Junior Finance Business Partner

Job Title: Junior Finance Business Partner

Responsible to: Senior Finance Business Partner 

Location: London (Grazing HQ / Client Sites) 

Department: RAG Finance

Overall Purpose of the Role 

To finance business partner the leadership of the Grazing business (MD, OD & Head of Food). A high profile & influential role, delivering commercial support to a newly acquired business unit. Through effective business partnering, the role will continuously drive service levels, cost effectiveness & add value to undertaken commercial activities.

Key Accountabilities 

• Business partner the Managing Director, Operations Director & Head of Food, ensuring strong commercial & operational decision making
• Provide continuous commercial & strategic support onsite at Grazing HQ & client sites, in order to support key business decisions & ensure successful delivery of the finance function
• Manage financial risks & opportunities, both as they materialise as well as in a preventative capacity
• Develop strong relationships with key internal & external stakeholders, including but not limited to: Grazing management, wider Compass teams (finance & beyond), customers, clients & suppliers
• Preparation & review of annual budgets & forecasts
• Lead the month end close & posting of journals
• Preparation of & review of monthly management information, including in-depth variance & root cause analysis
• Prepare the monthly business review pack
• Completion & attendance of balance sheet reviews, ensuring compliance with Group Accounting Manual
• Utilise data management, analytics & reporting tools to drive financial & operational performance
• Work with the wider finance team to continually develop KPIs & ensure that end users are focusing on the right metrics to drive profitable growth
• Promote working capital improvements through timely, accurate contract billing & active management of debt ledgers
• Financial oversight for all contract amendments, pricing changes & extensions/retentions
• Challenge & appraise investment decisions
• Build, maintain & deploy a commercial bid model, utilised for new business proposals (e.g. tenders), which constantly evolves through challenging underlying assumptions 
• Deliver proactive, ad-hoc financial analysis to support business decision making

Person Specification

• Relevant degree or equivalent Qualification; ACA, ACCA, CIMA 
• At least 3 years post qualification experience, preferably in a business facing finance role
• Business process re-engineering experience. 
• Experience of delivering proactive, relevant and insightful business decision support 
• High numeracy and analytical skills 
• Ability to communicate oral and written information concisely and logically 
• Ability to analyse and evaluate information 

Leadership behaviours: 

• Ability to influence stakeholders 
• Leadership qualities that enables them to create an environment of motivation/inspiration for others to achieve their highest potential 
• Ability to quickly earn respect and make others want to follow without relying on formal authority 
• Facilitates consensus as well as action; resolves conflict; overcomes resistance 
• Demonstrates high integrity through open and honest business dealings inside and outside the Company 
• A team player comfortable working across a diverse organisation and different cultures 
• Demonstrates the credibility and gravitas to operate comfortably at leadership level

Learning & Development Requirements 

 Essential:

• Experience with Excel, SAP, Power BI
• Contracts
• Organisational and prioritisation skills
• Negotiation and influencing

Desirable: