We are currently looking for a Business Controller to join the Finance team at our Head Office in Lutterworth.
As Business Controller your primary purpose of this role is to drive improved business performance. Develop and agree short and medium-term business plans. Agree business targets for all areas of the business to meet objectives. Challenge business to improve, agreeing owners and timelines to ensure delivery. Anticipate market issues and drive the business to implement mitigating actions. Deliver high quality business forecasting, management information and analysis.
Responsibilities include:
• Responsible for budgeting and delivery of the forecasting cycle.
• Drive revenue, working with sales teams to optimise customers and rates.
• Responsible for recommending and agreeing bonus and commission schemes.
• Review of Sales Teams commission schemes and target setting on a quarterly basis.
• Optimise fleet management movements to ensure availability and maximise performance.
• Understand & report on business plan deviation & ensure delivery of improvement actions.
• Review commercial & operational reports to ensure risks & opportunities are understood.
• Prepare and review weekly & monthly MI to support Business Directors including P&L & KPIs.
• Challenge stakeholders & recommend actions to improve performance & ensure delivery.
• Assist management with financial decisions, providing analysis & MI to support the business.
• Any other projects & responsibilities as advised by the Business Performance Manager.
• Performance measured on delivery of business improvement & meeting of financial targets.
The ideal candidate will have/be:
• Resilient self-starter who identifies problems and implements solutions.
• Strong business acumen to diagnose business performance issues & implement improvements.
• Credible and persuasive communication, proven ability to influence Senior Directors.
• Previous financial accounting/commercial experience essential.
• Demonstrated ability of influencing & challenging stakeholders.
• Ability to work to tight deadlines.
• Qualified accountant (CIMA or ACCA qualified).
• Familiarity with the systems including BI and Microsoft Office.
In return you will receive:
• A Competitive Salary
• Company Car or Car Allowance
• BUPA Health Care
• Pension capped at 5%
• 25 days holiday
Part of the Loxam Group, Nationwide Platforms is the UK’s largest powered access specialist with a fleet of 10,500 machines operating from a network of 26 depots. With a workforce of more than 900 employees and 25 years’ experience in working at height, it has unprecedented knowledge on the widest range of access platforms as well as expertise on specific product, site and working at height challenges.
For further information please contact the Recruitment Team on (phone number removed) or (url removed)