Finance Business Partner
Are you a Finance Business Partner eager to advance in your career, with a leading global organisation? If yes, this could be the perfect opportunity for you!
We are seeking a Finance Business Partner to collaborate with our Capital Risks solutions teams across the UK. You will collaborate with business leaders to improve financial planning and decision-making. Assist Aon in achieving its objectives of increasing organic revenue, improving margins, and generating additional free cash flow. This hybrid position based in London offers you the flexibility to work both remotely and from our London office. Take the next step in your career and apply now!
Aon is in the business of better decisions
At Aon, we shape decisions for the better to protect and enrich the lives of people around the world.
As an organisation, we are united through trust as one inclusive, diverse team, and we are passionate about helping our colleagues and clients succeed.
What the day will look like
As the interface and liaison between the Finance function and the business, the Business Partner will oversee month end reporting, lead annual budgeting and monthly forecasting processes and maintain ongoing conversations with business leaders to influence the business agenda and decisions.
As a FBP you will also:
- Foster and sustain positive relationships with senior executives within the solution line, coordinating all finance initiatives for those business units, including active involvement in their Executive Committees.
- Provide strategic analysis, forward looking guidance and challenge to the annual and long-term plans that contribute to the commercial development of the business units.
- Monitor the financial performance of business divisions, providing regular updates on important measures and projects to senior executives and the Finance Director each month.
- Continuously develop and implement key performance measures, including trend analysis and other operational data to provide insightful and challenging contribution to the overall running of the business.
- Partner with the EMEA Finance Centre and other teams to deliver analysis and insights to influence the business and drive financial performance.
- Collaborate with the EMEA Finance Centre on month end close, reporting, budgeting, and forecasting for local, regional, and global partners.
- Ensure the business adheres to and actively manages the revenue recognition policies and financial control procedures in line with its responsibilities as the first line of defense.
- Coach and mentor Finance Analysts within the EMEA Finance Centre to assist them in the progression of their roles and prepare them for advancement.
- Responsible for working in accordance with the Aon UK Limited Risk Management Framework, and compliance with the Aon UK Limited policies, including participation in the management of risks (including completion of mandatory training) that may adversely affect the business, interests or reputation of any Group Company.
Skills and experience that will lead to success
- Ability to understand the business and communicate the wider financial impact of business decision making to senior executives and governance committees.
- Strong financial competence and commercial awareness including demonstrated experience in business collaboration.
- Experience of working in a financial services regulated environment preferred but not essential.
- Experience in preparing management reports and budgets, revenue recognition, cost benefit analysis, financial controls, budgeting and reporting.
- The ability to effectively influence and challenge senior executives.
- A self-starter with the ability to work on own initiative.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with accuracy and attention to detail
- Communication and presentation skills in order to influence both Finance and non-Finance senior executives.
- Expert at building and maintaining relationships.
- Strong Excel skills
How we support our colleagues
In addition to our comprehensive benefits package, we encourage a diverse workforce. Plus, our agile, inclusive environment allows you to manage your wellbeing and work/life balance, ensuring you can be your best self at Aon. Furthermore, all colleagues enjoy two “Global Wellbeing Days” each year, encouraging you to take time to focus on yourself. We offer a variety of working style solutions, but we also recognise that flexibility goes beyond just the place of work... and we are all for it. We call this Smart Working!
Our continuous learning culture inspires and equips you to learn, share and grow, helping you achieve your fullest potential. As a result, at Aon, you are more connected, more relevant, and more valued.
Aon values an innovative, diverse workplace where all colleagues feel empowered to be their authentic selves. Aon is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.
Aon provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran, marital, domestic partner status, or other legally protected status.
We welcome applications from all and provide individuals with disabilities with reasonable adjustments to participate in the job application, interview process and to perform essential job functions once onboard. If you would like to learn more about the reasonable accommodations we provide, email ReasonableAccommodations@Aon.com
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