Senior Finance Partner (FTC- 12 month maternity cover)

About our Team:

• Sage’s global finance team is a professional and collaborative team who hold themselves to the highest standards.
• We work truly globally, with colleagues located across all Sage’s offices, valuing connection and collaboration to achieve our desired results.
• We expect everyone in our department to engage in our strategic objectives to empower success through strategic business partnering, collaboration and insightful analysis.
• Our culture is critical: we’re about openness and transparency and supporting our people to harness their strengths so that they thrive.

Could you be our new Senior Finance Partner (FTC)? Are you?

• A fully qualified accountant (e.g., CPA, ACCA, CIMA) with significant post-qualification experience in finance.
• Highly conversant in  accounting principles, budgeting, forecasting, and financial modeling using Excel.
• Experienced in finance business partnering within complex organizations or departments.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel (advanced functions), Power BI for data visualization, and PowerPoint for impactful presentations.
• Experienced in partnering with and influencing senior leaders and cross-functional teams across various levels of an organization.
• A strong presenter, with the ability to convey financial insights in a clear and compelling manner to non-finance stakeholders..
• An excellent communicator – able to convey complex concepts to non-finance stakeholders.

Your new role:

• In collaboration with the Business area SMG, develop business plans that drive growth, value and/or increase profitability, grounded in proactively monitored key performance metrics and successful execution of LEAN methodologies.
• Be a key influencer and advisor to the Business area SMG by connecting strategy with execution and helping drive strategic and operational decisions.
• Be the pivot between the wider finance team and the Business area SMG providing strong commercial advice on business area activities and by contributing significantly to the Board of Directors, Executive Committee, and Vice Presidents Group reporting packages.
• Lead Business Partnering Lean initiatives and transformation projects for the Business area, continuously identifying areas of improvements and proactively implementing and tracking them.
• Create and implement complex financial models to facilitate short and long range decision making. Present output in a clearly and compelling manner including through Power BI dashboards where appropriate.
• Prepare detailed analysis of the Business area, demonstrating deep insights into all cost drivers, and the key performance indicators relate to each. Proactively present output to the business and within Finance.
• Perform cost/benefit analyses with an eye towards healthy ROI; helping business to prioritize projects and investments.

• 25 days holiday excluding bank holidays full-time/pro-rated for part-time roles
• 2 additional ’floating days’ of personal leave, in recognition that each of us has cultural, religious, or family commitments that fall at times when the company is not closed.
• Life assurance
• Income protection
• Access to Sage books and journals
• Tuition scheme and support for pursuing professional qualifications
• Hybrid working arrangements - In office 20% of contracted hours. We work flexibly and most staff can choose to work from home for up to 80% of their contracted hours.

Other benefits, which may change include:

• Variety of snacks and beverages available in the office
• Home working allowance
• Travel insurance
• Healthy lifestyle reimbursement
• Access to the Company doctor
• Access to Company loans (season ticket loan, rental deposit loan, cycle loan)
• Anniversary trip

If you have a disability and need any support during the application process, please contact humanresources@sagepub.co.uk. We will respond to any requests for support in a timely manner. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply.

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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

At Sage we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive team that is representative of all sections of society and to sustaining a culture that celebrates difference, encourages authenticity, and creates a deep sense of belonging. We welcome applications from all members of society irrespective of age, disability, sex or gender identity, sexual orientation, colour, race, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief as creating value through diversity is what makes us strong.  As a business and as an organisation with an increasingly agile workforce, we're open to flexible working arrangements where appropriate.