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 Finance Business Partner to join our expanding Finance Business Partnering team and play a crucial role in optimising spend to develop, manufacture and race our F1 car. The successful candidate will be required to challenge the status quo on current processes and Financial regulations and provide key recommendations to support cost-performance and optimisation decisions.
The Position Responsibilities
This role is responsible for leading a small team of analysts that provide analysis and support to the Business Partnering and Reporting teams, particularly in relation to the cost cap regulations.
The team will be required to:
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Lead cost optimisation and efficiency projects with the wider business.
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Critically evaluate and challenge our interpretation of the Financial Regulations, clarifications, and model the impact of proposed changes.
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Build and maintain agile costing models that can be used for cost-performance analysis and optimisation.
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Track financial regulatory KPIs to measure performance and identify areas for improvement.
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Scenario planning and sensitivity analysis to support our response to events and strategic decision making.
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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 Functional Business Partners in identifying opportunities and risks to maximise the value of spend within the Financial Regulations.
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Support with Financial Regulations submissions, audit queries 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 5 years 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 across different departments in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
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Experience managing a team or direct reports.
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Able to provide examples where the status quo has been challenged and the positive impact or outcome on the business.
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Demonstratable experience critically reviewing and interpreting detailed regulatory or legal documentation and ability to apply to day-to-day scenarios.
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Demonstrable experience of leading on cost reduction initiatives and their measures of success.
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Strong capability to use latest business intelligence tools (e.g. Microsoft Power BI) to interrogate data, problem solve and provide recommendations.
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Experience of manufacturing and/or engineering industry and understanding of stock processes is desirable but not essential.
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Experience of working with budgets and or financial data is desirable but a background in Finance or Accounting 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