Business Partner, Finance Job Description
Business partner, finance
provides advice on organisation design and the HR implications of making any changes to organisation design and/or roles within business teams.
Business Partner, Finance Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
The Communications Directorate which manages the Bank's external and internal communications, the implementation and delivery of the Strategic Plan and the work to build public understanding of the Bank
The Legal Directorate which is the Bank's in-house legal function and provides legal advice on the wide range of legal issues that affect the institution
The Secretary's Department which supports the Court of Directors and other key Governing Committees of the Bank including Oversight Committee, Audit and Risk Committee and Financial System Advisory Committee
The Independent Evaluation Office which provides the Bank's Court of Directors with independent, high-quality evaluations of the performance of the Bank's policy areas and strategy, thereby strengthening the governance of the Bank and enhancing its accountability to Parliament and the wider public
Perform monthly inventory accounting
Be accountable for strong stakeholder relationships by providing regular detailed reporting to stakeholders on activities of the team and processes that the roles are accountable for
Development and maintenance of relationships with the shared service and group finance functions external stakeholders
Building close working relationships with budget holders, to help manage effective cost spend, analysis and forecast more accurately for the organisation
Provide detailed analysis and recommendations to the business
Strong Excel skills and previous experience of SAP would be ideal
Business Partner, Finance Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Business Partner, Finance
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: CPA, ACCA, HR, PHR, CA, NI, MBA, SHRM, CIMA, SPHR
Education for Business Partner, Finance
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Employers hiring for the business partner, finance job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics, MBA, Education, Business/Administration, Engineering, Technical, Graduate
Skills for Business Partner, Finance
Desired skills for business partner, finance include:
C++
SQL
Tableau
Visual Basic
Area of client relation management
Economy
FCPA
GBP
Market and customer trends affecting the business
Organisation Design
Desired experience for business partner, finance includes:
Work with Strategic Initiative Partner Champions to assess the market positioning, revenue and profit potential of new service offerings
Work with Strategic Initiative Partner Champions to assess and develop business cases for investment and acquisition
Act as the incubation Project Manager for Managing Partner & Executive Strategy 2020 projects ? overseeing the early stage development of the project or initiative, researching the matter, drafting a position paper, developing a draft/proposed implementation plan, so that the relevant Strategic Initiative Partner Champion is in a position to 'jump start' the initiative as soon as 'go ahead' is received
Prefer candidates with strong experience in conducting business planning proposals
Ability to build relationships with various non finance teams within the business
Good commercial awareness and ambition to advance to senior commercial role
Business Partner, Finance Examples
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Our company is growing rapidly and is hiring for a business partner, finance. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for business partner, finance
- Produce accurate forecasts of revenue, costs and margin by liaising with & challenging the Sales, Operations and Planning teams
- Review forecast against Business Plan and previous forecast targets, and ensure key drivers of variances are explained
- Minimise Working Capital through accurate & timely billing to clients, and ensure query resolution on a timely basis
- Liaise with the client to minimise and resolve queries with billing
- Help the Contract Accounting team in streamlining existing processes, and designing new reports and processes where necessary
- Regular meetings held with relevant contract stakeholders to discuss performance and trends
- Production of analysis / trends with recommended actions
- The successful applicant will be a qualified accountant (ACCA or CIMA), or passed papers at Fundamentals / Operational level
- Consolidation, analysis and reporting of monthly/quarterly/annual revenue
- Supporting the Asia Pacific region
Qualifications for business partner, finance
- Qualified accountant with 2-4 yrs PQE (ACA/ACCA/CIMA or Equivalent)
- Be confident presenting presentations, challenging the business and asking questions
- Overseeing journals
- Business partnering with marketing
- Ideally telco/retail industry experience
- Qual- CIMA/ACA/ACCA or equivalent
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Our company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of business partner, finance. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for business partner, finance
- Business Partnering for commercial team requiring exceptional business acumen and financial knowledge
- Management of small projects to deliver agreed outcomes month and year end schedules or system enhancements
- Leading a rigorous monthly financial review process for Brazil
- Participation on the preparation of the annual budget, and long range strategic planning for Brazil
- Oversee production of monthly MAPS, overhead cost reports, profit and loss accounts, balance sheets and management accounts
- Participation in the Sales and Operational Planning process
- Aged Stock Q&R analysis and forecasting
- Contributing towards an effective performance management framework
- NS and Profit of Business Unit/product
- Fulfillment of BU Budget Targets
Qualifications for business partner, finance
