Finance Manager​/Business Partner Materials Testing

Finance Manager / Business Partner Materials Testing UK

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Element Materials Technology is excited to offer an exceptional opportunity for a Finance Manager / Business Partner to join our growing team, supporting our UK Materials Testing Cluster. This role offers the chance to play a pivotal part in driving performance and shaping strategic decisions, while accelerating your finance career within a global leader in Testing, Inspection and Certification (TIC).

• Provision of financial data to General Managers to partner and support business growth
• Producing management information, cash flow forecasts and provide commentary on results
• Preparation of annual budget and forecasting plans
• Performance management - including daily tracking and margin leadership metric reviews
• Partner with BU leadership
• Develop and improve control environment through partnering with ops/commercial teams on root cause and resolution action
• Regular site visits to partner with General Manager, operation directors and relevant functions

• ACA, ACCA or CIMA preferred
• Proven experience as a Finance Manager / Business Partner
• Good ability to communicate clearly and partner with GM and senior stakeholders
• Good team working skill
• Positive attitude and pro-active thinking, initiative thinking and flexible approach
• Ability to identify issues and areas of improvement through analysis
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent numeracy skills and analytical mindset
• Displays a 'can-do' mentality which is focused on targets and deadlines
• Persists in overcoming obstacles
• A self-starter; does not wait for others to solve problems
• Ability to prioritise workloads and work within a fast paced, changing environment

Element is one of the fastest growing testing, inspection and certification businesses in the world. Globally we have more than 9,000 brilliant minds operating from 270 sites across 30 countries. Together we share an ambitious purpose to ‘Make tomorrow safer than today’.

When failure in use is not an option, we help customers make certain that their products, materials, processes and services are safe, compliant and fit for purpose. From early R&D, through complex regulatory approvals and into production, our global laboratory network of scientists, engineers, and technologists support customers to achieve assurance over product quality, sustainable outcomes, and market access.

While we are proud of our global reach, working at Element feels like being part of a smaller company. We empower you to take charge of your career, and reward excellence and integrity with growth and development.

Industries across the world depend on our care, attention to detail and the absolute accuracy of our work. The role we have to play in creating a safer world is much bigger than our organization.

At Element, we always take pride in putting our people first. We are an equal opportunity employer that recognizes diversity and inclusion as fundamental to our Vision of becoming “the world’s most trusted testing partner”.

All suitably qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective work related criteria and without regard for the following: age, disability, ethnic origin, gender, marital status, race, religion, responsibility of dependents, sexual orientation, or gender identity or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws.

Seniority level: Mid-Senior level

Employment type: Full-time

Job function: Finance and Sales;
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