Finance Business Partner London, England
Job description
At Capgemini Invent, we help our clients to embrace innovation and transformation to get the future they want .
By combining strategy, technology, data science, and creative design expertise with an inventive mindset, we partner with our clients to innovate and transform their business, helping them navigate today, while plotting a course for the future.
Who you’ll be working with
The successful candidate will join the global Capgemini Invent Finance team. The role will sit within the Invent UK business with 2021 Revenues of over £178m
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An overview of the role
You will provide full and proactive financial control of one of the Sector Unit portfolios, including the identification and reporting of risk. It is a high-profile role requiring strong and effective relationships with the Sector Unit team at all levels to build credibility and trust. Key expectations from this role include:
- Own all financial aspects of delivering to the market Revenue and GOP target through effective controls and coaching, including the financial content of Account Packs and monthly Account/Domain M-Reviews.
- Liaise effectively and positively with key stakeholders both onshore and offshore (such as Account Executives, Delivery Teams, PMO and Finance colleagues from other business units) to deliver robust financial control.
- Daily focus on optimising DOR position via Net WIP and Debt management.
- Manage and complete the full month-end close process (Bookings, Actuals and Forecast) for the Sector Unit portfolio within tight deadlines, ensuring accuracy and TransFORM compliance of reporting including full understanding of Contracts and the appropriate financial treatment they require.
- Demonstrate and communicate a detailed understanding of financials and risks, including mitigation actions. Work closely with the Market team to highlight risks and manage those mitigation actions.
- Review the sales pipeline and work with the market team to increase accuracy.
- Provide Financial support for large bids within the portfolio, compile the Financial View and act as the single point of contact for any Financial queries
- Ensure all Balance Sheet accounts are reconciled, understood and actioned monthly.
- Proactive involvement with the business to improve processes and operational efficiency, including the production of ad-hoc reports and analysis to support business decision-making
We’d love to meet someone with
- Background in project accounting environments, preferably within Consulting and IT industry
- Strong communication and influencing skills
- Strong intellect with good academic record, able to prioritise and organise own work to deliver to agreed deadlines
- Qualified or studying towards ACCA or CIMA
- Positive and enthusiastic attitude; should demonstrate drive to take positive action through to conclusion
- Calm under pressure, a clear thinker with an aptitude for detail
- Rigorous and self-motivated, with good influencing skills
- Good communication and presentation skills at all levels
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
- Systems Skills: Microsoft Excel (intermediate at least), Microsoft PowerPoint
Why Capgemini is unique
At Capgemini we don’t just believe in Diversity & Inclusion, we actively go out to making it a working reality. Driven by our core values and Active Inclusion Campaign, we build environments where you can bring you whole self to work.
We aim to build an environment where employees can enjoy a positive work-life balance. Through our New Normal campaign, we are looking to embed hybrid working in all that we do and make flexible working arrangements the day-to-day reality for our people. All UK employees are eligible to request flexible working arrangements.
Employee wellbeing is vitally important to us as an organisation. We see a healthy and happy workforce a critical component for us to achieve our organisational ambitions. To help support wellbeing we have trained ‘Mental Health Champions’ across each of our business areas. We have also invested in wellbeing apps such as Thrive and Peppy.
CSR
We’re also focused on using tech to have a positive social impact. So, we’re working to reduce our own carbon footprint and improve everyone’s access to a digital world. It’s something we’re really serious about. In fact, we were even named as one of the world’s most ethical companies by the Ethisphere Institute for the 10th year. When you join Capgemini, you’ll join a team that does the right thing.
We offer a remuneration package which includes flexible benefits options for you to choose to suit your own personal circumstances and a variable element dependent grade and on company and personal performance.
More information is at available at: https://www.capgemini.com/gb-en/about-us/who-we-are/our-brands/capgemini-invent/
In order to commence a role with Capgemini UK plc you will be required to provide documentary proof prior to joining the Company that you are entitled to live and work in the UK.
