Finance Business Partner

We are seeking a Finance Business Partner to join our team at Biffa. As a Finance Business Partner, you will be the primary finance contact for our on-site operations and commercial teams, supporting the financial control environment at our Polymers sites.

Your core responsibilities will include:

• Providing primary finance support and contact for site management, developing a commercial partnering relationship while providing key metrics and analysis.
• Offering financial expertise and guidance on new initiatives, investments, and projects.
• Improving staff awareness at all levels of finance and cost/revenue benefits as a key factor in all business decisions.
• Owning the month-end process and performing detailed variance analysis with detailed insights provided to all key stakeholders.
• Presenting monthly results to senior personnel, including Operational teams to enable understanding of profitability.
• Preparing the full-year budget, quarterly reforecasts, and 5-year plan for the business unit with accompanying KPIs and being able to relay this to senior stakeholders.
• Overseeing balance sheet reconciliations to ensure controls are in place and being adhered to.
• Identifying and driving process improvements and efficiencies in the day-to-day role.
• Providing end-of-year audit support, giving full and adequate explanations to auditors where requested.
• Managing a Financial Analyst.

The ideal candidate will have:

• Qualified accountant (ACCA or CIMA)
• Experience supporting and influencing operational colleagues
• Strong system skills, including advanced Excel and some Power BI
• Strong analytical skills to interpret financial data, identify trends, and make recommendations for strategic decision-making
• Management Accounts experience in a manufacturing environment an advantage