Finance Business Partner (Hybrid)

We're looking for a skilled Finance Business Partner to be a vital part of our team based within one of our prestigious contracts. You will provide direction, management, and leadership in all financial areas including P&L Management, business analysis, reporting (incl client facing), accounting, planning, control, risk management, and presenting directly to senior management & clients on contract performance.

This is an exciting opportunity for an individual who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is passionate about delivering excellence in financial management. If you can challenge with humility and work collaboratively across various departments, such as sales, operations, and marketing, to ensure financial objectives are met and exceeded, we want to hear from you.

What you'll do:

1. Ensure timely completion of month-end accounting activities, including production of P&L, accruals, invoicing, forecasting, budgeting & reporting for all sites within the UK (London/Scotland). Ensure consistent financial approach across sites.
2. Contract management & compliance - ensure contract specifications are adhered to. Provide training & guidance to ensure correct application & compliance with the contract financial model. Identify key performance drivers and work with site management to ensure costs are fully recovered and profits maximised.
3. Provide operational teams with relevant finance details or overviews to allow them to manage the business, highlight opportunities, and work with onsite teams to deliver efficiencies and actions that drive improvement.
4. Build client relationships at a site and country level, be the SPoC for all finance & commercial discussions and proactively manage actions to minimise escalations.
5. Build an effective network with country management teams, proactively influence decisions and processes to ensure finance compliance & accuracy.
6. Support Global contract or UK segment country finance team with reporting, analysis, and business reviews as required.
7. Support the design of & timely delivery of both internal and external reporting, including finance, KPI, governance & assurance activities for the country.
8. Full involvement in mobilisations of any new Client UK business in the regions to ensure that the fundamentals of the global contract agreement are firmly in place, with particular emphasis on the commercial elements of the cost model.
9. Provide financial advice to operational management, assisting in driving performance through commercially sound decision making and analysis.
10. Deliver a strong management review and control process with the senior site management team.
11. Ensure the financial control environment is maintained and enhanced within the contract, especially around weekly/monthly trading accounts, stock management, and cost control.
12. Delivery of Excellence in Risk, Compliance, and Quality Management - Ensuring the protocols, processes, and capabilities are in place to deliver all technical/regulatory requirements for the safe and commercial ongoing management of these specialist contracts.
13. Team Management - Selecting, managing, engaging, and developing a highly performing and diverse account team, with the right skills and capabilities, particularly technical / professional skills acquired and developed in line with contracts, client, and segment needs.

What you bring:

1. Experience of providing financial support to complex service contracts.
2. Strong communicator with the confidence to challenge, influence, and support at all levels.
3. Ability to work under pressure and ensure that deadlines are met.
4. Strong technical skills to deliver relevant, accurate analysis to facilitate decision making.
5. The ability to combine strategic and analytical perspectives with a pragmatic approach.
6. The ability to keep focus on day-to-day performance whilst simultaneously pursuing longer-term opportunities.
7. Experienced or Qualified (CIMA, ACA, ACCA etc) Accountant or studying.
8. Knowledge of systems including SAP, Kronos.

What we offer:

Working with Sodexo is more than a job; it's a chance to be part of something greater. You'll belong in a company and team that values you for you; you'll act with purpose and have an impact through your everyday actions; and you'll be able to thrive in your own way. In addition, we also offer a range of resources, rewards, and benefits for our colleagues and their families:

1. Employee Assistance Programme to help with everyday issues or larger problems where you may need additional support, including legal and financial advice, support with work-related issues or personal issues such as bereavement.
2. Access to a free health and wellbeing app that provides rewards for maintaining a healthy lifestyle and includes access to a 24hr virtual GP and various other services.
3. The Sodexo Discounts Scheme, offering great deals 24/7 (also open to friends and family) and/or the prepayment cashback card.
4. Save for your future by becoming a member of the Sodexo Retirement Plan.
5. A Death-in-Service benefit for colleagues who pass away whilst employed by Sodexo.
6. Opportunities to enable colleagues to grow and succeed throughout their career at Sodexo, including a variety of learning and development tools.
7. Cycle to Work Scheme to help colleagues to do their bit for the environment whilst keeping fit.
8. Volunteering Opportunities to enable all colleagues to help support worthwhile causes in our communities.
9. Flexible and dynamic work environment.
10. Competitive compensation.

Ready to be part of something greater? Apply today!

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