Senior Finance Business Partner - North

Our Vision is to be the UK’s leading innovator of resource recovery and recycling, transforming waste for a climate-positive future.

Are you someone who lives and breathes high performance, leads with ambition, and would like to be part of an organisation that looks after tomorrow? Viridor has a redefined purpose, a bold new Vision, and an ambitious, market-leading strategy. We are investing in the future, and we need a talented team with exceptional people, who believe in each other, to help us achieve this.

Join us, as we rise to the challenge and build a world where nothing goes to waste.

We have a new opportunity for a Senior Finance Business Partner to join our team, based in our Glasgow Recycling & Renewable Energy Centre, working 37.5 hours per week.

The salary for this role will be between £60,000.00 to £65,000.00 per year DOE with participation in an annual bonus scheme, and a car allowance, in addition to our great range of benefits.

The closing date for applications is 16th May 2024. We encourage all applicants to apply as soon as possible as we may close vacancies early if we receive a high number of applications.

Accountable to the Head of Finance Operations, you will drive the performance of the designated business area through insightful financial analysis and influencing, challenging and supporting Operations and Commercial colleagues.

You will also ensure the financial integrity and control of the designated business area and compliance with relevant legislative and statutory requirements for financial reporting, as well as focus on and promote business growth opportunities within the ERFs.

As part of the role you will work closely with site Plant Managers and Senior Management, guiding them to ensure they understand how each area of the business is performing against set targets and helping to improve that performance.

You will create monthly management accounts, budgets and forecasts showing monthly deliverables and be able to present this to senior leaders of the business.

You will drive business and Process improvement with a focus on Financial Systems and Performance reporting and Budgeting and Forecasting.

Our ideal Finance Business Partner will be able to demonstrate:

• Good knowledge of management accounting and business analysis.

• Thorough knowledge of Microsoft Excel and business reporting systems.

• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

• Use of initiative and confident decision making.

• Time management and priority setting.

• Experience of building effective working relationships with other financial professionals and with non-finance managers / budget holders.

• Report writing and analysis.

• ACA / ACCA / CIMA qualified or equivalent.

• Degree qualified or equivalent.

• Full driving licence.

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We are a Great Place to Work

There has never been a more exciting time to join Viridor. Following the acquisition of the business by the global private equity firm, KKR, the core business has been reshaped to focus on our leading UK Energy from Waste portfolio and the development of our growing Polymers Recycling business.

What can we offer you?

We invest in our people to reward them for their hard work, and we have a host of company benefits available to you when you join - take a look at our Rewards and Benefits

As an equal opportunities' employer, Viridor is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.

We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply.