IT Finance AVP - Finance Business Partnering

• Become Business Partner for EMEA IT and to become the first point of contact for any financial matters from EMEA IT stakeholders.
• Ownership of month end process in collaboration with cross functional teams
• Monitor and report on financial performance (Capex / Revex), highlighting risks and opportunities.
• Offer financial analysis and insights to support decision making and to optimise costs.
• Ownership of costs analytics with explanations for variances against plan through a detailed understanding of business and cost drivers.
• Management of cost sharing agreements/SLAs with other global entities
• Seek ways to enhance and improve processes on an ongoing basis
• Review of business cases for IT programmes, strategic initiatives with support in any financial modelling needs.
• Ownership of the annual budgeting and quarterly forecasting processes for the assigned IT area. Assist in the delivery of other overarching budget deliverables
• Lead on monthly financial reviews with IT Leads and their PMOs (for the assigned IT
  departments)
• Delivery of ad-hoc reporting as required by the senior management.
• Management of the monthly capitalisation process
• Offshore team's task management

Qualifications, Skills and Experience

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent
• Minimum of 4 years of PQE in IT Finance or Finance Business Partnering /Management Reporting
• Preferred professional accounting qualification.
• A strong team player, self-motivated and proactive.
• Strong communication and presentation skills with proven experience of being able to produce and present complex financial information concisely.
• Excellent MS Excel and PowerPoint skills
• Strong numerical and analytical skills
• Strategic thinker with passion for Finance and TechnologyHigh level understanding of IT Project delivery lifecycle (desirable)

Randstad Financial & Professional encourage applications from individuals of all ages & backgrounds. Appointment will be made on merit alone but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Randstad Financial & Professional acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment & an employment business for temporary recruitment as defined by the Conduct of Employment Agencies & Employment Business Regulations 2003