Finance Business Partner - MTC Training in Coventry

MTC Training have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Finance Business Partner. MTC Training are a wholly owned trading but not for profit subsidiary of the Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC). Operating from high quality training centres in Coventry, Oxford, and Liverpool with ambition to open a new training centre in the Northeast of England and, overtime, in other regions. Our mission is to develop training capabilities that embed knowledge, skills, and behaviours that future proof UK manufacturing.

Responsibilities:

• Strategic Financial Insights: Partnering with the MTC Training leadership team to collaboratively drive business performance and achieve budget and strategic targets using in-depth strategic financial insight.
• Strategic Business Partnering: Be a critical finance friend to the business, by helping connect the dots from actions to financial impacts and outcomes.
• Strategic Business Planning: Considering opportunities for the business to expand or grow. Mapping out growth plans, including capital expenditures and investments.
• Continuous Improvement: Working with the finance team and wider business to drive and implement continuous improvement.
• Delivery Unit Reporting: Oversee the preparation and analysis of delivery unit reports.
• Monthly S&OP Processes: Consolidate MTC Training monthly Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) 15-month forecast, providing analysis and insights through reporting and steer-co meetings.
• Weekly Flash Reports: Providing senior management with weekly financial updates.
• Commercial Pricing Strategies: Develop and support commercial pricing strategies to enhance profitability.
• Budgeting and forecasting: Developing 5-year plans, annual budgets, quarterly forecasting.
• DfE: Ensure MTC Training acts in full compliance with approved financial policies and rules.
• Stat Accounts: Collaborate with others to support the statutory accounts process, ensuring compliance with DfE funding requirements.
• Company Secretary for MTC Training: Working with the Group's Head of Legal, oversee the Company Secretarial duties and activities for MTC Training.

You are we looking for:

• Highly experienced Finance Business Partner, who’s either CIMA, ACCA or ACA qualified and has previous experience working in leadership roles, as well as experience of working in the Education or Training sector.
• Exceptional Stakeholder Management and influencing skills.
• Ability to influence and constructively challenge Senior Leaders to drive strategic decisions and improvements.
• First class communications and collaboration skills.
• Strong analytical expertise with the ability to generate insightful reports and analyses that support business objectives across different areas.
• Coaching and Mentoring skills, demonstrating experience in coaching, developing, and mentoring finance team members.
• Knowledge and experience of Further Education (FE) and Skills Funding.
• Expert in Management Reporting and Analysis.

Desirable experience includes:

• Strong working knowledge of DfE Apprenticeship Funding Rules.
• Proven ownership of ILR-to-finance reconciliation and funding assurance readiness.
• Governance and control environment expertise in line with the ITP Financial Handbook.

Interview Process: Once you submit your application, this will be passed on to our Talent Acquisition team for review. If you are successfully shortlisted, the next steps will be a 2-stage interview process.

Reference and Security Checks: All employment offers will be subject to us obtaining satisfactory employment references. As part of your role, you will be required to undergo a BPSS Check.

About The MTC: The Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) is an internationally renowned and respected research and development organisation, bridging the gap between academia and manufacturing.