General Manager Financial Business Partner

* To influence business decisions aligned to the company's strategy and understand the commercial implications of the decisions in the short, medium and longer term. * Enables value creation and problem solving by understanding, partnering with, and challenging the business. * Drives better commercial decisions and has the right impact for Finance stakeholders. * Adaptable, with a partnering-focused delivery model that creates value. * Manages a value team that is focused on long term development opportunities, linking from individual action to the company strategy. * Responsible for providing forward-looking, strategic, knowledge-based insight to influence key business decisions. * Accountable for ensuring business performance is accurately recorded and reported and works closely with the FP&A Centre of Excellence (CoE) to support this. They work together to provide first class data and insight: Financial and Non-Financial, foster a Digital culture and change mind set. * Provides a single point of contact to their client business/es, pulling in key Finance subject matter expertise behind them to spearhead advice and solutions for their business clients. QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE * CIMA or equivalent/ MBA / Masters Advantageous * Senior management track record of 5 years or more; with at least 3 years in relevant sector/ industry as per relevant role * Experience working in a global/multinational enterprise (understanding emerging markets advantageous) * Worked across diverse cultures and geographies * Large Corporate/commercial accounting experience (at least 7-10) with last 3 years working with Board/ exco/senior management. * Extensive reporting and analysis background * Familiarity with BI & Reporting Tools * Solid presentation preparation to Board/ exco/senior management level POSITION OUTPUTS Strategic Plan: * Strategic and Financial Planning: * Market Analysis: Increase focus on the TechCo market's evolving demands and opportunity. Proactively drive building diversified TechCo Revenue pipeline, predict and anticipate changes with a focus on business agility and flexibility * Strategic Business Conduit: Act as an strategic conduit for management information between the company and Business Unit leadership teams. Collaborate with business stakeholders to deliver the company's strategic priorities. * Appraisal of Investment Decisions: Provide investment appraisal support to ensure investments are aligned to the company's strategic objectives and ensure the return on resources is maximised * Project Appraisal: Support with business case preparation and benefit tracking for strategic investments * Change Management: Establish a culture of agility and openness, support the delivery of change initiatives to aid changing business models from the company to business unit * Co-create Business Strategy * Support, enable and monitor a dynamic, agile, iterative Strategic Plan * Provide insights driven business understanding of Budget Results