Lead Finance Business Partner

Equans is looking for a Lead Finance Business Partner to join our team in London on a permanent basis. This is a full-time role working 40 hours per week. On offer is a competitive salary banding of £60,000-£65,000, dependent upon skills and experience, car allowance and benefits package.

The Lead Finance Business Partner is responsible for leading a team of Finance Analysts/Management Accountants in addition to the management of the Finance Business Partner, and deliver a professional, timely and accurate financial reporting & forecasting, for a range of business units within Sustainable FM. This is a broad role, which encompasses financial management, contractual support, risk and team management.  This will also include, direct self delivery of the above for a range of business units.

The post holder will cover a portfolio of contracts in and around London. Will lead a small team of Qualified & part-qualified finance professionals including managers and review their work. Structure, motivate, coach and develop your team.

What will you deliver?

• Take responsibility for the production and management of timely/accurate/compliant monthly financial results (P&L and balance sheet), for each of the service lines within your scope. Manage the forecasting exercises (budget and re-forecasts). Monitor, track and analyse the operational expenses in the month and recommend efficiencies where possible.
• Take responsibility for the production of key financial indicators. Analyse and provide recommendations to site management, to optimise the Company’s position (i.e. supplier payments, debtor days, etc)
• Presentation of meaningful trends and variance analysis to enable your customers to make informed decisions. Provision of internal and statutory audit justifications as required
• Evaluate and challenge – using appropriate data and analytics – the budgeting and operations of each site and service line: resource levels, performance vs. output specifications and suitable benchmarks
• Ensure that support to general managers is optimised to minimise performance penalties. Analyse root causes /recommendations
• Liaise with relevant staff to improve paper flow and cash flow, making suggestions where appropriate
• Being the first point of contact for the business when out of the ordinary requests / issues arise to ensure proper delivery to requests as well as ensuring appropriate level of understanding in the task is established.
• Proactively analyse/audit contractual compliance and risks, so that to provide sound support to site management, and ensure that the business is gaining full entitlement of contractual arrangements. This can involve meeting with external clients, when required
• Monitor the monthly service fee and variations and draft contractual claims for each service when commercial shortfalls are apparent
• Provide support to your manager and business leaders when tendering for new opportunities (pricing, modelling, etc.)
• Take an active part in the optimisation of our management systems and reporting suite – to provide meaningful financial information to our customers, in the most effective way. Lead transversal projects
• Identify improvement areas and generate ideas from your team, and implement these ideas
• To continuously identify, devise and delivery improvements on an incremental basis

What can we offer you?

On offer is a competitive salary, car allowance and benefits package, which includes;

• 25 days annual leave (+ public holidays)
• Life Cover equivalent to 2 times annual salary
• Employee discount shopping schemes on major brands and retailers
• Gym membership discounts 
• Cycle to work scheme 
• Holiday purchase scheme
• 2 corporate social responsibility days per year
• Broad range of learning opportunities, such as professional qualifications, collective/individual training, and personalized support programmes
• Attractive Employee Referral Rewards Scheme
• Access to our growing employee networks including AccessAbility (representing those with physical and mental disabilities), Encompass (representing the LGBTQ+ community), RISE (representing people from ethnic backgrounds), WOMEN TOGETHER (representing women in Equans), Working Parents, and Young Professionals.
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Program and access to mental wellbeing app

Who are we looking for?

• A qualified accountant (ACCA/CIMA/ACA) with strong industry experience in business partnering with stakeholders at all levels.
• Resilient, able to work to tight deadlines and manage multiple stakeholders.
• A highly analytical skilled problem solver with a strong Operational mind-set; capability to distil complex ideas or problems into simple, effective plans and solutions through effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Able to think strategically, yet be comfortable adopting a hands-on approach, and staying close to the detail commercially.
• Influence and Persuasion: Ability to influence decision-making processes within the organisation by presenting compelling arguments based on financial data and analysis.
• Commercial/Contractual experience within PFI contracts

This role includes a DBS Enhanced check therefore ability to pass is essential.

Who are we?

Equans is a world leader in energy services with nearly 100,000 employees working in more than 50 countries, with an annual turnover of over 17 billion euros.  

In the UK & Ireland, Equans is a provider of technical, FM, regeneration and energy services – with specialist capabilities in smart buildings, green mobility, district & embedded energy and decentralised renewables.

Equans’ 13,500 UK & Ireland employees combine these activities to help businesses, public sector organisations and government to embrace the energy transition towards net zero, and also the digital & industrial transitions that are redesigning the way we move, work and live.

Equans is a Bouygues group company.

What’s next?

If this role is of interest to you, please click below to register, apply, and track your progress! A member of our Resourcing Team will review your application and be in touch.

As part our commitment to better reflect the markets within which we operate, we encourage applications from women, ethnically diverse individuals and people with disabilities, along with all candidates who identify with protected characteristic groups under the Equality Act 2010. 

At Equans we’re committed to delivering a culture where everyone’s voice is heard and supported. We know the value a diverse workforce creates, delivering better results for our people, customers, and stakeholders. Diversity and inclusion is at the core of what we do, should you join Equans you’ll find a welcoming and open workplace where you’re supported and encouraged to be your true self at work. 

You’ll also have access to our growing employee networks including AccessAbility (representing those with physical and mental disabilities), Encompass (representing the LGBTQ+ community), RISE (representing people from ethnic backgrounds), WOMEN TOGETHER (representing women in Equans), Working Parents, and Young Professionals.

For this role, you must have evidence of the right to work in the UK. Unfortunately, we are not able to offer a re-location package with this job role.  Certain roles may require applicants to undergo a Disclosure check, as noted in the role requirements.

The Equans Resourcing Team supports this job advert. Agency involvement is not required. All related enquiries must come to the resourcing team not direct to Equans Managers.