Finance and Business Support Manager

As Finance and Business Support Manager, you will work closely with senior leaders to understand performance, improve processes, strengthen financial control and make sure the business has the information it needs to make effective decisions., You will lead a small team while overseeing financial reporting, forecasting, Order to Delivery, audit activity and wider business support processes. Reporting to the Head of UK Power Systems and colleagues across Volvo Penta and the wider Volvo Group, you will bring together financial and operational insight to identify issues during management team meetings.

• Own the Order to Delivery process, identifying deviations and driving improvements
• Lead month-end reporting, including income statements, OPEX and KPI reporting, and monthly credit control meetings.
• Own the Order to Delivery process, ensuring customer requirements are accurately captured and reflected in production and delivery workflows, while escalating deviations.
• Coordinate budgets and forecasts, monitor spend and present forecasts to HQ
• Analyse profitability and operating expenses, identifying actions to improve performance
• Coordinate internal, external and tax audits while maintaining strong financial controls
• Manage the Front Office Team while overseeing contracts, suppliers, invoicing, accruals
  
  You are a commercially minded finance professional who enjoys understanding what is driving business performance and using that insight to improve it. You are confident working with senior stakeholders, comfortable challenging the status quo and able to support and develop colleagues., A degree in Finance, Business or a related discipline, with a strong understanding of financial reporting and financial statement analysis and audit trail.
• Strong commercial awareness, with the ability to interpret financial information and KPIs and turn them into clear recommendations
• An understanding of logistics and customer delivery and how they impact business performance
• The ability to work effectively within a multinational organisation, applying policies and processes across different stakeholders and teams
• Experience coordinating financial audits and internal control testing, with strong organisational and analytical skills
• Line management experience, with the ability to support, motivate and develop team members
• Full UK driving licence
  
  At Volvo Penta Industrial on land, we power the industries that keep the world moving. From power generation to off-highway applications, our solutions support the machines that drive construction, agriculture, forestry, mining and material handling around the world.
  
  Holiday Allowance: Start with 25 days plus Bank Holidays, increasing with service, with the option to buy up to 5 additional days.
• Healthcare: Benefit from access to Bupa Cover and Dental insurance.
• Pension scheme: We offer a matched pension scheme of up to 7% of your salary, with incremental benefits based on length of service, including death-in-service cover.
• Maternity and Paternity leave: Maternity leave (6 months full pay, 6 months half pay) and 5 weeks of paternity leave, with 3 weeks flexible to take at any point.
• Discounts on various purchases: Enjoy savings on shopping vouchers, cinema tickets, holidays and travel.
• Fitness perks: MyGymDiscounts and MyActiveDiscounts and on site Gym.
You can learn more about the rewards and benefits of working at Volvo Group here: Volvo Group Employee Benefits