Finance Business Partner

To provide comprehensive financial support to the UK Occupier Account teams (OA). Working within the UK Advisory and Transaction (A&T) business, the role will be integral to ensuring sound financial management and providing deep financial insights.

The role involves interacting with multiple internal stakeholders in London and across Europe whilst reporting into the Head of A&T Finance with a dotted line into the Head of OA.

Key Responsibilities

Drive sound financial management and insights into the OA business via their management accounts

- Steer engagement with the OA business leads and Financial Analysts to assess and challenge: Client Account/Industry Vertical performance, headcount positions, client wins/losses, revenue pipelines, debt levels, risks & opportunities, Shared Service Centre costs etc.

- Prepare financial summaries/report packs and commentary that can be used with confidence in decision making with the business and wider Finance.

- Respond to the business financial queries and close out issues in a timely manner.

- Oversee the monthly close and ensure adherence to policies and procedures: Revenue Recognition, Balance sheet reconciliations etc.

Drive financial planning and support business strategic objectives

- Oversee monthly revenue and quarterly P&L forecasting, proactively identifying areas for Executive attention.

- Support annual Strategic Objective setting and long term Business Planning.

- Stress test and sign off new client RFPs and Renewal pricing models.

- Ensure application of contract commercials and annual indexations etc.

- Support new client transitions and set up.

- Ensure completeness of revenue planning (in Salesforce) for contracted models and assess weighted/unweighted pipelines regularly.

Lead a team of three UK Senior Analysts and three Warsaw Analysts

- Build a team culture that inspires high-performance

- Drive process efficiencies between the team and seek out best practice

- Active member of the wider Finance community, supporting ad hoc requests and initiatives

SFully Qualified Accountant (CIMA, ACCA, ACA, CA).

- Significant experience PQE

- Management experienceof 2+ individuals

- Previous experience of a real estate Brokerage or Facilities Management business

- Confidence in building pricing and forecasting models and ad-hoc data analysis projects

- A self-starter and a drive for continuous/incremental process improvement.

- Excellent time management and organisational skills.

- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.