Senior Finance Business Partner in Bury St Edmunds

At BUUK Infrastructure, our vision is to be the leading utility partner to accelerate the UK towards net zero for all our customers. Our group of companies has been the major drive for change and innovation over 30 years.

We provide a supportive environment that is committed to enabling our people to be the best ensuring they feel proud to be themselves and part of BUUK Infrastructure. We are looking for a Senior Finance Business Partner who would like to help us reach our mission to earn customer loyalty and drive business growth by providing consistently excellent service.

Purpose of this role

To support the monthly reporting cycle, and the forecasting and business planning processes, and to maintain and develop relationships with key internal stakeholders.

Your key responsibilities are

• Month End Reporting: Support the month end processes. Ownership of a selection of Business areas / cost centres, to include indirect cost of sales and overheads and where applicable, margin and per project analysis. Review and comparison to budget and expectation of actual performance, both in the month and year to date. Preparation and posting of journals which comply with our internal controls - within the defined timeframe. Production of monthly financial performance packs for the defined areas, to present to budget holders and other key internal stakeholders. Presentation of monthly reporting packs to budget holders and other key internal stakeholders. Approval of journals raised by direct report. Preparation of reporting data to flow into the group management accounts and Budget Committee pack.
• Budgeting, Forecasting and Business Planning: Support the annual budgeting and business plan update processes. Guiding budget holders for the areas owned by this role, through the budget process to ensure completeness and accuracy. Producing outputs that meet the requirements of BIP, BUUK Senior Management and budget holders. Delivering insight and analysis of budgets and business plans to ensure long-term trends are identified and communicated to stakeholders. Delivering all budget packs on time. Presentation / discussion of budget packs to Executive team during the reporting cycle. Supporting / managing certain areas of costs at group level, to include below EBITDA budgeting. Supporting the Senior Finance Manager FP&A, in delivering the group balance sheet model, group budget submission, and annual business valuation model process.
• Insight and Analysis: Support processes to deliver insight and analysis regarding key areas of business performance. Monitoring KPIs, understanding any deviations from expectation and, where required, engaging other members of the Finance team and wider business, in identifying and implementing remedial actions. Supporting business engagement to ensure maximum value from business unit/department level relationships. Gathering information from the business as required, to provide to the Commercial finance / Corporate finance teams, to enhance the accuracy of reporting and to feed into models. Support monthly internal review procedures to enhance BUUK Senior Management understanding of business performance, including development of material and agenda for monthly Finance Review (Management Accounts) meetings. Support the Senior Finance Manager FP&A, in the development of ad hoc models to support investment, business development and other corporate initiatives.
• Systems Development: Support IT teams, project teams and external consultants as required to ensure integrity, development, and enhancement of financial accounting, reporting, and planning systems.

Qualifications

Qualified Accountant (CIMA, ACCA or equivalent).

Experience/Knowledge

Experience of management accounting / business partnering, with a proven track record in delivering results on time, and in building and maintaining relationships at a variety of levels.

Abilities/Skills

Competent user of excel with experience of reviewing and interpreting spreadsheets which may have a variety of different formulas in use.

Desirable

Equivalent practical experience gained in a commercial environment. Line Management experience. Knowledge of Microsoft D365, Atlas and Prophix.

What can you expect from us

• Cost of living annual pay review.
• Company pension contributions up to 10% if employees contribute 5%.
• 33 days holiday including bank holidays with the ability to purchase an additional 2 weeks.
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay.
• To say thank you, each time you successfully refer someone you will receive a referral payment of £1000 (net of tax).
• Hybrid working for eligible roles.
• Development opportunities to reach your career aspirations.

BUUK has an award-winning culture. We care about your wellbeing and safety as we all deserve the right to go home safe, every day. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, we respect each other and advocate for equity, diversity and inclusion in all we do.

Research shows that women and people from different underrepresented backgrounds often only apply for a job if they meet 100% of the listed qualifications. If you would like to be a part of our team and you meet many, but not all our requirements for this role, please apply. You can also ask us about flexible working options.

Please note we reserve the right to close the role early. Therefore, if you're interested in this role, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.