Finance Business Partner / Analyst South Manchester - up to £55,000 DOE My client, an FMCG organisation with a global reach, are seeking an experienced, dynamic and passionate Finance Business Partner / Analyst to join their team. This is a fantastic opportunity for a qualified or nearly-qualified candidate to join an impressive Finance team and really develop their commercial finance career. The Finance Business Partner / Analyst will focus and support the Head Office entities - forming relationships and partnering with members of the Executive Leadership team and senior stakeholders to prepare budget updates as a crucial part of the monthly rolling forecast process. Using budget skills for cost saving and optimisation is key, collaboratively working with budget holders. Key Duties Drive actuals reporting and monthly rolling forecast Provide business partnering support to key stakeholders to conduct regular bottom-up reforecast of P&L and balance sheet Critically analyse forecasts to identify risks and opportunities against the forecast Month end analysis of accruals and prepayments, with preparation of relevant journals Support process improvement projects to ensure robust control environment in the corporate centre, and the transformation office to report on the significant projects Be involved and support monthly Group consolidation process of actuals/forecasts, working closely with wider FP&A team to produce group results across all performance moments Participate in key FP&A improvement projects, including delivery of strategic finance initiatives About You Qualified Accountant (ACA, CIMA, ACCA)- nearly qualified could also be considered High level analysis, systems, and reporting skills Exceptional organisational and communication skills Able to identify, own, and resolve problems or recommend solutions Comfortable working independently and organise own workload Absolutely fantastic opportunity - apply now for immediate consideration! Robert Walters Operations Limited is an employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates