Assistant Finance Manager

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Job Introduction

Assistant Finance Manager

Monday to Friday - 2 days working from home

Aviva DigiCare+ - Employee Annual health check, Digital GP, Mental Health Consultations, Nutritional Consultations, Second Medical Opinion

Exclusive Benefits & Wellbeing site (Perks at Work)

• Meals on duty
• Free Parking
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Holiday Purchase scheme

We have an exciting opportunity to join our team within our Chartwells sector at Compass Group UK & Ireland, this role will be based at our head office in Birmingham with flexibility to work from home 2 days per week.

As an Assistant Finance Manager in Compass, you will perform an influential and high-profile role delivering financial and commercial support to the Chartwells business sector. Through effective business partnering, the role will continually improve service levels, cost effectiveness and add value to commercial activities undertaken.

Key Accountabilities

PURPOSE: Commercial Support

• Business Partner key stakeholders (financial and non-financial) ensuring strong commercial and operational decision making, managing financial risks and opportunities
• Attend designated site and client meetings
• Delivering proactive ad-hoc financial analysis to support business unit decision making
• Understand and manage the financial risks and opportunities arising from volumetric and other contract mechanisms - and ongoing business performance

PERFORMANCE

• Prepare key business reporting such as month end reports, business reviews, client reports, budgets, cash analysis and other ad-hoc analysis to be discussed at monthly review.
• Assist in training of operational teams in the use of business reporting to understand and improve their financial performance
• Monthly balance sheet review for area of responsibility, escalating key risks/ opportunities to senior stakeholders.
• Promote working capital improvements through timely, accurate contract billing, active management of debt ledgers and timely resolution of queries
• Support with the budgeting and forecasting process by consolidating the budget, understanding variances and preparing the budget presentation for senior stakeholders
• Support with completion of documentation for client tenders, negotiations and capital expenditure appraisals
• Support operational teams with understanding actions required on mobilisation and ensure that these are executed in line with timetable
• You will ensure health and safety of all colleagues within the business and report any incidents via the approved company processes

PEOPLE: Relationship Management

• Support the development of junior team members and facilitate in training courses for new team members

Candidate Requirements: Key Skills, Knowledge & Experience

Essential:

• Qualified Accountant (CIMA/ACCA/ACA) or QBE with varied experience in accounting roles
• Industry experience gained within a multi-site multi-contract complex organisation
• Experience of management accounting inclusive of accounting adjustments, producing reports/analysis to support commercial decision making
• Analytical and with a high level of attention to detail
• Experience of business partnering non-finance professionals to support the delivery of sound financial information

Desirable:

• Ability to adapt to a changing environment
• Excel Macros and VBA
• Experience of SAP and Cognos as analysis and reporting tools

Performance Standards

• Excellent communication skills - ability to communicate oral and written information concisely and logically - to both finance and non-finance people
• Pro-active and energetic approach
• Ability to analyse and evaluate information concisely
• Excellent interpersonal skills with proven ability to influence internal and external parties
• Self-motivated with an ability to effectively plan and organise own work
• Ability to take on a broad spectrum of work under pressure and to deliver in agreed timescales

Leadership behaviours

• Communication - ability to manage, develop and lead peers
• Can Do - Finds new / quicker ways of meeting goals, shows conviction in own judgement and decisions, responds quickly under pressure and overcomes hurdles to achieve targets
• Share Success - Provides task related feedback to do the job effectively and provides excellent service. Delegates tasks to develop others
• Passion for Quality - Sets demanding performance expectations, sets priorities to maximise benefits, tracks the commercial implications of a situation in a step by step way
• Win through Teamwork - Pursues friendly relationships with colleagues and clients, makes contact with colleagues across the organisation and shares own knowledge and insight and displays a high level of energy and commitment to the role and organisation
• Embrace Diversity - Listens to others and values their contributions, receptive to new and builds on ideas and acts in ethical and socially responsible manner