Rutherford Cross are delighted to be working with a highly successful global business to appoint a Finance Business Partner. This is a newly created role and will provide great exposure for the successful individual to influence decision making and support various stakeholders throughout the business. Ideally, we are looking to speak to fully qualified accountants (ICAS/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent), who come from a project accounting background or have had exposure to the construction industry. We are also able to consider finalist candidates provided they have revelant industry experience.

Role responsibilities:

• Work with Head of Department (HoD’s) to develop and build the reporting and financial management of key contracts to support KPI delivery at strategic level
• Support the Head of Finance to drive improved delivery, utilisation and efficiency of finance processes and resources
• Develop a framework of reporting with the delivery teams to understand contract performance and to coordinate and review against expected contract outturn
• Work to enhance business wide understanding of the contract’s key performance indicators as part of the periodic reporting cycle to inform better business decisions
• Build strong strategic internal relationships with HoD’s to ensure operational improvements and BAU meets business requirements

The individual:

• You must hold or be working towards a recognised professional accounting qualification (ACCA, ACA, ACMA, CIMA, ICAEW, ICAS) or equivalent / similar
• Strong customer management and influencing skills
• Experience of working within a large complex organisation is highly desirable
• Experienced in complex Finance procedures and processes with an ability to simplify the complex
• Operational knowledge is an advantage but most importantly an ability to relate Finance to the wider business
• Ideally, you’ll come from a project accounting background and have exposure to the construction industry

On Offer:

• Competitive salary of up to £50,000p.a
• Up to 15% annual bonus
• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Holiday Trading allows employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year to volunteer
• Flexible working hours
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing