The company:
Williams’ core competencies are the design and development of racing cars to compete in the Formula One World Championship. As one of the world's leading Formula One teams, the company has secured 16 FIA Formula One World Championship titles since its foundation in 1977 and is now moving into an exciting era under new ownership defined by relentless innovation and living sustainable performance in every dimension.
The Position
An exciting opportunity exists for a new role Cost Performance Analyst to join our expanding Finance Business Partnering team and play a crucial role in optimising spend to develop and manufacture our F1 car. The successful candidate will be required to provide data-driven insight and analysis to support cost-performance decisions under the Financial Regulations.
Responsibilities
Note this role does not require a Finance or Accounting background.
This role would be suitable for someone who is a creative problem solver and is comfortable with interrogating data to provide insights and recommendations.
The role will be required to:
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Support cost optimisation and efficiency projects with the wider business.
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Critically evaluate and challenge the sections of the Financial Regulations, clarifications and proposed changes and model the impacts.
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Build and maintain agile costing models that can be used for cost-performance analysis.
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Support the tracking of financial and regulatory KPIs to measure performance and identify areas for improvement.
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Scenario planning and sensitivity analysis including attrition forecasting and tracking.
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Interrogate large volumes of data to present metrics that encourage data-driven decision making.
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Work closely with the team lead and functional Business Partners in identifying opportunities and risks to maximise the value of spend.
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Support with cost cap submissions and improvements in reporting.
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Critically approach adhoc project work and develop logical solutions.
Required Skills
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At least 2 years of relevant work experience.
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Degree or equivalent with a strong academic and/or professional development record.
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Experience working with multiple stakeholders in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
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Demonstrable expertise with data modelling and insights that support driving change in organisations.
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Experience working with detailed regulations, standards or legal documents and their practical application is desirable.
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Strong capability to use latest business intelligence tools (e.g. Microsoft Power BI) to interrogate data and problem solve.
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Able to provide examples of successfully working within a team and cross-departmental collaboration and problem solving.
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Able to demonstrate experience of working on projects with a financial objective such as cost reduction or revenue generation.
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Experience of manufacturing and/or engineering industry is desirable but not essential.
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Experience in Finance is not necessarily required.
Application Closing Date: All applications must be received by the 9th of December 2022.
What can Williams offer?
The Williams Group is based in multi acre complex located in Grove, Oxfordshire. The Williams Group offers a competitive holiday package, staff events/open days, a subsidised restaurant on site and various car schemes. We have an on-site gym (open 24 hours a day) as well as various fitness classes including outdoors bootcamps, pilates and yoga free for all staff and contractors to use. Aside from these benefits we can offer free onsite parking and large open green spaces to unwind during breaks. We are a based just 30 mins from Oxford City Centre by bus.
Williams is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity and inclusion. We are happy to discuss reasonable job adjustments