Senior Finance Business Partner

Senior Finance Business Partner

The Finance Business Partner (FBP) plays a crucial role in connecting finance with the rest of the business, offering strategic and analytical support to drive decision-making and performance. The Senior FBP should act as a reliable stakeholder for the business.

What you'll be doing: 

Budgeting and Forecasting

• Lead and execute the annual budgeting and forecast process for specific departments;
• Be the owner in aligning budgets with strategic goals and business plans for specific departments/divisions;

Financial Analysis and Reporting

• Analyse financial performance (actuals vs budget, etc.);
• Identify variances and understand the business impact to highlight the relevant information to the business;
• Perform monthly, quarterly, and yearly financial reviews;
• Perform scenario planning and sensitivity analysis to assess potential impacts on financial outcomes under different business conditions;
• Create periodic and ad-hoc reports;
• Lead the improvement and reports optimization.
• Implement and monitor cost-control measures and process optimizations;
• Ensure costs distribution is timely executed and manage costs distribution for operational areas for several cost centers;
• Guaranty the accuracy of the monthly reports and cost analysis by cost center & areas;
• Prepare and present financial reports and analysis to Senior management team, translating complex financial information into actionable insights

Business Partnering and Collaboration

• Work closely with budget owners to understand business needs and maintain the budget information updated;
• Provide financial insights to support decision-making for non-financial stakeholders and suggest correction actions;
• Facilitate communication between finance and other departments;
• Provide financial support for ongoing and new projects;
• Track project performance against financial goals;
• Collaborate with departments to identify cost-saving opportunities;
• Participate in cross-functional meetings to contribute a financial perspective;
• Ensure the guidelines provided by divisions are compliant with the company and challenge it when needed;
• Create new cost centers and make sure they are communicated with relevant areas/stakeholders;
• Assist, manage and approve vacancies;
• Assist the Finance team in any other accounting/finance activities
• Act as the main finance point of contact for a specific department and division;
• Assess and mitigate financial risks in collaboration with relevant departments;

• Financial Systems Optimization

• Recognize opportunities to upgrade or introduce new financial systems and tools to improve efficiency;

What You’ll Bring: 

• Degree in accounting, or other related areas;
• Minimum 7 years of experience in financial planning, analysis, and reporting;
• Accounting knowledge is a plus;
• Strong excel;
• Power Query and Power Bi knowledge;
• Proficiency English level;
• Highly analytical skills;
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and adapt to a changing, fast-paced environment;
• Superior attention to detail;
• Problem solver;
• Natural curiosity, and a desire to learn;
• Resilient, Proactive & Dynamic