Job description

Location:
Mumbai
Department:
Finance & Tax
Division:
IBP Business Enablement
Employment Type:
Full time
Salary:
Competitive

Finance Business Partner (13925)

Investec – Where Out of the Ordinary Happens

At Investec, we do things differently. We're a leading international bank and wealth manager built on a culture of curiosity, entrepreneurial spirit and human connection. Ideas are heard, ambition is celebrated, and impact is encouraged. As part of a team that challenges convention and strives for outperformance, you'll help shape bold solutions for clients who expect something more than the ordinary.

Description of role and key responsibilities

As a Finance Business Partner, you will play a crucial role in building strong relationships across the leadership within the Support Division. You will have responsibility for all aspects of accounting and the provision of management information for the cost centres under your remit. Your role will involve providing financial insights, analysis, and support to drive business performance and decision-making.

Key Responsibilities include:

Reporting, Budgeting & Forecasting:

Forecast cost centre spend and allocate costs to the respective businesses
Collaborate with cost centre managers to understand cost base and headcount for accurate actuals, forecasts, and budgets
Provide clear reporting and insightful commentary on direct costs and allocations, including variance analysis
Assist leadership with budget and other presentations

Financial Control:

Perform month-end processes, including checking accuracy of entries and posting of accruals, prepayments, and cost allocation journals
Manage cost-related balance sheet accounts and perform reconciliations
Review allocations, understand and load allocation drivers, and ensure accurate monthly allocations
Complete month-end tasks, including GL reconciliations, journals, and accruals, following group policies and IFRS principles

Other Responsibilities might include:

Code and control invoices, manage IT procurement
Prepare other reports on direct costs, allocations, and headcount across the organisation
Handle ad-hoc cost accounting tasks as required, such as transaction reporting of vendor invoices and expense claims

Core skills and knowledge

Technical knowledge and experience

· Cost Accounting/Management Accounting experience (essential)

· Cost Allocation experience (essential)

· Fully qualified accountant CIMA, ACCA or ACA Accountant (or qualified by extensive experience/part qualified) (essential)

· Preferably 5+ years' experience in Financial Services; or infrastructure technology product knowledge (essential)

Systems Skills

· Intermediate /Advanced MS Excel skills (essential)

· Knowledge of JDE and Essbase (highly desirable)

Personal attributes

Excellent attention to detail
Proactive with a strong work ethic
Ability to manage detailed processes while keeping sight of the big picture
Strong relationship management skills and ability to influence and build rapport
Ability to work in a dynamic, complex, and changing environment
Excellent problem-solving skills
Ability to work independently and as part of a team across the entire financial and accounting spectrum
Ability to work under tight deadlines and manage conflicting priorities
Ability to analyse, interpret, and assimilate information
Good presentation skills

As part of our collaborative & agile culture, our working week is 4 days in the office and one day remote. We believe that being together enables us to live our values and support our clients and communities in an extraordinary way.

Investec offers a range of wellbeing benefits to make our people feel healthier, balanced and more fulfilled in their lives inside and outside of work. You can find a list of our benefits here

Embedded in our culture is a sense of belonging and inclusion. At Investec we want everyone to find it easy to be themselves, and to feel they belong. It's a responsibility we all share and is integral to our purpose and values as an organisation. We believe that innovation thrives when everyone feels respected, included, and empowered to contribute.

We actively seek out diverse talent and foster an inclusive environment, encouraging applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences. Here, you'll find networks, benefits, and development opportunities designed to support your career journey, wherever it may lead.

If this role excites you but you don't meet every requirement, we'd still love to hear from you. Your unique perspective and experience could be exactly what we are looking for. Get in touch!

At Investec, we're deeply invested in our clients, our colleagues, and our communities. It's more than a mindset; it's how we show up every day.

Be part of something Out of the Ordinary.

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