Global Finance Business partner

Job Introduction

We have an exciting new role that has become available as a Global Finance Business Partner, working within Sodexo’s Shell contract. As the Finance Business Partner, you will take complete ownership of driving P&L improvements, educating Sodexo colleagues and providing first class finance information to the Sodexo Shell team and clients. You will also be the principal financial support to the Global and Regional directors for this business area.

The Global Finance Business Partner role is key in supporting the Central Account Team and Sub-Segment CFO to contribute significantly to delivering the value of the Shell contract to the client and to Sodexo.

Sodexo provide full IFM services to Shell across 28 countries throughout the world, with revenues in excess of $140m per annum. Our Shell contract offers the opportunity to create best in class solutions to our global client, drive innovation and be true partners in the FM market.  

The ideal candidate will have 2 years’ experience of working in a similar role and have a professional accountancy qualification

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Role Responsibility

• Co-ordinate the production of month end accounts 
• Take ownership of analysis and Shell MI reporting 
• Line management responsibility for the finance assistants; mentoring and developing the individuals in role 
• Drive insightful reporting with regard to monthly GMP position and progress of initiatives 
• Co-ordinate Sodexo and Shell rolling budget and forecast to a strong commercial and sound technical level  
• Provide effective financial support to support and own the contract change control process  
• Challenge operational teams to understand and deliver P&L improvements 

Please see attached job description for further details around the role requirements. 

The Ideal Candidate

• Graduate calibre, committed, with a professional accountancy qualification (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) 
• Resilient, determined and able to work flexibly and proactively 
• Proven team management skills 
• Competent at planning and able to manage short and medium-term deadlines and competing priorities 
• Positive, professional and articulate 
• Working knowledge of PowerBI
• Able to innovate to deliver sound information  
• Possesses very good Excel skills and competent with PowerPoint and Word  
• Experience of analysing information and quickly determining key issues of focus 

Package Description

Competitive Salary

We also offer Sodexo Discounts site promoting discounted mobile phone tariffs, savings across restaurant chains and days out, where you and your family can save money on everything from your weekly food shop to the latest cinema blockbuster and much more

About the Company

In the UK and Ireland, Sodexo employs some 36,000 employees to deliver integrated facilities management services to clients at over 2,000 locations in the energy, corporate, healthcare, education, leisure, defence and justice sectors. With an annual turnover of over £1bn, we provide everything from catering, cleaning and reception to security, laboratory and grounds maintenance services, enabling our clients to focus on their core business.

At Sodexo we are committed to a leading role in promoting equality opportunities and valuing diversity and inclusion. We seek to create a work environment based on mutual respect for all individuals, building a culture that appreciates and values the experiences and skills brought by each person to benefit our organisation and work hard to ensure that all people, whatever their race, colour, sex, gender identity  disability, nationality, national or ethnic origin, religion or belief, marital/partnership or family status, sexual orientation, age, social class, educational background, employment status, working pattern, are welcome to and included within our organisation.

We’re a Disability Confident Leader employer. We’re committed to changing attitudes towards disability, and making sure disabled people have the chance to fulfil their aspirations.

We are building on our support to the Armed Forces community through the development of specific pathways within our recruitment process to  support ex-forces personnel and reservists, those applying for jobs with us who meet the ideal candidate criteria for the role advertised are guaranteed to progress to the selection process.