Senior Finance Business Partner

The Senior Finance Business Partner will assist the Financial & Commercial Director with both the day-to-day management and development of the Finance department to support the efficient operation of the business.

The position will champion a customer service approach throughout the business and both demand and deliver quality information to drive value and will act as custodian for Corporate Governance, ensuring standards are complied with relating to bank mandates and financial authority limits.

The Senior Finance Business Partner will support the Finance & Commercial Director in the planning, execution and management of the Finance strategy including the relationships with other teams. This role will engage with Depot Management roles in ensuring that the day-to-day running of the business is correctly managed.

Responsibilities

Delivering information to the business that is accurate, timely, user-friendly, concise and fundamentally adds value.
Working with each team within the business to evaluate the key reporting requirements, agree format and content and ensure all users can understand the message.
Providing a genuine customer focused service.
Growing company profitability and value through critical analysis of business performance and linkage to underlying drivers.
Development of business cases, considering alternatives to support decision making utilising a variety of financial metrics and tracking to ensure these deliver the anticipated rate of return.
Challenging and driving down business costs or supporting investment where business benefits.
Establish a clear framework for the flow of information both to and from the operation.
Ensure total integrity and transparency of all reporting and financial data, having an awareness of the differences between IFRS and UK GAAP.
Promote teamwork within the Finance function and improve the team's knowledge and confidence.
Ensure that financial controls are effective and operating appropriately, sample checking and applying audit methodology as necessary.
Undertake such duties as may reasonably be required by the Financial & Commercial Director.
Assist and participate in such projects that may require joint input by the Heads of Departments.

Qualified ACCA, CIMA or ACA qualification with at least 5 years post qualification experience.
Demonstrable experience of good all-around accounts experience including management accounts, analysis and balance sheet reconciliations.
Skilled in the use of IT systems, specifically Finance Systems (e.g., Oracle, SAP etc) and also PowerPoint, Excel, Word and Outlook. Strong Excel skills are essential, but not Macros/VBA.
Hours of Work

Metroline Manchester is a recently formed subsidiary of ComfortDelGro, in March 2024 we were awarded contracts to operate four franchises and join the Bee Network in Greater Manchester by Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA). Metroline was formed in 1989, fourth largest bus operator in London running about 17 percent of the city's scheduled bus services and has been a part of the largest private land transport company Comfort Del Gro since 2000. Here at Metroline we are 6,000 colleagues strong across the UK and help carry over one million of our customers every day, whilst Comfort Del Gro operates in 12 countries with a global fleet of over 40,000 vehicles and more than 22,000 colleagues.

Generally Monday to Friday, but as the business operates 24 hours/7 days, attendance may be required outside the conventional office hours.