Finance Business Partner

Finance Business Partner will provide Commercial Business Partnering across the UK Business with specific focus on building out end to end SaaS Sales metrics and analytics, Co-ordinate and direct UK Budgeting and Forecasting, provide ad-hoc financial analysis and Support long term planning to guide decision making and inform business strategy.

This is an exciting opportunity to join our expanding FP&A team at OFA . You will be responsible for partnering across the UK leadership team, providing financial support and analytical insight into business performance to aid decision making.

The Finance Business Partner role will provide commercial support to all aspects of financial management in areas such as Sales Metrics, Budgeting / Forecasting, Ad-hoc analysis and Strategic planning. Expansion of existing Sales analytics and KPI tracking to enable end to end insight from marketing lead generation through to sales quota attainment, incentives and commissions. A key part of the role is building strong relationships across the senior leadership team, influencing and challenging stakeholders to ensure the business is geared for maximum performance.

Key to the success of the role will be a data-led focus on analysis providing insights relating to SaaS metrics to both support in the running of the business and the reporting of key value-drivers to investors.,

• Business Partnering with Senior Function leaders across the UK business and wider OFA group.


• Focus on expansion of core SaaS Sales metrics, from marketing lead generation through to sales quota attainment.


• Support annual Budget and Long-Term Strategic planning processes.


• Leverage large datasets in development of appropriate SaaS KPIs for reporting to OFA Exco and the Board.


• Support preparation of financial reporting and analysis to be presented to Exco, the Board and Banks / Investors.


• Work closely with team members across the wider Finance function to deliver on core objectives relating to e.g. accuracy and timeliness of reporting, enhancing KPIS analytics and providing business insight.


• Ad hoc project work as required.


• Management of 1 direct report (FP&A analyst)
  
  Experience of working in Software with high volume/high recurring-revenue business models and an understanding of the metrics required to measure performance and drive growth would be a benefit., Qualified accountant (ACA, CIMA).


• Ability to partner, influence and challenge senior stakeholders.


• Advanced Excel skills.


• Proven ability to build and maintain complex financial models.


• Familiar with managing large datasets using appropriate tools to deliver meaningful insight/analysis.


• Highly organized, flexible & resilient with the ability to work effectively under pressure.


• Commercial awareness, pragmatic with high work ethic.


• SaaS business model experience preferred.


• Private Equity Experience preferred.


• NetSuite experience an advantage.