Management Accounting Business Partner

Are you a commercially minded management accountant who thrives on turning financial data into actionable insights?

Do you enjoy partnering with business leaders to help shape decision making and strategic alignment?

We're seeking a Management Accounting Business Partner to play a key role in delivering financial clarity and supporting decision-making across our global business. Reporting to the Group Financial Controller, you'll work closely with business unit leaders and operators to provide robust financial reporting, planning and analysis, driving alignment between financial performance and strategic goals.

This is a high-visibility role, an opportunity to make a tangible impact on business outcomes, shape financial processes and support sustainable growth within an international and dynamic organisation.

A DAY IN THE LIFE

As our Management Accounting Business Partner, your work will be varied, analytical, and at the heart of our commercial decision-making. You'll manage the preparation of management accounts, provide insightful performance analysis, and partner with business units to plan, forecast and optimise results.

No two days are the same; your work will vary with accounting cycles, and will include:

• Delivering insightful financial reporting and analysis - Lead the production of monthly management accounts and KPI packs across the Group, providing clear performance analysis, variance commentary, and actionable insights to support strategic decisions.
• Driving forecasting, budgeting and scenario planning - Partner with operational teams to support rolling forecasts, annual budgets, and cashflow planning, providing scenario modelling to guide pricing, purchasing, and investment choices.
• Championing data-driven performance management - Develop and maintain timesheet, utilisation, and Power BI reporting, turning sometimes complex data into meaningful, real-time insights that help shape business performance.
• Enhancing financial systems and processes - Support the finance systems strategy, ensuring tools and processes are optimised, consistent, and efficient across all business units, including involvement in new system implementations.
• Strengthening financial governance and compliance - Assist with the annual audit, ensure accurate financial records, and drive continuous improvement in financial controls, accuracy, and efficiency.

Every day, you'll be contributing to a finance function that's insightful, proactive, and closely aligned to our business success.

ABOUT YOU

For success in this role, you will need to demonstrate the following:

• Proven experience in a similar Finance Business Partner or Management Accountant role ideally within a multi entity or international business (experience within a Consultancy/ time sheet led business is highly desirable but not essential)
• Strong analytical skills and proven ability to translate numbers into insights.
• Hands on experience with multi currency reporting and consolidation.
• Excellent organisational skills and high attention to detail, the ability to manage multiple priorities to meet deadlines without compromising quality.
• Experience in Microsoft Business Central is essential and Power BI dashboard creation/maintenance is advantageous.
• A collaborative mindset and strong communication skills, with the confidence to challenge and influence at all levels.

If you're looking for a role where your insight can directly influence business performance and where you can grow within a collaborative, forward thinking global team, we'd love to hear from you.

WHY SBD AUTOMOTIVE

We are a global automotive research and consulting organization employing talented individuals in four global business units with a worldwide customer base. We support our customers and deliver confidence through clarity, insight and vision to support better and informed decisions in the fast changing mobility market.

• Join a company with 28 years of trusted expertise and a proven track record of success.
• Be part of our entrepreneurial environment and help to shape the future relationship between people and cars.
• Our teams operate in four business units across six locations: China, Germany, India, Japan, UK, and USA. Be a part of a global outward mix of people and growth opportunities.
• Our corporate goals of Efficiency, Accountability, Agility and Growth ensure we stay at the top of our game and create opportunities for development.
• Our values of Compassion, Collaboration, Courage, Curiosity and Commitment are part of every decision we make - we care about our people, our clients and our personal growth and development.
• Benefits include Pension, Life Assurance, Health Care, Performance based bonus and opportunities for Equity Sharing.
• Work from home or the office, with no set office days, though occasional attendance may be expected.
• Employee and client satisfaction is at the forefront of everything we do.

Interested? Apply now to join us as our Management Accounting Business Partner and help shape the future of our finance function. Please apply with your CV and cover letter.

SBD Automotive is an Equal Opportunities Employer

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