This is a high profile, senior business partner role focused on driving profitable growth together with the Zone leadership team. The role reports directly to and closely supports the Finance Director Commercial Operations and forms not only part of the Finance Leadership team but also the Zone leadership team. Leading and championing a team of Finance Business Partners and Analysts you'll develop fantastic relationships with your key senior stakeholders, making your team a trusted partner to the business and supporting them to drive the success of the business through the delivery of a high quality commercial finance offering. You'll drive positive change and improvements ensuring a visible and regular presence, refining processes and schedules, introducing new ways of working and ultimately maximizing the "value added" by the team.

　　What you'll do:

　　Business partnering:

　　Proactive commercial business relationship management and partnershipBuild strong relationship with the members of the zone leadership teamCo-pilot the zone performance to profitable growthEnsure real time support, financial guidance and improved insights into business performance and informed decision makingProvide decision support for commercial deals, pricing actions and investments opportunitiesBuild strong business and commercial acumen through direct relationships with the customers and business unitsAssess and advice on appropriate actions to manage business and finance risk and communicate impact effectivelyLead or support the development of business cases

　　Analytics:

　　Provide insights into the business performance for the areas under responsibility and quality commentaries for monthly reporting requirementsLead the business partnering support for the annual profit plans and monthly forecasting working together with the zone leadership teamsSpecific focus on margins and profitability analytics

　　Leadership and continuous improvement:

　　Proactively build a strong team of finance business partners to drive the value in the organizationDesign and propose financial solutions to business challenges while maintaining governance and financial controlsContinuously improve tools and processes to get better insights into the businessPrioritize competing demands, proactively manage expectations of the stakeholdersLead projects, apply business acumen and commercial awareness to deliver business objectivesCoordinate the Business Partnering Team's support to the zone leadership teams on ad-hoc projects and requests

　　Qualifications:

　　Bachelor degree or equivalent8 years of leadership experience

　　Skills:

　　Data-savvyBusiness partnering, influencing, team leadership

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