- Analytical and high level of Excel is essential (a minimum of 3 years)
- Preferably some working experience within of the areas within Finance, Manufacturing or Sourcing
- Strong business acumen influencing skills
- Strong business acumen customer focused influencing skills
- The purpose of the role is to provide effective finance management and decision support to the Finance leadership and liaise with cluster and sub functional FBPs
- Financial or accounting degree strongly preferred or alternatively business degree with significant financial reporting experience
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Our company is growing rapidly and is searching for experienced candidates for the position of business partner, finance. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for business partner, finance
- Provide financial analysis using internal and external information and benchmarking as appropriate
- Leads the budgetary and financial control activities for a defined financial area within a business unit to meet needs of all stakeholders BT, Government and statutory bodies
- You will be a trusted advisor and finance partner for the regional VP and CBE(s)
- You will provide support in all financial/commercial aspects related to the entire sales cycle with ongoing relations with the customers
- You will participate in commercial negotiations with customers (back and front office)
- You will provide financial support of all deal cycles, from deal initiation to final contract, including financial model (P&L, cash flow, tax, hedging, ), contract negotiation and customer facing issues
- You will ensure that all deals are compliant with company procedures and guidelines
- You will identify and distinguish between the business needs and financial goals for a specific deal/contract
- You will be responsible for all ongoing financial analysis of the region and existing business operations
- You will participate in cross finance and/or unique ad-hoc projects in the division (financials models, cost reduction initiatives)
Qualifications for business partner, finance
- Additional qualifications (CIMA, ACCA,etc) or MBA is a plus
- SAP knowledge and extensive excel knowledge
- Solid knowledge of Code of Business Conduct applicable for key pharma market players
- Thorough knowledge of and experience working with JBT’s Controller’s Operating Standards
- Familiar with JDE business system
- Independent and ability to execute assignemnt effectively within tight deadlines
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Our company is looking to fill the role of business partner, finance. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for business partner, finance
- Manage process to provide financial reporting and planning to Senior Stakeholders (and direct reports)
- Acting as a Business Partner to stakeholders to ensure information is accurately reflected and providing insight into future initiatives and strategic direction
- Production of monthly Executive Committee Management Information and ad hoc analysis
- Management of the annual budget, quarterly forecasting and three year strategy and ICAAP process from a financial perspective
- Monitor the financial targets and performance based on Bank Strategy
- Sales Incentive Program (SIP) Target setting, performance calculation and continuous performance updates to Sales Executives
- Take ownership of your business, understand their needs and participate in commercial decision making
- Communicate business performance
- Enable business decisions supported by financial criteria
- Manage the budget and reforecast process for your area of responsibility
Qualifications for business partner, finance
- Deliver fact-based recommendations to improve operational practices/processes
- Support initiatives to drive sales force effectiveness
- Create reporting with visibility to progress versus key performance metrics
- Support sales management forecasting and analysis of actuals
- Manipulate large data sets
- End user support on CRM
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Our innovative and growing company is looking for a business partner, finance. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for business partner, finance
- Provides financial, commercial decision support
- Provides financial and business input, guidance and advice to senior business leaders in business unit (country/territory) he or she supports
- Leads all, or portions of the key strategic and tactical planning activities of the business, including budgeting, FQ and annual strategic planning process
- Leads, develops and coordinates necessary and appropriate monthly business commentary and analytics, potentially using inputs from analysts
- Works collaboratively with other top managers to guide business decisions to achieve overall divisional objectives
- Develops key financial measure and reporting to track overall business unit (country/territory) performance and drive toward plan
- Monitors financial performance and works with business unit (country/territory) to develop and implement corrective action where needed
- Develops and drives standardized project based reporting to measure business performance and return on investment for the business unit (country/territory)
- Develops and implements project/program/plan evaluation tools and supports robust business case analysis for projects/programs/plans for the business unit (county/territory)
- Conducts periodic reviews or approved programs and participates or leads financial reviews for the business unit (country/territory)
Qualifications for business partner, finance
- Demonstrated ability to meet established goals and deadlines
- Demonstrated work ethic and ability to perform within a team environment
- Willingness and initiative to learn
- Intermediate level ability with MS Office programs (including Word, Outlook and Excel)
- Ability to create formulas in MS Office programs (to include V-lookups) a plus
- 2-3 years experience in a similar role within FMCG industry (preferred)