Finance Business Partner (12 month Maternity Cover)

Job title:

Finance Business Partner (12 month Maternity Cover)

Company

Simplyhealth

Job description

We’re not just your average health company; we’re aiming to revolutionise access to healthcare in the UK by offering innovative health and wellbeing solutions that are affordable, accessible, and effective. From preventive care to comprehensive medical support, we aim to empower individuals to take charge of their health, inspiring them to make the most of their wellbeing. Added to that we’re the first health insurer in the UK to be awarded B-Corp status in recognition of our significant achievements in sustainability, in addition to our ambitious environmental and social responsibility goals.As Finance Business Partner, you’ll work in close partnership with business stakeholders, supporting them to understand the financial position of their part of the business and to plan, and account accurately for operational expenditure and resolve questions/issues related to financial transactions. You’ll report to our Head of Commercial Finance and will work alongside our Commercial Finance Partners.Key responsibilities

• Preparation of monthly accounts and supporting the Commercial Finance month end process
• Review and management of the monthly business area P&L performance: acting as both the primary contact (where appropriate) or supporting the Commercial Finance Manager in delivering this service (where appropriate)
• Assist in the preparation and recording of project and business case commercials.
• Working with the Commercial Finance Manager to deliver the budget and forecasting process to support Business Planning
• Provide the commercial acumen to support the relationship between Head of Finance Business Partnering and the Business Unit directorate.
• Supporting the central finance function in delivery of month and year end accounting, alongside assisting with day-to-day queries and support requirements
• Complete and maintain resource reporting – including the FTE/headcount reconciliation process.
• Work closely with accounts payable and credit control teams to ensure the PO Log is maintained and updated.
• Work with the Commercial Finance Manager to proactively identify and develop operational and commercial opportunities and improvements.
• Support the Commercial Finance Manager in delivering and enhancing the product and channel profitability model, identifying ways to establish valid and useful costing data.Analyse and evaluate the outputs to provide insights upon which the business can strive towards reaching its cost challenges.
• Work with the Commercial Finance Manager to understand and develop product and membership reporting and technical aspects to help raise commercial awareness.

About YouOur ideal candidate will have experience of providing Finance support to a business function, with finance/accounting experience, including formulating financial targets and budgets. You’ll be commercially astute and able to develop costing models and pricing strategies to drive business growth and improve cash flow.

In addition to the above, to be considered you must have:

• Demonstrable experience in optimising financial performance
• Finance business partnering skills, specifically the analysis and presentation of financial information.
• Self-confident individual, with sufficient gravitas and experience to command the respect of senior managers within the business unit.
• Good analytical and evaluative skills/judgement. Ability to filter, prioritise, analyse and validate potentially complex and dynamic material
• a relevant accountancy qualification (CIMA, ACCA, ACA) – or be close to qualifying

What’s in it for youAs well as a competitive salary, our benefits package includes:

• Group bonus scheme
• Generous pension with a 6% pension gift from us
• 28 days holiday (plus bank holidays) – with the option to buy and sell a further 5 days
• Flexible benefits pot (which you can choose to use against some great benefits such as critical illness, private medical insurance, shopping vouchers and more)
• Your own health plan
• Access to a wellbeing hub
• Shopping discounts
• Recognition awards
• Give as you earn
• 3 volunteering days

We have a head office in Hampshire, but depending on your role, you’ll be able to enjoy our ‘smart working’ approach This means you can flex when and where you spend your time. For many of us this means day to day work can be handled remotely, but there will also be times when we need to come together in the office to collaborate, attend training sessions, induction, briefings and more.Your Recruitment JourneyWe’re focused on providing an application, assessment and onboarding journey that is fair, consistent, diverse and inclusive for all, allowing us to hire top talent based on the skills and behaviours pivotal to your and our success.Your process

• Screening call with Talent Acquisition Team
• Virtual Interview with the hiring manager and team
• Aptitude assessment
• Presentation/case study with the hiring manager and team
• Offer

Should you require any additional support with your application, or need us to make any adjustments for you, please contact our Talent Team; .”Please note: Working for a purpose driven company like ours is a fantastic opportunity so we often receive high volumes of applications for our roles. In these cases, we may close our job adverts early and aren’t able to consider applications after this time.#LI-Remote

Expected salary

Location

Andover, Hampshire

Job date

Sun, 10 Nov 2024 03:27:15 GMT

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