Assistant Finance Manager - Hybrid

Up to £45,000 per annum (DOE)

Benefits include: Free food & beverage in the workplace and free parking. 

Monday to Friday, 9am - 5:30pm (flexibility required for business needs.)

We have an exciting opportunity for an Assistant Finance Manager to join our team in our Restaurant Associates sector at Compass Group UK & Ireland, this role will be hybrid with our head office based in Birmingham.

As an Assistant Finance Manager in Compass, you will perform an influential and high-profile role delivering financial and commercial support to the Restaurant Associates business sector.  Through effective business partnering, the role will continually improve service levels, cost effectiveness and add value to commercial activities undertaken.

Key Responsibilities include:

Commercial Support

• Business Partner key stakeholders (financial and non-financial) ensuring strong commercial and operational decision making, managing financial risks and opportunities
• Attend and actively contribute to designated site and client meetings
• Delivering proactive ad-hoc financial analysis with summarised findings to support business unit decision making
• Understand and manage the financial risks and opportunities arising from volumetric and other contract mechanisms and ongoing business performance
• Understand, highlight and manage the financial risks and opportunities arising from balance sheet maintenance

Performance

• Deliver analysis of key business reporting such as month end reports, business reviews, client reports, budgets, cash analysis and other ad-hoc analysis to be discussed at monthly review.
• Assist in training of operational teams in the use of business reporting to understand and improve their financial performance
• Monthly balance sheet review for area of responsibility, escalating key risks/ opportunities to senior stakeholders.
• Promote working capital improvements through timely, accurate contract billing and active management of debt ledgers
• Support with the budgeting and forecasting process by consolidating the budget, understanding variances and preparing the budget presentation for senior stakeholders
• Monitoring initiative delivery plan, challenging operational teams where there is a risk to achievement and highlighting to senior stakeholders
• Preparation & analysis of documentation for client tenders, negotiations and capital expenditure appraisals
• Support operational teams with understanding actions required on mobilisation and ensure that these are executed in line with timetable
• You will ensure health and safety of all colleagues within the business and report any incidents via the approved company processes

Relationship Management

• Working effectively as part of a team
• Building relationships with key stakeholders
• Supervision and development of junior team members, supporting their career progression while focusing on client service, ensure adequate business partnering and commercial knowledge

Essential:

• Part-qualified Accountant (CIMA/ACCA/ACA) or QBE with varied experience in accounting roles
• Industry experience gained within a multi-site multi-contract complex organisation
• Experience of management accounting inclusive of accounting adjustments, producing reports/analysis to support commercial decision making
• Analytical and with a high level of attention to detail
• Experience of business partnering non-finance professionals to support the delivery of sound financial information

Desirable:

• Experience of training and mentoring junior team members
• Ability to adapt to a changing environment
• Excel Macros and VBA
• Experience of SAP and Cognos as analysis and reporting tools
• Experience of consolidated billing across multiple contract types

About Us

We ensure you're rewarded for all your hard work, which is why we offer a comprehensive benefits package which includes but is not limited to:

• Study Package (if part qualified)
• Contributory pension scheme
• Grow your career with our Career Pathways and MyLearning programmes
• Exclusive travel discounts with TUI, Expedia, Booking.com and many more
• Save money on your food shop with discounts on Tesco, Sainsbury's, Morrisons and many more
• Up to 44% off cinema tickets to enjoy your favourite blockbuster
• Receive Wow Points every time you spend and use them on a wide range of brands
• Un-wind with us with free wellness, mindfulness and exercise classes
• You can share all discounts and offers with your friends and families

Compass Group UK&I is an equal opportunities employer, committed to cultivating diverse and inclusive environments for every employee.

Please note that we reserve the right to remove this advert prior to the advertised date, dependent on the level of response received.  You are therefore advised to apply at your earliest convenience.