Finance Business Partner

Equans is looking for an Finance Business Partner to join our team in London on a permanent basis. This is a full-time role working 40 hours per week. On offer is a competitive salary, and benefits package.

The Finance Business Partner is responsible for leading a team of Finance Analysts & Management Accountants, to deliver a professional, timely and accurate financial reporting & forecasting, for a range of business units within Sustainable FM. This is a broad role, which encompasses financial management, contractual support, risk and team management.

What will you deliver?

• Take responsibility for the production and management of timely/accurate/compliant monthly financial results (P&L and balance sheet), for each of the service lines within your scope. Manage the forecasting exercises (budget and re-forecasts). Monitor, track and analyse the operational expenses in the month and recommend efficiencies where possible.
• Presentation of meaningful trends and variance analysis to enable your customers to make informed decisions. Provision of internal and statutory audit justifications as required.
• Evaluate and challenge – using appropriate data and analytics – the budgeting and operations of each site and service line: resource levels, performance vs. output specifications and suitable benchmarks.
• Support general managers to minimise performance penalties. Analyse root causes /recommendations.
• Liaise with relevant staff to improve paper flow and cash flow, making suggestions where appropriate.
• Proactively analyse/audit contractual compliance and risks, so that to provide sound support to site management, and ensure that the business is gaining full entitlement of contractual arrangements. This can involve meeting with external clients, when required.
• Monitor the monthly service fee and variations and draft contractual claims for each service when commercial shortfalls are apparent.
• Provide support to your manager and business leaders when tendering for new opportunities (pricing, modelling, etc.)

What can we offer you?

On offer is a competitive salary and benefits package, which includes;

• 25 days annual leave (+ public holidays)
• Life Cover equivalent to 1.5 times annual salary
• Employee discount shopping schemes on major brands and retailers
• Gym membership discounts 
• Cycle to work scheme 
• Holiday purchase scheme
• 2 corporate social responsibility days per year
• Broad range of learning opportunities, such as professional qualifications, collective/individual training, and personalized support programmes
• Attractive Employee Referral Rewards Scheme
• Access to our growing employee networks including AccessAbility (representing those with physical and mental disabilities), Encompass (representing the LGBTQ+ community), RISE (representing people from ethnic backgrounds), WOMEN TOGETHER (representing women in Equans), Working Parents, and Young Professionals.
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Program and access to mental wellbeing app

Who are we looking for?

• Ideally have 3-5 years post qualification experience in a Finance Business Partner role or similar
• Outstanding financial & commercial acumen
• Ability to analyse complex data with accuracy and distil this to simplified outcomes
• Good communicator and very strong inter-personal skills
• Excellent problem solving, analytical and customer service skills
• Ability to manage own workloads to meet set deadlines
• Being open to innovation and new ways of working

Who are we?

Equans is a world leader in energy services with nearly 100,000 employees working in more than 50 countries, with an annual turnover of over 17 billion euros.  

In the UK & Ireland, Equans is a provider of technical, FM, regeneration and energy services – with specialist capabilities in smart buildings, green mobility, district & embedded energy and decentralised renewables.

Equans’ 13,500 UK & Ireland employees combine these activities to help businesses, public sector organisations and government to embrace the energy transition towards net zero, and also the digital & industrial transitions that are redesigning the way we move, work and live.

Equans is a Bouygues group company.

What’s next?

If this role is of interest to you, please click below to register, apply, and track your progress! A member of our Resourcing Team will review your application and be in touch.

As part our commitment to better reflect the markets within which we operate, we encourage applications from women, ethnically diverse individuals and people with disabilities, along with all candidates who identify with protected characteristic groups under the Equality Act 2010. 

At Equans we’re committed to delivering a culture where everyone’s voice is heard and supported. We know the value a diverse workforce creates, delivering better results for our people, customers, and stakeholders. Diversity and inclusion is at the core of what we do, should you join Equans you’ll find a welcoming and open workplace where you’re supported and encouraged to be your true self at work. 

You’ll also have access to our growing employee networks including AccessAbility (representing those with physical and mental disabilities), Encompass (representing the LGBTQ+ community), RISE (representing people from ethnic backgrounds), WOMEN TOGETHER (representing women in Equans), Working Parents, Young Professionals, Veterans and Reservists Network (VaR).

For this role, you must have evidence of the right to work in the UK. Unfortunately, we are not able to offer a re-location package with this job role.  Certain roles may require applicants to undergo a Disclosure check, as noted in the role requirements.

The Equans Resourcing Team supports this job advert. Agency involvement is not required. All related enquiries must come to the resourcing team not direct to Equans Managers.