Posted: Tuesday, April 20th 2021
The Crown Worldwide Group is a collection of businesses providing mobility, relocation, logistics and storage services to corporate and private customers all over the world. We’ve been moving people’s lives for over half a century, always putting people at the centre of everything we do. We have a proud history in global logistics but we’re also looking to the future, investing in smart technology, growing our businesses internationally and staying ahead of the curve. We promote diversity and inclusion in the workplace, hiring motivated and skilled people and inspiring them to do the best work of their lives. We operate in a socially responsible way, considering the environment and the communities we work in through our CSR program. For more information, please visit: https://www.crownworldwide.com. Crown Worldwide Group currently has an opening for a Head of Finance Business Partnering based in Enfield, North London. We’re looking for a dynamic Finance professional to take on a new role leading a team of Finance business partners to provide first class financial support and analysis to the executive leadership of our UKI & Benelux region. Overview Reporting directly to the Regional Managing Director the position has a focus on the following areas: • Managing the monthly reporting cycle for the region including the P&L, supporting analysis and commentary to a wide range of stakeholders locally and globally • Leading the region’s forecasting and budgeting cycle • Developing a world class reporting culture and suite of business analytics including both financial and non-financial metrics. These shall include “deep dive” margin analysis by customer, service/product type/location, labour productivity, fleet performance/efficiency, TQQS, CQS, carbon footprint reduction etc • Managing of team of high performing Finance Business Partners • Supporting procurement activity by providing supplier spend analysis, measuring the impact of potential savings, cost increases, working capital benefits etc • Actively assisting with driving the long-term regional property strategy by producing complex financial models spanning all business units and multiple scenarios • Working with the regional head of Marketing to produce an analytics dashboard focusing on marketing ROI, lead/conversion rates, pay per click effectiveness etc • Pipeline modelling (utilising Dynamics) and sensitivity analysis vs budget/forecast, rolling business development forecast • Building and appraising pricing models to support business development activities, dissecting commercial responses and providing insight into profit composition by activity • Producing investment appraisal cases, including supporting ROI calculations • Evaluating acquisition opportunities • Supporting the HR Director in the provision of bonus plan calculations and planning Whilst the role-holder will report directly to the Regional Managing Director, they will be required to work with several stakeholders across all Business Units and support functions in multiple locations Core objectives • Provision of a world class reporting suite to the executive management of the region • Leading, inspiring, developing and motivating a team of finance professionals, providing coaching and advice to develop reporting and analytical capabilities • Providing cutting edge, deep analysis to enable senior management to make effective decisions and support the long-term regional business strategy for each brand • Helping to facilitate business growth by providing ease of use models and analytics, saving time and effort for non-finance staff • Monitoring and measuring the impact of cost savings and productivity improvement programmes Skills, qualifications & experience • Qualified ACA/ACCA/CIMA accountant with at least 5 years PQE • Advanced Microsoft Excel skills (to macro level) and Powerpoint / presentation skills • Comfortable working with a range of finance and non-finance systems including Great Plains, Enterprise Reporting, Fleetmatics, MS Dynamics etc • Excellent written communication skills – ability to make complex issues and problems easy to digest and understand • Strong inter-personal skills • Highly analytical and curious by nature • Gravitas and ability to influence What we offer • Company benefits offered include free parking • Enhanced service-based holiday entitlement • 1 day birthday leave • Private medical insurance, • High-street store discounts and • 2 volunteering days per annum. Crown welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates eligible to live and work in the designated geographical region. Crown is an equal opportunities employer and we are committed to diversity, and to employee well-being, engagement and development.
Job type: Full Time
Location: None
Closing date: April 30, 2021
How to apply: https://career4.successfactors.com/sfcareer/jobreqcareer?jobId=22863&company=CrownGroup