Finance Business Partner

Computacenter (UK) Ltd • Hatfield, London

Hatfield, London

210035-en_GB

Life on the team

Group Commercial Finance provides Business Partnering services to our Group Operating Model management teams and locations. Our mission statement is to enable the business to achieve a better outcome.

The team consists primarily of Finance Business Partners covering our businesses in the UK, Germany, France, Belgium, and offshore service centres (such as Spain, Hungary, Poland, etc).

Partnering with our Sales Division, you will work with several key stakeholders focusing on forecasting and supporting the development of cost models for Computacenter’s technology systems.

This role is ideal for candidates with a background in commercial or financial roles and strong analytical skills.

What you’ll do

Provide high-level consultancy within your specialist area to peers, customers, and, if applicable, direct reports.
Manage and implement projects relevant to your specialist area.
Manage, develop, and coach a matrix team of staff, implementing performance management solutions where required.
Develop and motivate the matrix team to help ensure the delivery of function and business targets.
Assess situations, issues, and opportunities, escalating when appropriate.
Act as a point of escalation on complex issues, providing appropriate support to other team members.
Maintain confidentiality in all business-related matters.
Liaise with colleagues to ensure best practices and continual improvement in service delivery to the business.
Establish productive relationships and networks at the Senior Management level to build and maintain customer relationships.
Manage budget/P&L to maintain spend in line with budgetary limitations.
Adopt Computacenter best practices and service offerings to ensure consistency of service.
Make decisions impacting the success of assigned projects, including results, deadlines, and budget.

What you’ll need

Fully qualified in a relevant professional qualification or equivalent experience.
Advanced academic background, preferably to a good degree level or equivalent.
Proven track record of work experience in a challenging commercial environment.
Demonstrated commercial acumen.
Good working knowledge of relevant functional systems.
Experience in dealing with and influencing multi-tier management.
Experience developing best practice policies and procedures for your functional area.
Experience working within a global company.

Why you should choose us

Open communication

Despite our size, we’re an open organisation that doesn’t hide behind hierarchy. We communicate regularly, openly and directly. For us, it’s about being straightforward, delivering and doing the right thing. Essentially, we’re people dealing with people.

Showing appreciation & having fun

Great performance is recognised, so too is the willingness to help others. Our Bravo! awards and Long Service Awards Scheme are just a taste of how we say thank you for a job well done. And when it comes to recognising success, we love to celebrate. Our company and team events are legendary!

Health & wellbeing

Our people are our greatest asset and we’re passionate about supporting you in feeling good and staying healthy. We offer a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme, Wellbeing Champions, Mental Health First Aiders, Access to Work scheme, and more.

Inclusive workplace

People work best when they bring their whole selves to work, that’s why we see and value you as the amazing individual you truly are. We take a genuine interest you that extends beyond skills, knowledge, and experience. Our Employee Impact Groups champion best practice, celebrate diversity and promote inclusion within our industry.

Pension and financial security

Thinking ahead, planning for life’s uncertainties, or simply saving for a rainy day? We offer auto-enrolment onto our pension scheme, a Sharesave/SAYE scheme and more besides.

Flexible benefits

Do you fancy a new bicycle? Want to work-out at the gym? Or do you prefer to get-away from it all? With our voluntary flexible benefits platform, ‘My Benefits’, you can. Achieve savings with our Cycle2Work, GymFlex, Travel Insurance benefits and loads more.

You belong

At Computacenter, we celebrate difference and it’s important to us that we have a working culture where you can be free to be yourself; in an environment where you feel valued, respected, and supported to reach your full potential and experience a sense of belonging. Because we know when you thrive, we thrive.

As a proud equal opportunities employer, we’re committed to ensuring that there is fair and equal access to opportunities for everyone. Your application is considered on its merits regardless of your age, disability, ethnicity, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other characteristics protected by law. All that matters to us is that you share our vision and values, and you bring the experience and skills we need.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, a government scheme that helps employers attract, recruit, and retain disabled staff. We welcome applications from disabled people and accept applications in alternative formats – and guarantee to interview applicants who have a disability.

Winning Together

At Computacenter, we have been writing success stories for more than 40 years! Today, we’re driving digital transformation with over 20,000 employees worldwide. We develop IT strategies, implement new technologies and manage complex infrastructures.

As a proud, independent partner to some of the world’s leading technology providers, our portfolio covers workplace, applications & data, cloud & data center, security, and networking. What’s the secret of our success? Quite simply, it’s our people.

The people who bring their unique skills and perspectives to a diverse and inclusive environment that enables them to reach their full potential.