Finance Business Partner Job at Manufacturing Technology Centre (Coventry)

Job Description

MTC have a fantastic opportunity for an experience Finance Business Partner to join MTC training on a 6 month fixed term contract. Operating from high quality training centres in Coventry, Oxford, and Liverpool with ambition to open a new training centre in the Northeast of England and, overtime, in other regions. Our mission is to develop training capabilities that embeds knowledge, skills, and behaviours that future proof UK manufacturing.

Job Responsibility

Provide strategic financial support
Deliver financial planning and analysis
Lead near term forecasting and long-range strategic planning
Work with government agencies (Department for Education) with oversight of funding streams
Partner with the MTC Training leadership team to drive business performance
Be a critical finance friend to the business
Participate in meetings to present financial performance to key stakeholders
Consider opportunities for the business to expand or grow
Oversee the preparation and analysis of delivery unit reports
Consolidate MTC Training monthly Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) 15-month forecast
Provide senior management with weekly financial updates
Develop and support commercial pricing strategies
Develop 5-year plans, annual budgets, quarterly forecasting
Ensure MTC Training acts in full compliance with approved financial policies and rules
Collaborate with others to support the statutory accounts process
Oversee the Company Secretarial duties and activities for MTC Training

Requirements

CIMA, ACCA or ACA qualified
Previous experience working in leadership roles
Strong analytical expertise
Coaching and Mentoring skills
Expert in Management Reporting and Analysis
Working knowledge of DfE Apprenticeship Funding Rules and how to apply them in practice
Proven ownership of ILR–to–finance reconciliation and funding assurance readiness
Governance and control environment expertise in line with the ITP Financial Handbook
Knowledge and experience of Further Education (FE) and Skills Funding

Nice to have

Knowledge and experience of Further Education (FE) and Skills Funding, would be advantageous, for example working in an Independent Training Provider, (ITP), a FE college or third sector organisations that has been in receipt of government funding for Apprenticeships, Adult Skills Fund (ASF)