AddressFinance Business Partner
Your Tasks and Responsibilities
- Financial monitoring of customer projects throughout the life cycle and monthly analysis
- Develop and maintain forecasting systems and models in line with Division standards, particularly around our long-term contracts. Challenge assumptions with appropriate individuals to ensure that information presented is robust and accurate and owned by those individuals.
- Support the financial accounting team through the annual audit and preparation of financial statements
- Involvement in the preparation of forecasts and business plans
- Assessment, tracking and reporting of opportunity/risk management
- Business partners for the Fleet Managers
- Benchmarking of financial performance between projects
- Facilitate cost control, corrective action and accurate apportionment of cost through the development of our systems and processes.
- Involvement in month-end activities and input for central reporting in the Group
- Billing to customers based on input from Fleet Managers
- Strengthening entrepreneurial thinking and trading within the company through knowledge transfer and daily exchange
- Work with colleagues to develop common reporting templates across the business
- Develop effective relationships with the Fleet Managers, UK Heads of Service, and finance colleagues throughout the Division/Group.
What are we looking for?
Essential requirements
- experience working in a busy finance team
- a degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or equivalent
- ability to prioritise a demanding workload and adhere to stringent deadlines
- an analytical mindset and excellent knowledge of Excel
- strong communication skills with the ability to challenge
- ability to keep an overview of different ongoing projects
- experience in complex financial modelling analysis
Desirable requirements
- Experience of multi-site or similar size organisation
- Experience in supporting operational teams
- Knowledge of public transport and/or rail franchising
- Salary PT&C 4
- 40-hour working week, Monday - Friday.
- 25 annual leave days.
- Defined contribution pension scheme with Scottish Widows. Auto-enrolment at 4% matched the contribution rate with the option to increase up to 10% which remains.
- Flexi Time Scheme offering up to two days additional flexi leave per month.
- Enhanced Maternity Policy.
- Enhanced Paternity Policy.
- Cycle to Work Scheme.
- Company paid membership of cashback health plan with Healthshield.
Amelia Walsh
phone +44 7840 640 305
Stadler has been building trains for over 80 years. Thanks to our innovation, strength, flexibility and reliability, we are a leading manufacturer of rail vehicles today. Around 13,000 employees work at several production and engineering sites and at over 70 service locations in Europe, North America and North Africa.
Stadler Rail Service UK Limited (SRS UK) is a subsidiary of Stadler. SRS UK provides a train maintenance service for a growing number of clients in the UK. In the next few years over 150 new Stadler trains will be joining the UK Rail Network which signifies the start of an exciting future for Stadler in the UK. Our current depot locations are in Cardiff, Glasgow, Liverpool, Newcastle and Norwich offering a wide scope of opportunity for someone looking to develop a career in the UK Rail Industry.
We are looking to recruit a Finance Business Partner to join the Finance team at our Gosforth Depot, reporting to the Head of Controlling. As Finance Business Partner for Stadler Rail Service UK, you are a driving force in financial control across our major projects. You will work closely with our Fleet Managers across the UK, supporting them on all financial and commercial matters.
The role would suit someone who thrives in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment. You'll be working with a variety of stakeholders so you must be a great communicator and enjoy liaising with non-finance colleagues.
You'll be based out of our office in Gosforth, Newcastle and travel to our other sites throughout the UK and Europe will be required.
