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  • Finance Business Partner - Bristol - England 

    About this opportunity

    Gleeds is a successful, ambitious and very well respected professional services organisation within the construction consultancy arena, having been in existence for 150 years.
     
    Gleeds UK is going through a period of rapid growth (c15% revenue growth p.a.) and widespread change within and without finance, including new systems, focused on margin % enhancement, cash maximisation and getting back to basics.
     
    The role covers roughly one third of the UK business, c£56m revenue being our South, London and Advisory “regions”. Flagship clients across the UK region include DWP, DFE, Wakefield Council, BAE, HS2, EDF.
     
    In addition to the core Finance Business Partner deliverables the role would require delivery of key projects as we continue to positively transition our finance function. Alongside this the business will need to change behaviours therefore experience of taking large groups of people along this journey is essential.

     Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

    • Trusted adviser to senior management and their teams, building strong partnerships, including time on site / in office.
      Challenge and then hold the business to account.
    • Provide real time analysis and deliver insight that links financial reporting to business performance, being a radar across the business to identify and attend to issues as they arise.
    • Turn data into information allowing effective debate and robust decision making.
    • Support and or deliver change to ensure operational, commercial and financial targets are delivered.
    • Own accounting approaches and standards - the business do not decide.
    • Systems implementation support and associated change management.
    • Project Profitability review and challenge.
    • Commercial bid support.
    • Audit support.
     As a Gleeds team member, you will have access to:
    • Opportunities to develop and grow your career
    • A contributory pension scheme
    • Employee Assistance Programme
    • Our global travel scholarship programme
    • Flexible working arrangements
  • Who we’re looking for:

    Experience, Knowledge and Key Skills 

    • Qualified accountant, ideally chartered.
    • People and quality focused, attention to detail.
    • Evidence of ownership and delivery of projects, incorporating new ideas and thinking.
    • Engaging personality, team player, with a good bed side manner.
    • Solution orientated and innovative, with the desire to bring forward ideas and to get involved in all areas of the business.
    • Excited by operating in a changing multi-site, multi service environment.
    • Experience of Workday / Netsuite.
    • Experience of Power BI.

    Qualifications

    You will need to be a fully qualified accountant (exam & time served) for this position, holding one of the following:

    • ACCA
    • ICAEW
    • CGMA
  • About us

    Gleeds is a global property and construction consultancy with over 150 years of expertise, operating in 28 countries worldwide. From iconic landmarks to critical infrastructure, we drive innovation, sustainability and value, delivering transformative projects that shape communities and redefine the built environment.

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