Element has an opportunity for a Finance Manager in one of the following UK locations (High Wycombe, London, Warrington, or Manchester) and work from home when not required in the office. This position will be a key part of a dynamic finance team supporting one of fastest growing sectors in the Group and will be supported by a management accountant.

The Fire & Building Products sector is split into Testing, Certification and Consulting, with operations across the globe, including significant presences in Australia, the Middle East and Europe.

In this role you will report to the VP, Finance for Fire & Building Products, and be responsible for providing Financial Planning & Analysis for the Sector, including support on major projects (M&A, significant capital projects and expansion into new geographies). In addition, you will also be a critical business partner to the Division Director for Fire Consulting Europe, supporting them with a broad change agenda.

The role will require the candidate to work closely with the Group Finance team based in London and the well-established European Shared Service Centre (SSC) in Edinburgh, who are responsible for transaction processing and general ledger reporting.

Main

responsibilities:


* Supporting the VP, Finance with the development of the sector quarterly reviews and annual budgeting process, with high quality and insightful analysis that demonstrates financial leadership, best practice and drives strong financial performance

* Support, challenge and lead the strategic investment, capex and acquisition projects, ensuring the development of robust business cases and close monitoring to ensure the full potential is achieved once operational

* Providing an analytical approach to other parts of the business in support of the continuous improvement agenda

* Support on M&A as appropriate ensuring proposed transactions are commercially sound, and that risk is minimised

* Ensure seamless on-time-delivery OTD of the whole finance calendar (weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual cycles), working with Operational Finance Managers supporting the other divisions to produce insightful analysis of the business performance to assist operational management drive revenue and margin growth

* Critical Finance business partner to the Divisional Director, gaining a deep understanding of the consulting business and providing constructive challenge to drive continuous improvement and the achievement of the medium- and long-term objectives of the division and sector.

* Responsibility for historic and forward-looking reporting, optimisation of operational and financial performance, ensuring rigorous capex investment and continued team structure / development

* Embed the group delegation of authority DOA and the necessary compliance throughout the organisation

* Manage budgets and cost base / savings (including supporting global procurement roll-out) & bottom up costing to support chargeable rates/ pricing

* Put in place the governance and analyses on sales growth initiatives (KAM, pricing reviews, pricing guidance, SCP's, etc.)

Skills & Qualifications:

* UK qualified (ACA, CA or CIMA) with significant experience in operating in global services businesses

* Experience in the Testing Inspection and Certification (TIC) industry and working in Private Equity funded organisations is preferred but not essential

* Experience operating in an environment of constant change, operational improvement, multi-currency and global mix of operations, including working in matrix environments

* Advanced modelling skills, with experience of preparing investment analyses.

* Previous track record of management of key business risks such as contract and project management, cost management, margin control, global market volatility, investment appraisal, bad debt, legal and reputation risks

* Prior track record of actively promoting teamwork within the function and business partnering experience in a global environment

* Change management experience with ability to pro-actively identify issues and working to find and implement solutions

* Attention to detail, accurate, and precise with excellent time management and prioritisation skills

* Ability to work independently and lead by example

* Willingness to travel