Finance Business Partner

at  OCS Group

Benefits

• Informal hybrid/flexible working arrangements
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• Free fruit in our office
• Employee Referral Scheme (if you refer a successful candidate to one of our vacancies)
• Wide range of retail discounts
• Regular social and charity events are held in our offices.
• Get involved in charity events in the local community

Job Title: Finance Business Partner
Location: Ipswich
Salary: Competitive
Hours per week: Monday to Friday - 37.5 hours per week
Business Overview
OCS Group is one of the world’s leading international facilities service providers, delivering critical and essential services to support their 20,000 customers. With a turnover more than £2bn, the company employs more than 130,000 colleagues in 26 countries and has a strong track record of expertly delivering high quality services across a range of sectors and industries to customers at a local, national and international level. OCS offers services including cleaning, catering, security, building services, energy management and compliance, front of house, landscaping, logistics, waste management and pest control services.
Job Overview
As a Finance Business Partner, you will play a crucial role in supporting the finance department by providing strategic financial insights and analysis to the business. This is a hybrid-working position, combining working with a vibrant & supportive finance team in the office, visiting clients’ sites and working from home. Your expertise in finance business partnering and management accounts, along with desire to make a difference, will be essential in driving informed decision-making and supporting the financial growth of our organization.

Benefits

• Informal hybrid/flexible working arrangements
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• Free fruit in our office
• Employee Referral Scheme (if you refer a successful candidate to one of our vacancies)
• Wide range of retail discounts
• Regular social and charity events are held in our offices.
• Get involved in charity events in the local community.

Wellbeing

• Discounted gym membership
• Eye test £25 voucher and up to £100 towards glasses
• Join our Cycle to Work scheme via salary sacrifice.
• Access to “CHROMA,” our internal colleague-led diversity and inclusion community – join a committee or take part in our D&I initiatives and events.
• Access to internal Mental Health First Aiders

Career development and recognition

• Immediate access to “Opportunity” our internal Learning and Development platform
• Required professional membership fees paid for
• Opportunity to win monthly OCS recognition scheme.

• Long service awards

  Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the production of timely and accurate monthly Management Reports and Accounts, ensuring compliance with accounting standards. Including all necessary regional reports for major contracts in the business unit.

• Act as a trusted advisor to key stakeholders by providing financial guidance, analysis, and insights to support business objectives.
• Monitor key performance indicators and variance analysis to provide a clear understanding of the drivers of growth to inform and develop both short-term performance and the strategic direction of the business unit.
• Develop and maintain effective business partnering relationships across different operational teams.
• Collaborate with Operational teams to improve working capital performance, with particular reference to debt and stock management.
• Provide effective financial information to the operations of the business to enable visibility of performance and assist with strategies around efficiencies and enhancing profitability.
• Preparation of annual budgets and rolling forecasts to manage the divisional results and expectations across the business.
• Use Microsoft Dynamics & Power BI to analyse financial data, create insightful reports, and identify trends and opportunities for improvement.
• Support in the preparation of financial presentations and reports for senior management and board meetings.

• Compliance with group finance policy and procedure and establishment of additional policy and procedure as required.

  Key working relationships:

• Operational Teams, including Contract Managers & Operations Directors

• At times supporting Commercial Finance Director & Managing Director

  About You:

• Applicants must have the Right To Work in the UK

• Part Qualified or Newly Qualified Accountant (e.g. ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent).
• Experience of preparing, reviewing, and interpreting Management Accounts
• Experience of budgeting and forecasting
• Experience of Facilities Management industry would be desirable.
• Commercial acumen, with an ability to interpret numbers and communicate key issues in a concise and clear manner to a range of audiences.
• Possessing a high level of attention to detail, but commercially focussed.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to effectively convey complex financial information.
• Engaging client facing capabilities to build and develop relationships.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with a keen eye for detail.
• Advanced Excel skills and the ability to work with complex financial models.
• Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, and meet deadlines.
• Able to deal with a fast-paced continually evolving role.
• Curious, determined with bags of initiative.
• Analytically minded, able to grasp the big picture but also have strong attention to detail when required.