Finance Business Partner
Gleeds Corporate Services
Infrastructure, Energy
Leeds - England
About this opportunity
We’re not just a construction consultancy, we're a catalyst for change.
Since 1885, we’ve been bringing to life new ideas and big visions for the built environment. In today’s fast-changing world, we’re continually connecting people, places, ideas and possibilities to make every day another step towards a better future.
We are looking for a qualified finance professional to join our commercial finance team as Finance Business Partner for key sectors of our UK business.
Following significant growth of Gleeds' UK business, and strategic development of our finance function to provide robust support to the UK regions, we are now looking for a commercially minded finance business partner to support and partner with our Infrastructure & Energy sectors. These regions account for over £60m of revenue.
As Finance Business Partner, you will be responsible for providing advice & guidance to your stakeholders & business units. You will influence change as we look to maximise financial performance - through % margin enhancement, cashflow maximisation and a back to basics approach. You will be supporting business units in their work with flagship clients that include central government bodies, local authorities, global energy providers, rail companies and aerospace organisations.
As Finance Business Partner, you will report into our Regional Finance Lead alongside an assistant finance business partner, and analyst. Alongside your core responsibilities, you will also deliver key projects for the commercial finance function to enhance & improve the service.
Core responsibilities for your role as finance business partner are as follows:
- Act as trusted adviser to senior management and their teams, building strong partnerships, including time on site / in office.
- Challenge and then hold the business to account.
- Provide real time analysis and deliver insight that links financial reporting to business performance, being a radar across the business to identify and attend to issues as they arise.
- Turn data into information allowing effective debate and robust decision making.
- Support and or deliver change to ensure operational, commercial and financial targets are delivered.
- Own accounting approaches and standards - the business do not decide.
- Support the Director of Commercial Finance UK to review and challenge Project Profitability.
- Provide commercial bid support.
- Provide audit support.
As a Gleeds team member, you will have access to:
- Competitive salary, benefits package & car allowance
- Opportunities to develop and grow your career
- A contributory pension scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Flexible working arrangements