Finance Business Partner

Sainsbury's ,
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
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In a nutshell As the Finance Business Partner supporting our Operations & IT functions, you'll be working closely with our Heads of these areas and be responsible for providing financial support, insight and challenge on their financial performance. What success looks like? You'll be a Qualified Accountant (preferable) with practical experience of financial reporting and management accounting or you'll have strong financial modelling qualifications coupled with commercial experience. You'll be able to demonstrate an ability to think and reason logically with the skill to introduce fresh thinking to the role and the wider team. What you'll be doing * Representing Finance at the Operations & IT cost centre meetings, being the Business Partner to the Heads of these areas. You'll be responsible for providing financial support, insight and challenge on financial performance of Operations & IT. * Monthly rolling forecasting to facilitate the understanding of the cost base, the ongoing risks, opportunities and how this impacts the full year out turn projection. You'll assist in the delivery of plans to support the Bank in driving efficiency and value for money. * Challenging assumptions through analysis of trends and other MI available, combined with your judgment and expertise to deliver realistic, challenging and balanced forecasts and budgets. Reviewing outputs for accuracy. * Co-ordinating and processing information from various sources, to ensure the delivery of all aspects of the annual planning cycle and regular forecasting processes. You'll work across all stakeholders to understand and minimise ambiguity in future performance, use your judgment and expertise to set challenging yet achievable budgets and forecasts within the context of wider Bank strategy. * Working independently to develop or simplify existing models and processes to ensure maximum efficiency. * Acting as primary point of contact within finance for your cost areas. You'll be responsible for ensuring that business developments are shared with appropriate Finance colleagues and are financially robust. What you need to know and show * You'll preferably be a qualified Accountant with practical experience of financial reporting and management accounting or alternatively will have strong financial modelling qualifications and commercial experience. A prior knowledge of financial services would be advantageous. * Demonstrable strong relationship management skills, ideally partnering within a commercial function. * You'll be well organised and able to prioritise workload in line with tight deadlines and work effectively under pressure. * Highly numerate, with excellent analytical, problem-solving and Excel skills. * Excellent team player, ability to work closely with others to deliver results. * Customer-focused. * Proven track record of working on own initiative, demonstrating an ability to think and reason logically with the ability to introduce fresh thinking to the role and the wider team. * Excellent written communication and an ability to communicate effectively across all levels of the organisation, translating complex / technical issues to meet the audience's competency level. Our benefits In addition to the all- important competitive salary, pension & bonus offering, we totally get that life outside work is important to us all. So, we want to shout out some of our other great benefits... * We offer flexible working to help you achieve a good work/life balance * Opportunity to buy extra holidays is on the table * Discounts on your weekly shop, buying a laptop or sofa? We've got it covered through your Sainsburys, Argos and Habitat store discount card * Cycle to work scheme and great coffee and cake! A little about us & our culture We're proud of our heritage as the UK's first supermarket bank. As digital technology drives the banking landscape we want to be at the cutting edge of this technology, offering award winning innovative digital banking products to our customers. Technology is where we see our growth therefore we need innovators to join us and drive the next phase of our evolution. We're a friendly bunch who collectively share a passion to make our customers' financial lives easier. As part of the wider Sainsbury's Group, being one of the UK's most trusted brands, it brings our colleagues a wealth of opportunities to fulfil their potential. Here, you can be part of something bigger and help to create a new approach that puts the customer at the heart of everything we do. Everyone is welcome at the Sainsbury's Group, and we're proud to be an equal opportunities employer that champions a diverse and inclusive culture that reflects the diversity of the communities we serve. If you're interested in applying and are excited about working with us, but are unsure if you have the right skills and experience - we'd still love to hear from you! Apply today and we'll be in touch (we're also happy to discuss flexible working options (includi

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