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Senior Finance Business Partner

Insurance

East Sussex

Permanent ⁄ £55000

Updated February 27, 2012


As Senior Finance Business Partner your responsibilities will include:

• Quickly and effectively gaining credibility across the business to help build strong working relationships
• Providing high quality financial analysis and commercial acumen into business decision making
• Driving the strategic agenda with the business area, including top line growth
• Driving change activity within the business and assisting with the management of that change
• Interpreting financial data for the business and highlighting potential risks and opportunities
• Challenging business decision making and offering advice and alternatives
• Completing month end reporting and highlighting any variances
• Developing the current business reporting suite focused on key performance objectives for the Business
• Developing the Finance PMO to provide governance and tools for business case creation and benefits/cost tracking

Who we're looking for
As Senior Finance Business Partner your experience will ideally include:

• Fully qualified accountant (ACA/ ACCA/ CIMA) level or equivalent
• Previous experience from a similar role
• A proven background working within senior finance and commercial teams
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Commercial focus with developed leadership techniques
• Experience from within insurance or financial services is preferred but is not essential
• The desire to work in a fast-paced, challenging environment with a track record of delivering results
• Very strong stakeholder management, influencing and relationship building skills

About our client
PROGRESS COMES FROM PROGRESSIVE PEOPLE
Being progressive is the lifeblood of our business and it comes from our people.

As the business has grown at a rapid rate over the last couple of years, the finance team is now looking to embed a world class business partnership structure driving significant value add to the organisation. We are looking for a Senior Finance Business Partner to join the team in a new role to help link Finance and the wider business. For this role you will need to demonstrate the ability to think outside of the financial picture when required. Having ideally had exposure of working cross functionally, you will be able to demonstrate strong commercial awareness and the ability to manage relationships with key stakeholders at a leading level.

The company are building towards a potential IPO in 2012/13 and are looking for an individual with a professional, proactive attitude who is looking for a challenge. We have invested time and money in our systems and people and ideal timing for an individual to join a company that is going places.

What's on offer
Salary Circa £55k + £5k car allowance, bonus, and pension. This is an excellent opportunity to join a rapidly growing organisation with exciting expansion plans. Hastings Direct promotes organic growth wherever possible and offer excellent opportunity to build a long term career.

Job Ref: 13190214

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