Finance Business Partner in London

Onyx Capital Group was founded, by traders, on the principles of expertise, vision and excellence. Our aim is not just to be market leaders but to build a unique franchise that continuously pushes boundaries. We know that our success is derived from a total commitment to pursue excellence in both our people and our technology which we heavily invest in.

The company has rapidly grown to command across the entire spectrum of oil derivative products. Having started the business 7 years ago; the business has grown consistently and rapidly to an international business that reported (for its last financial year ending 30 June 2023) revenues of £208m, £76m EBITDA and £60m profit after tax.

We are currently hiring for an individual with a strong work ethic and desire to creatively and actively apply themselves within our team.

Reporting to the Head of Strategic Finance, the Finance Business Partner will play a pivotal role in providing timely, accurate and insightful financial analysis and support to business teams across the organisation. The individual will bring a commercial mindset and leverage their broad skill set to understand key growth drivers, business priorities, and identify process improvements to strengthen rapport and influence senior team members.  In-line with organisational growth, the individual is expected to be flexible given the opportunity to work across a range of exciting new projects and initiatives.

Responsibilities:

•      Collate and summarise daily trading data from clearers and prepare/upload journal entries into Sage

•      Analyse daily/YTD trading P&L data, creating summaries and answering queries from stakeholders

•      Support the FC in preparing insightful management information and ad-hoc reports

•      Analyse, identify, and monitor key trends in the financial statements to support enhanced management decision making

•      Support the creation of monthly/quarterly consolidated financial reports, and perform insightful analysis to identify trends and variances against budgets and forecasts

•      Support the preparation of segmental budgets and forecasts, cash-flow monitoring, inter-departmental reports, and other ad-hoc Finance tasks

•      Partner with Legal and ensure reporting complies with relevant law and financial regulations

Requirements

•      Professional Accounting Qualification(1) - ACA, CIMA, ACCA or equivalent with a min. of 5 years PQE

•      Experience working in a fast-paced environment, multi-tasking and delivering against firm deadlines

•      Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills across a range of seniorities

•      Flexibility/adaptability to support different areas of the Finance team, and attention to detail

•      Proficient in Excel, and willing to learn new systems/tools (as required) e.g. Sage, Python, PowerBI, etc.

(1) Audit background whilst not essential would be preferred

Our most successful employees have the following characteristics:

•      Ambition

•      Mental agility

•      Persistent ownership

•      Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills

•      The ability to thrive in a fast-paced and dynamic environment

This role is office-based 5 days per week in a fast-paced environment with a high-performance culture. There will also be constant learning opportunities and regular teach-ins.