Finance Business Partner

As a Finance Business Partner, you will be the primary finance contact for our on site operations and commercial teams and support the financial control environment at our Redcar site. You will be critical in ensuring these teams are supported and challenged in the delivery of their financial performance while also providing valuable insight to aid in decision making. This role will include site level responsibility for management reporting and driving process efficiencies wherever possible,

• Primary finance support and contact for site management, developing a commercial partnering relationship while providing key metrics and analysis.


• Provide financial expertise and guidance on new initiatives, investments, and projects.


• Improve staff awareness at all levels of finance and cost / revenue benefits as a key factor in all business decisions.


• Own the month end process and perform detailed variance analysis with detailed insights provided to all key stakeholders.


• Present monthly results to senior personnel including Operational teams to enable understanding of profitability.


• Prepare the full year budget, quarterly reforecasts and 5 year plan for the business unit with accompanying KPIs and be able to relay this to senior stakeholders.


• Oversee balance sheet reconciliations to ensure controls are in place and being adhered to.


• Identify and drive process improvements and efficiencies in the day-to-day role.


• Provide end of year audit support giving full and adequate explanations to auditors where requested.


• Manage a Financial Analyst
  
  Qualified accountant (ACCA or CIMA)


• Experience supporting and influencing operational colleagues


• Strong system skills including advanced Excel and some Power BI


• Strong analytical skills to interpret financial data, identify trends, and make recommendations for strategic decision-making


• Management Accounts experience in a manufacturing environment an advantage
  
  At Biffa, we love working with waste. Whether we're turning it into sustainable power, finding new ways to recycle it or simply keeping it off the streets, we believe every day is an opportunity to improve the lives of millions. It's a view that's shared by our 11,000+ people around the country, who trust us to provide them with a career that's always rewarding, often challenging, but never dull.


Being inclusive is core to our culture at Biffa; we believe different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds are key to developing a creative and effective working environment that represents our communities and generates the best outcomes for colleagues, customers and stakeholders, which is why you'll find us championing diversity, equity and inclusion at every turn.