Finance Business Partner

Hello an exciting new opportunity has just become available in our Finance, Partner Business Life Solutions area. We are looking to recruit a Finance Business Partner.

Role Objective

To provide financial support to business, support areas and central finance via monthly financial reporting which includes analysis and analytics work and provide assistance for strategic projects

Key Responsibilities

Reporting and Planning:

Assist in reporting to divisional/partner board meetings and Mancos (where applicable)

Validation of commercial terms and profit share structures to be used in financial reporting (pre GL;

Management Accounting; budget models); and communication of these to relevant stakeholders

Monthly business analysis (Health chart / Management reports)

Analyse and report on business unit profitability, trends and balance sheet

Implementation of group and divisional financial controls based on overall company guidelines and

procedures

Implement relevant reporting KPIs to measure performance against strategic objectives

Review management accounts prepared by Management Accountants for validity and accuracy

Review of reconciliations prepared by Management Accountants

Timetable management for Group/Business Unit/Partner deliverables

Facilitate budget process for portfolio

Assist in preparation of valuations for equity investments

Consolidate reports for reporting to group finance and Hollard Life Exco

Decision And Support

Critical evaluation of budget inputs and outputs (business inputs and other contributors) against prior

performance; strategy and for reasonability.

Assist in providing strategic financial information to support Business Unit decision-making

Assist with Capital Management of projects and activities that are not producing an attractive rate of

return to more lucrative opportunities

Forecasting and communicating business changes so that leaders can position the business to either

exploit opportunity or mitigate risk

Review and implement financial and operational processes for exposure to financial and business risk

Ensure and monitor high quality standards (best practice accounting) are maintained by the portfolio as

set for the group.

Analysis, interpretation, and evaluation of performance against strategy

Profitability analysis

Cost management and analysis

Assist with Investment appraisal (business case; scenario testing; competitor analysis; etc.)

Support decisions on commercial terms and profit share structure (new and changes to existing)

Risk management (financial; strategic and operational)

Relationships

Key stakeholder and work stream relationship management (both internal and external) (e.g. actuarial;

central finance; IT; BU Finance; Principals; Partner; auditors; etc.)

People Management

Business continuity management (work plan management)

Manage staff performance (setting & communication of prioritization, standards requirements and

managing delivery of these KPIs)

People management (Recruitment & Induction and Training & Development