Finance Business Partner - Network Architecture & Engineering (NAE) and Enterprise Software Management (ESM)

Opportunity

As a Finance Business Partner in IT Finance, you will be working closely with the NAE and ESM functions, supporting them and challenging them in their forecast and ensuring they have the relevant and accurate financial data to make the right decisions in both BAU and project scenarios.

The NAE and ESM functions combined portfolio within TSE is around 192mUSD for which you will be the responsible finance manager. Including Technology wide software governance scope is 300mUSD. In addition, there will be responsibility of the Maidenhead Facilities Budget of $6m.

Key responsibilities:

• Financial Planning including budgeting and rolling forecast, risks, and opportunities.
• Build effective relationship with Heads of function and in all aspects behave as a value adding trusted finance business partner.
• Provide financial support and guidance in project business cases and total cost of ownership (TCO) evaluations.
• Support finance leadership in ensuring functional strategies are aligned with strategic business direction.
• Collect, interpret, understand, and document relevant business reasons to explain variances to budget and present these simply and accurately to relevant stakeholders for action.
• Be an integral part of the software review and renewal process and help govern the process from ideation to execution.
• Work closely in partnership with offshore accounting and reporting team on month end including – financial controlling, monitoring IT Transactions (IT services & assets) to ensure alignment with IT accounting key data structure, accruals and maintain efficient financial data.
• Work closely with management teams to drive financial stability, accuracy of data, planning and financial analysis of new cost savings initiatives and financial impact from projects.
• By understanding cost drivers and business requirements of IT services, collaborate to develop new cost saving opportunities and support in implantation.
• Challenge unjustified spend and unrealistic forecast by understanding business needs and technology strategy.
• Review, challenge and approve contract and purchase order requests – validating compliance to budget, contracting policy and cost versus benefit/risk – escalating within function as necessary.
• Drive projects and processes in support of Technology finance objectives including standardisation, offshoring, and unbiased business decisions.
• Maersk line UK board papers (tech costs).

Who are we looking for:

The ideal candidate will ACCA/CIMA/ACA qualified or equivalent Bachelor degree.

You have solid finance partner experience, with proven track record and ability to understand the business in order to have a better forecast, save money.

Furthermore you:

• Have experience with financial planning/budget cycle/forecasting
• Have experience with business cases
• Have knowledge of Corporate IT and nature of engaging with IT stakeholders.
• Are proficient with SAP, excel, PowerPoint, power BI and similar analytics tools
• Are a focused self-starting individual able to deliver consistent results in an ambiguous environment
• Have the ability to create collaborative and productive working relationships with finance and non-finance stakeholders
• Have attention to detail
• Are curious of the world of technology.

In our Team, you will have an attractive career, in an ambitious, diverse and collaborative environment with the possibility of continuous professional and personal development, in a truly global organization. We are proud of our diversity and see it as a genuine source of strength for building high performance teams.

Having substantial operations in over 130 countries, we work across continents, across cultures and with individuals from all walks of life. This drives our ambition, to create equitable and inclusive workplaces where every individual can have a sense of belonging.

As an equal opportunity employer, we do not discriminate on the basis of age, ancestry, national or ethnic origin, race, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, parental or caring status, religion or belief, physical or mental disability, long term health condition, pregnancy or parental leave, protected veteran status, or any other classification protected by applicable law.

We actively work to address systemic bias and support representation. We therefore encourage all to apply and let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments to be made for your recruitment process. Learn more at: https://www.maersk.com/careers/diversity-equity-and-inclusion