Job Description

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Ricoh are currently recruiting for a Senior Finance Business Partner (Sales & Marketing) who will be responsible for leading the commercial finance function supporting, challenging, engaging with, and reporting on the business to improve the commercial effectiveness and success of the Sales and Marketing function. As a senior member of the finance function, you will be working closely and support the senior management to understand the wider market and external factors that affect or provide opportunities to the company's performance.
You will also support the Commercial Finance team and your direct report by providing guidance, coaching and ensuring accurate and timely reporting.
Ricoh transforms organisations, using innovative technologies and services enabling you as an individual to work smarter. This is what we call "empowering digital workplaces".
In fact the entire Ricoh workforce enjoys our pioneering and innovative ways of working. We like to call it: imagine. change., it's the ethos of our brand and how we drive positive change for ourselves and others. Our teams are embracing change, fostering new ways of working and we have never been more resolute in our mission - "you work for us, and we`ll work for you". What you will be doing

• Development of a broad overview across the division, providing insight around their performance, processes, systems, and methodologies.
• Provide commercial guidance and insight into offerings and how they link to business strategies.
• Acting as a conduit for information flow and collaboration between functions across the wider business to ensure synergy and alignment.
• Providing constructive challenge to leadership team making sure business cases are clear and built on robust assumptions, demonstrate clear risk assessment, and consider mitigation plans.
• Own the business planning cycle (forecasting, budgeting, and mid-term planning), including developing and updating the financial planning model, identification of KPIs and key business drivers, risks, and upsides.
• Continually improve the entire financial planning process and financial model in terms of accuracy and efficiency as well as relevancy of insights to senior management team
• Create a accurate and insightful management information pack, to continually raise awareness of financial performance, identify risks and opportunities, and ensure action plans are in place.
• Evaluate growth initiatives and proactively identify opportunities for growth and recommend investments based on understanding of business strategic priorities
• Lead the community of Finance Business Partners, set standards, share best practice while providing support and development as required.
• Monitor and manage the performance of the different areas of the portfolio as well as identify opportunities to maximize profit.
• Contribute to pricing and margin decisions by reviewing financial modelling underpinning proposals.
• Provide guidance & coaching to Finance Business Partner
• Ensure accurate and timely reporting
• Support the wider Commercial Finance team on specific ad-hoc projects

You will ideally have

• Ideal candidates will be educated to at least bachelor's degree or equivalent level professional qualification with preference given to studies in business administration, finance or equivalent.
• Candidates will ideally hold an accounting qualification (CIMA, ACCA, ACA or equivalent).
• Ideally candidates will demonstrate good leadership skills with a history of leading, managing and developing a team (team strategy, priorities, and development). Plus hold a business mind-set and act as sounding board and key advisor to management team.
• Preferably you will be able to articulate the story behind the numbers to senior management and find the key messages in the detail. Whilst also be able to handle risk, working with ambiguity, and able to form and support opinions.
• Ideally candidates will be passionate about understanding what drives the business - both financial and non-financial and a clear head for making decisions. Whilst demonstrating strong communication skills with the ability to influence outcomes in a matrix management organisation.
• Successful candidates will have strong stakeholder management and relationship building and able to work with people inside and outside finance.
• Preferably successful candidates will have knowledge and experience of developing reporting information systems from a business perspective, implementing and using the management information.
• Any candidates who have an in-depth and broad knowledge or experience in the IT sector, Process Automation and/or Print would be highly desirable.
• Exhibits a 'High Positive' behavioral indicators in the Competency framework (based on Ricoh Way principles and values) for stage 3 (Guiding; contributing through others).

In return for your commitment, you can expect

• A competitive salary package
• Industry leading benefits

Ricoh is an exceptional place to work. A place where there is strong emphasis on career development for the right individuals. This is a role where you can excel within a fast-paced environment and succeed within a thriving organisation.
This is an excellent opportunity to join a global company where you can truly capitalise and build on your own experience.
Ready to make that change? Apply now for a confidential conversation with our Recruitment Team. We are an equal opportunities employer
At Ricoh, we embrace and respect the collective and unique talents, experience, and perspectives of all people. Together we inspire remarkable innovation. That's how we live the Ricoh Way.
Ricoh have removed the disclosure of convictions box from their application process (ban the box - http://www.bitc.org.uk/programmes/ban-box) offering equal opportunities to all.
For all roles, we will judge each individual on their skills and ability before taking into account their history. However some roles are subject to sensitive and restrictive information and, if successful, you may be required to undertake pre-employment vetting checks which include but are not limited to residency check, credit reference check, financial sanctions` check and a DBS Check. Further information on Employment Vetting can be accessed by contacting the Ricoh Recruitment Team.