Senior Finance Business Partner

Job description

About ISG
ISG is a dynamic global construction services company.
We have had a hand in some of the world's most impactful and recognisable places, but our legacy is about far more than buildings. Across Europe, the Middle East and Asia, we deliver places where people and businesses make memories, forge new experiences, and reach their goals.
In short, we deliver the places that enable people and businesses to thrive.

Role purpose

Provide financial information and decision support to UK Construction Senior Leadership Team.

Production of monthly management reporting for Central Overheads and Construction Retail, as well as coordination/consolidation of overall UK Construction results. A key element of the role will involve coordination of business planning/auditing processes for the overall BU; as well as providing support to the Finance Director with ad hoc reporting and analysis. This role will also act as a point of contact for finance systems for the Construction Finance Team.

Key accountabilities

• Operate as a business partner to the Construction Board and the Retail Senior Leadership Team.
• Support the business in making informed decisions by providing fact-based analysis to support financial and commercial proposals.
• Clearly communicate with other finance team members to ensure deadlines are met
• Proactively identify opportunities, raise ideas and champion process improvements and cost saving initiatives in order to meet business objectives.

Financial Management and Reporting

• Work with Finance Shared Service team to obtain, review and provide analysis of Divisional and Central overhead costs.
• Review business financial performance delivering clear views of key risks and sensitivities.
• Production of month end Management Reporting packs, including relevant KPI and commentary for Senior Leadership Team Consolidation, coordinating with Finance Shared Service and Commercial teams where applicable to ensure delivery by agreed deadlines.
• Coordination of Forecasts and Business Plans for the Construction Retail BU including the provision of plan guidance to the Divisional Commercial teams (inflation, staff rates, job costing assumptions etc).
• Coordination of Forecasts and Business Plans for the Central Overheads including the provision of decision support analysis to the Construction FD.

Cash Management and Reporting

• Completion and submission of weekly cash flow forecasts for Construction Retail BU
• Working with Divisional Commercial teams to produce long term cash forecast, with sensitivities including the impact of prospective new projects.
• Monitor and report against the cash forecast KPIs.
• Provide support to Construction FD with Consolidation review and analysis for overall Construction Cash Flow Forecasts.

Coordination and Consolidation

• Support consolidation and coordinate month end activities across the Construction BU
• Consolidate & Coordinate Business Plan for Construction BU
• Coordinate Commercial Year End Audit for Construction BU

Compliance/Governance/Systems

• Ensure the governance and approval policies issued by the UK Construction Board are adhered to.
• Work with Construction FD to ensure in-systems governance is regularly reviewed and kept up to date for entire Construction BU.
• Act as central point of contact for finance systems related queries and interfaces with the business on behalf of the Construction Finance Team.

Support Construction FD with ad hoc reporting and analysis required as deemed appropriate.

Skills & experience

• Demonstrable experience in a similar role
• Strong management and financial accounting knowledge
• Excellent communication skills - experience of liaising with financial and non-financial staff members from Board to junior level
• Excellent organisational, time management and workload management skills
• Computer literacy - experience of using core Financial Systems (experience of MS Dynamics Nav is an advantage) and strong Excel skills as well as a broader interest in systems is key for this role
• Relevant construction industry or project/contract management industry experience is an advantage

Qualifications

• Qualified member of ACA, ACCA, CIMA

What's in it for you?

• Ongoing career development and accredited learning
  
• Annual recognition and values awards
  
• Global employee assistance program
  
• Pension scheme
  
• Life assurance
  
• Private healthcare including private GP service and mental health pathways
  
• As part of our wellbeing offering, ISG offers a monthly wellbeing allowance
  
• Cycle to work scheme
  
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
  
• Industry-leading family friendly policies (39 weeks maternity leave and 8 weeks paternity at full pay)
  
• Volunteer day
  
• Discounts such as cinema to ensure you're still loving ISG even when you leave the office
  
• Most Friday's are a 4 pm finish providing work is completed for the week
  
• Your work-life balance really matters to us, so in addition to your holiday allowance we have a You Day to allow you to take an extra day off to celebrate a special event, spend time with your family or just do something that will make your life easier or more enjoyable
  
• Thriving networks including I-NOW (Women's Network), Race and Faith, LGBTQIA+, Armed Forced Covenant and the menopause working group, everyone's invited
  

If you'd like to speak to the Talent Acquisition team, please contact [email protected] below for more details.