Finance Business Partner

Competitive salary Unipart Rail is part of the Unipart Group, one of Europe's leading independent logistics' companies that employs more than 8,000 employees worldwide and has an annual turnover of more than £800 million.We have a long heritage in the rail industry based on decades of experience, we have continuous improvement plans to embrace innovation in both products and business techniques to ensure that we remain the first and best choice for our customers.We are seeking an enthusiastic and experienced Finance Business Partner to work at our Southport site.BenefitsCompetitive salaryPension and death in service provisions for employees in pension scheme25 Days Hols (plus Bank Holidays)Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)Health and Wellbeing InitiativesEmployee offers and discounts from various retailersRecognition events and rewardsFree on site car parkingMain Purpose of the RoleWorking closely with senior management on site and with the central Finance functions provide the appropriate level of financial reporting and review to enable the Dorman Manufacturing business to drive current and future performance of the business.Accountable for completing monthly management reports and accounts and supporting with budgeting / forecasting process. Responsible for collating and approving all costing information for bid support.Largely autonomous role with limited day to day supervision / direction. Operates within delegated authority levels and to set financial procedures governance structures. Work is a mixture of proactive (new business / processes / capital investments) and reactive (monthly reporting schedules).Management Of People & AdvisorySupervision / direction of assistant accountant within Finance Department. Provides financial advice / business partner support to Manufacturing site leadership team.Spread Of Skills & Analysis RequiredRole will require a broad knowledge of financial / accountancy principles applied to a manufacturing environment. Analytical skills will be paramount and ability to influence key stakeholders within the business operating as the financial business partner.Jobholder is required to produce highly accurate financial reports to monthly internally set deadlines. Customer bid responses are required to be highly accurate and submitted to externally set deadlinesQualifications & EducationDegree qualified in a finance or business disciplineFully qualified in a professional accountancy qualification. (ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)Experience & Proven Ability RequiredEssential:Previous experience operating in a finance role in a manufacturing environment is highly desirableFamiliarity working with MRP systems, ideally SAPExcellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to influence and negotiate with both internal and external stakeholdersExcellent organisational skills and attention to detailLeadership and strategic thinkingDuties & Key ResponsibilitiesPrepare financial reports for the Dorman business unit across customer sales, margin, operating efficiency (labour, machine etc), inventoryResponsible for the Corporate Planning, Forecasting and Budgeting process in relation to costs and overheads to support the targeted salesMaintain financial reporting tools and techniques to support business use requirements.Ensure financial reports requests are completed in a timely manner to agreed deadlinesHold meetings with Site leaders to drive improvements from the reporting producedEnsure customer pricing requests are completed in a timely manner to agreed SLA deadlinesPrepare customer bid responses and support the business with commercial advice and awarenessEnsure key business projects are on time and cost and delivering the benefits expected once introducedAct as the lead Financial person on site and drive commercial and financial awareness across the businessLine management of 1 direct report; to provide support and personal developmentWork in a safe manner, taking reasonable care for the health and safety of yourself and other people at work, following appropriate Health and Safety guidance, training and company rules and procedures as appropriate.As a valued employee of Unipart Rail, you can look forward to a varied and rewarding career with a company that holds the Investors in People accreditation and also world class status in employee engagement.Strictly no agencies and we would ask that agencies refrain from making contact with any of our colleagues and that no CVs are submitted to staff across the business. Any CVs sent will be at your own risk. We will reserve the right to engage with candidates directly having not, in any way, entered into your company's Terms and Conditions.
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