Operations Finance Business Partner

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES & ACCOUNTABILITY
As part of the Financial Planning and Analysis Finance team, this role will consist of Finance business partnering with the Operations area to provide best in class Finance support to the Director of Operations and his team.

APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE, PROBLEM SOLVING & INNOVATION

• Providing analytical support to new business initiatives. Assessing and contributing to business cases for tactical and strategic investments in Operations and monitoring progress and benefits realisation.
• Providing analytical support for new (or renewed) contracts with major suppliers (eg First Data)
• Ensuring all budgets and plans for Operations are produced in a timely manner and to quality required for submission to executive committees and the Board of directors.
• Managing the production of the monthly financial MI (including insightful, actionable commentary) for Operations by working day 3 of each month.
• Managing a view of financial risks and opportunities within the Operations cost base on an ongoing basis.
• Creating analytical insight to help identify opportunities to drive change and improve efficiency (including driving revenues, reducing costs) within Operations while TCF
• Documentation of key Finance processes including identification of key controls

IMPACT
The incumbent will have an opportunity to help create a best in class Finance business partnering model and to drive real impacts in the core of the business.

• Full time. Flexible to work additional hours when required.
• London based with 2 days per week in Chatham and occasional travel to Bradford.

Knowledge and experience requirements


Essential:

• Minimum 3 years as a Management Accountant or a similar Finance role partnering an Operations team
• Experience working within the credit card and/or banking industry.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office products including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Desirable:

• Excel at Macro level desirable.

Level of education/attainments (eg A levels, degree, professional qualifications including subjects studied, training)

Essential:

• Degree - ideally in quantitative subject eg Mathematics, Accounting or Statistics

Desirable:

• ACA/CIMA/ACCA

McGregor Boyall is an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on any grounds.