Finance Controller - LOB - CIMA/ACCA/ACA - BPO/ITeS

Specific area of responsibility

Commercial Responsibilities

- Ability/confidence to provide the appropriate degree of challenge to operational management to ensure sound decision-making from a financial perspective. Oversee completion of extensive Financial Modelling / commercial analysis to support

- Effective business partnering with the IT Leadership team and being an integral part of the decision-making process, which may include supplier meetings.

- Utilizing systems, commercial and financial acumen to identify areas of improvement within the business.

Financial Reporting and Responsibilities

- Involvement in the completion of the Divisional Budgets / Monthly and quarterly forecasts

- Overseeing the completion of monthly reporting and the provision of variance analysis and insightful commentary

- Full balance sheet ownership and identification and management of any potential risks

- Identification of process improvements to support the management team and improve the delivery of information across the division

- Completion of monthly headcount and non-headcount reporting

Business Challenge

- Provide financial governance to all the key delivery Projects being undertaken within the business.

- Identify opportunities for the enhancement of profitability through an intimate knowledge of business operations and understanding of profit and cost drivers

- Support the business by providing high quality, relevant Management information, requiring a detailed understanding of the reporting environments on site, and benchmarking to best practice

Team Leadership

- Managing a Cochin based team.

- Driving a high performing team to ensure reporting and commercial objectives are achieved and that the business receives the appropriate level of financial support and challenge

- Team development to include setting objectives and goals for the team and identifying development areas.

Person Specification

Essential Skills

- A qualified accountant (CIMA / ACCA / ACA) - minimum of 5-7 years post qualification experience

- Demonstrable experience in commercial business partnering and supporting decision making.

- Experience of business partnering with IT functions

Personal Attributes

- Demonstrable experience in commercial business partnering and supporting decision making.

- Confident in influencing senior management/directors and wider stakeholders in financial management.

- Highly commercial with a real drive to gain an understanding of the business

- Excellent communication & interpersonal skills, with the ability to build effective working relationships at all levels across the business and with clients.

- Experience of team management and development

- Organised and proactive, with the ability to work independently and as part of a team and the strength of character to immediately impact upon the business

- Highly numerate with strong analytical and problem-solving skills