Finance Manager - Shared Service Centre

Job Description

Ideas | People | TrustWere BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions businesses need to navigate todays changing world.Our clients are Britains economic engine - ambitious, entrepreneurially-spirited and high-growth businesses that fuel the economy - and the owners and management teams that lead them.Well broaden your horizonsOur Shared Service Centre team (SSC) provides essential support to a number of teams across our firm. As well as assisting on large-scale operations, beyond the capacity of a core specialist team, they provide the unparalleled expertise we need to keep movingforward. As part of this friendly department, youll have the chance to work on exciting projects and develop your skillset. Theres real opportunity, making it a great chance to use industry knowledge and experience to solve problems in your next career step,or it can be a place to learn if youre just starting out. If you want to work on important projects and explore your potential, well give you the friendly, supportive working environment to go far.Well help you succeedOur clients trust us because of the quality of our advice. That quality grows from a thorough understanding of their business, and that understanding comes from working closely with clients and building long-lasting relationships.Youll be someone who can work pro-actively, managing your own tasks, but youll also be confident collaborating with others, communicating regularly with senior managers, Directors, and BDOs Partners to enable us to serve our clients effectively. Youllbe encouraged to identify and draw attention to opportunities for enhancing our delivery and providing additional services to our clients.In this new role as Finance Manager, you will support the Shared Service Centre (SSC) Leadership Team in managing the financial performance of the individual delivery Hubs on strategic issues and on a day-to-day basis as well as providingrelevant support, advice and guidance to the overall team within the SSC on financial mattersPrincipal Accountabilities

• Regular liaison with the central Finance function, overseeing the month end, quarterly and year end processes
• Overseeing regular management reporting and developing reports to aid financial and commercial management
• Overseeing the annual budget for individual delivery Hubs: liaising with Heads of Dept/Operations Managers and central Finance team as appropriate and overseeing the input of the data into the Firms budget model
• Ensuring that SSC Chargeback processes are effective, timely and transparent to the service requestors in the business as well as to the Heads of Dept/Operations Managers. Strive for simplification and efficiency in the operation of SSC Chargeback
• Management of a small internal finance team performing chargeback, analysis and other duties (approx. 3 FTE)

Support to SSC Management team

• Agreeing and taking responsibility for development of local finance reporting to support the Heads of Dept/Operations Managers
• Driving standardisation of MI and preparation of monthly packs for SSC Leadership and firm-wide stakeholders
• Aiming for optimised use of functionality and reporting in Workday and Adaptive to drive best financial and commercial outcomes for BDO
• Monthly financial analysis and reporting to the Heads of Dept/Operations Managers plus the Group Financial Controller to enable informed planning and decision making. Including budget, rolling forecast, key performance indicators and analysis of variances
• Trend analysis with timely identification of causes of risks/ problems with prompt suggestion for relevant actions, particularly including chargeback, staff utilisation, discretionary costs and variance analysis
• Assist in the production and preparation of business plans and support the SSC Leadership in identifying and developing strategy for the SSC and individual delivery Hubs; providing support in driving through these strategic decisions
• Support the Heads of Dept/Operations Managers in identifying and developing strategy for the individual Hubs; providing support in driving through these strategic decisions, showing initiative and problem solving
• Raise financial awareness and system capability in the SSC extended management team (to Hub Lead level)
• Supporting Hub Leads/Operations Managers to ensure there remains a continued consistency of approach and making suggestions for how processes and procedures can be improved
• Other ad-hoc matters as required in support of the SSC leadership Team

And attributes required include:

• Commercially minded
• Analytical
• Ability to handle/process confidential information in sensitive manner
• Project Management, team leadership and delegation skills with a collaborative, participative approach and the ability to engage, inspire and influence people at all levels in the organisation
• Strong leadership and influencing skills to enable proactive relationships with business leaders
• Capable of contributing to the strategic agenda with strong operational skills
• Strong system skills, particularly in Workday, Power BI/Python and Excel
• Partnership experience desirable
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Qualified accountant or relevant financial experience

Youll be able to be yourself; well recognise and value you for who you are and celebrate and reward your contributions to the business. Were committed to agile working, and we offer everyone the opportunity to work in ways that suit them, their teams,and the task in hand.At BDO, well help you achieve your personal goals and career ambitions, and we have programmes, resources, and frameworks that provide clarity and structure around career development.

Keyskills :
CIMAManagement Accounting