Finance Manager & Business Partner - Materials Testing (UK)

Overview Element has an opportunity for a Finance Manager / Business Partner to join our growing team and support our Materials Testing Cluster in UK. This is a great opportunity to develop your Finance career within a Global testing, inspection and certification TIC business. Responsibilities Provision of financial data to GMs to partner and support business growth Producing management information, cash flow forecasts and provide commentary on results Preparation of annual budget and forecasting plans Performance management – including daily tracking and margin leadership metric reviews Partner with BU leadership Develop and improve control environment through partnering with ops/commercial teams on root cause and resolution action Regular site visits to partner with General Manager, operation directors and relevant functions Skills / Qualifications ACA, ACCA or CIMA preferred Proven experience as a Finance Manager / Business Partner Good ability to communicate clearly and partner with GM and senior stakeholders Good team working skill Positive attitude and pro-active thinking, initiative thinking and flexible approach Ability to identify issues and areas of improvement through analysis Excellent written and verbal communication skills Excellent numeracy skills and analytical mindset Displays a \’can-do\’ mentality which is focussed on targets and deadlines Persists in overcoming obstacles A self-starter; does not wait for others to solve problems Ability to prioritise workloads and work within a fast paced, changing environment Company Overview Element is one of the fastest growing testing, inspection and certification businesses in the world. Globally we have more than 9,000 brilliant minds operating from 270 sites across 30 countries. Together we share an ambitious purpose to \’Make tomorrow safer than today\’. When failure in use is not an option, we help customers make certain that their products, materials, processes and services are safe, compliant and fit for purpose. From early R