data presented. - Strong Excel skills, able to create and adapt working templates for creation and presentation of financial data. - Possess sound IT skills and be able to adapt to new IT systems very quickly. Knowledge of SaaS platforms and practices would be beneficial.
Benefits
What we offer? - Competitive salary - Bonus potential - Parking provided by the firm - Great working environment at our Derby head offices - Career development opportunities - 25 days holiday plus bank holidays - Options to buy & sell 1 week’s holiday - 1 week’s holiday carry over - Extra day off for your birthday - Staff card discount scheme for local shops - Social days and evenings on the firm - Staff discounts on legal services