About the Company: OCS UK & Ireland is a leading facilities management company with over 50,000 colleagues and a turnover exceeding £2bn. We deliver award‑winning services in facilities management, hard services, cleaning, security and catering.
About the Role
As a Finance Business Partner you will provide strategic financial insights and analysis to support the finance department and drive informed decision‑making. This hybrid role combines working with the finance team at our Ipswich head office, visiting client sites and working from home.
Key Responsibilities
- Produce timely and accurate monthly Management Reports and Accounts, ensuring compliance with accounting standards and including all necessary regional reports for major contracts.
- Act as a trusted advisor to key stakeholders by providing financial guidance, analysis and insights to support business objectives.
- Monitor KPIs and variance analysis to explain drivers of growth and inform both short‑term performance and strategic direction.
- Develop and maintain effective business partnering relationships across operational teams.
- Collaborate with teams to improve working‑capital performance, particularly debt and stock management.
- Provide financial information that enables visibility of performance and supports strategies for efficiencies and profitability.
- Prepare annual budgets and rolling forecasts to manage divisional results and expectations.
- Use Microsoft Dynamics and Power BI to analyse data, create insightful reports and identify improvement opportunities.
- Support preparation of financial presentations and reports for senior management and board meetings.
- Comply with group finance policy and procedures, establishing additional policies as required.
- Ensure client financial KPIs are met.
Key Working Relationships
- Operational Teams – including Contract Managers and Operations Directors
- Commercial Finance Director and Managing Director
Requirements and Qualifications
- An accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) or qualified by experience.
- Advanced Excel and complex modelling proficiency.
- Experience preparing, reviewing and interpreting management accounts, budgeting and forecasting.
- Experience in the facilities management industry is desirable.
- Strong client‑facing capabilities to build relationships and convey complex financial information.
- Proven ability to work independently at pace, manage multiple priorities in operational environments, while maintaining high detail and strong communication skills.
We are an equal opportunities employer and rely on a diverse workforce with a broad range of knowledge, skills and backgrounds to deliver our goals. We offer an inclusive and welcoming environment and actively encourage applications from all individuals regardless of race, gender, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, disability or age.
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