About The Company
OCS UK & Ireland is a leading facilities management company with 50,000+ colleagues and a turnover in excess of £2bn. We deliver innovative, award‑winning services within facilities management, hard services, cleaning, security and catering.
About The Role
The Business Partner is part of a focused team that is responsible for all commercial and operational finance matters relating to specific contracts in the portfolio within the Healthcare & Education sector, including forecasts, month‑end and monthly reports, as well as contributing to the commercial direction and development of PUFM and the delivery of the overall business plan/budget. The sector Finance team is supported by the Corporate Finance team who provide support to the individual Business Units.
Contract: Initial 3 month term
Location: Ipswich – Hybrid working
Key Responsibilities
- Be finance contact with the External Auditors for all contracts.
- Financially appraise the operational activities of the relevant contracts and new mobilisations to ensure operational performance issues are brought to the attention of the CFD and Operations Team.
- Act as the point of contact for the Operations Director, providing financial support and business analysis required for effective and profitable running of the contracts.
- Provide finance training to the Contract Managers and their teams; participate in operation meetings as required by the Regional Operations Director.
- Prepare management accounts and liaise with Corporate Finance and Operations to ensure accuracy of contract accounts.
- Produce, analyse and interpret timely and accurate key financial and non‑financial reports/data.
- Complete monthly balance sheet reconciliations.
- Conduct specific performance analysis related to contract performance, including margin optimisation.
- Prepare budgets, forecasts and variance reports for the relevant contracts and assist with consolidation of the BU budgets and forecasts to agreed deadlines.
- Analyse un‑invoiced revenue and aged debtors to ensure compliance with internal revenue recognition rules.
- Act as the finance SME for relevant contracts, developing strong working relationships with the contract management teams and the wider BU.
Ideal Candidate
- Must have the right to work in the UK.
- Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) or qualified by experience.
- Proven experience in management accounts, budgeting and forecasting.
- Strong commercial acumen with the ability to communicate financial insights clearly.
- Advanced Excel skills and experience with financial systems (e.g., Dynamics, Power BI).
- Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to build strong relationships across teams.
We are an equal opportunities employer and rely on a diverse workforce with a broad range of knowledge, skills and backgrounds to deliver our goals. We offer an inclusive and welcoming environment and actively encourage applications from all individuals regardless of race, gender, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, disability or age.
