Senior Finance Business Partner - Fixed Term Contract

The Curve Group ,
Reading, Berkshire
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Job Type: Full-time

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Senior Finance Business Partner - 6 Months FTC Heard of us? We're an award-winning bank; backing people to fulfil life's hopes and dreams. Now is your chance… The Cost Management Team is a key enabler for business success. We drive the management of business wide costs, maximizing profits from our revenue. We are a professional and astute team; frequently exposed to highly sensitive Group data whilst delivering within Aldermore's fast pace environment. We are a high performing, high profile team. We have worked hard to establish ourselves as trusted advisors; providing the appropriate balance of knowledge and challenge to support our business leaders to make the right decisions for the bank. Based in our dynamic Reading office, you will sit amongst a team of 5 and report to the Head of Cost Management. What would your day look like? You will report into the Head of Cost Management, who will be your line manager and responsible for things like performance review meetings, 1-1s and development conversations. The role of Senior Finance Business Partner is really important to us. You will act as a trusted partner to the senior management team of the Group. You will influence and support the divisional owners by providing high quality and timely financial information and analysis. You will play a pivotal role in controlling and understanding the cost base of the bank by taking the lead in the planning and reporting cycles. You will also be responsible for: Be a primary business partner to the Executive team and attend and present the monthly financial position to the senior cost center owners. Lead the costs financial planning cycle including budgeting and forecasting by working with the business to understand its main expense drivers. Manage the risks and opportunities against the plan/forecast to ensure effective early warning of potential future problems. Ensure that business owners have reflected the correct accounting treatment and there are 'no surprises' to any party when actual results are reported. The ability to influence and challenge management into a course of action with the best financial outcome, often needing to present and persuade to large groups of senior non-finance managers, conveying financial concepts clearly and persuasively. Implement best practice and process improvements on a continuous basis. What do we expect of you? · CIMA, ACCA or ACA (minimum of 5 years PQE) · Advanced Microsoft Excel · Experience of dealing with and influencing senior managers. · Excellent presentation and Microsoft Powerpoint skills · Ability to act independently and formulate own ideas and opinions. · Ideally would have undertaken a Finance business partnering role previously. · Prior experience of having managed a small team. · Experience of using planning tool software, such as Anaplan. · Ability to deputise for the Head of Cost. What can you expect of us? A friendly and flexible culture, synonymous with our proposition to our Customers. A smart yet comfortable working environment, well located for the daily commute and those lunchtime errands. A growing organisation that defines itself as being nimble, lean and strong. A drive for continuous improvement, for which you will be empowered to get behind from day one. A visible and approachable ExCo; who you will very likely to bump into whilst making your morning coffee. And of course you will be compensated competitively, with a good range of core benefits and bonus potential. Still Curious? A lot can happen in a year In 2019 Aldermore Group was formed; bringing together two very successful businesses, Aldermore Bank and MotoNovo Finance, under the First Rand umbrella. Whilst our parent company operates internationally from their HQ in South Africa, we are a UK-based financial services specialist that supports our customers across a range of products and services, with hubs throughout the UK, including London, Reading, Manchester and Cardiff. We also celebrated our 10th Birthday and fundamentally 10 years of helping those with ideas; by saying yes to our customers. We've propelled entrepreneurs on their journeys; we've given first-timers a leg-up onto the property ladder; and we've opened up the lending market to many. As for what the next 12 months has to offer; we are embarking upon the delivery of our Purpose; a Purpose that underpins our next 3 to 5 years as a growing business. Join us today and we will make the same Promises to you as an employee, as we do to each of our Customers. We do not accept speculative agency CVs. Any CV received by Aldermore will be treated as a gift and not eligible for an agency fee. PSL agencies should only send CVs if authorised to do so by HR. Where a DBS check or CIFAS check is identified as necessary, all application forms, job adverts and recruitment briefs will contain a statement that an application for a DBS certificate or a CIFAS check will be submitted in the event of the individual being offered the position. Aldermore is an equal opportunities employer .

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