Finance Business Partner

In 1966, in Marseille, Pierre Bellon laid the foundations of what would become Sodexo, guided by a simple yet powerful idea: improving everyday life through services that truly matter. Today, Sodexo is a global leader in Food and Services, supporting people at every moment of life, at work, in schools, hospitals and communities. With 426,000 colleagues across 43 countries, we serve 80 million consumers every day, generating €24.1 billion in revenues. Our growth goes hand in hand with social and environmental responsibility, driven by our purpose: to create a better everyday for everyone and build a better life for all. About Sodexo Business Services (SBS) Portugal is no exception Eight years ago, we established Sodexo Business Services (SBS), our shared service center. Here, you will have the opportunity to join various Financial teams such as Record to Report, Order to Cash, Purchase to Pay, Financial Analysis, and Master Data, supporting European markets and ensuring business growth. Join Us We are looking for talented professionals to be part of our team, bringing unique skills and perspectives to help us grow even further. Finance Business Partner ⚙What will you do? Commercial:
• Support the Country Finance/Operational Team(s) in commercial decision making.
• Analyse and identify any financial or commercial trends or insight to optimize decision making and/or improve performance.
• Understand contract requirements, key levers and process and when to use them and ensure contract compliance to the commercial/financial terms. Compliance:
• Ensure Sodexo’s Client Reporting Platform (PowerBi) shows reliable Financial data in compliance with the contract
• Ensure proper governance and delegation of authority on all types of spend (IFM, non-IFM, core and discretionary, special & emergency, projects)
• Ensure adequate, automated, documentation and speed of execution of change control process, including client budget review whilst ensuring Sodexo financial returns. Financial:
• Continually demonstrating to the client, the true value added by Sodexo in supporting their business needs, for example, but not limited to savings.
• Regular updated tracking of full year forecast costs by workstream versus Budget and work with account site teams to drive saving initiatives and change controls.
• Deliver management reporting, in line with strategic accounts standard practices, with focus on: o Providing monthly spend reports versus budget and forecast to Operational leadership, identifying specific gaps and addressing issues with operations; o Tracking improvement and cost reduction initiatives in line with budget commitments; o Follow-up on operational performance metrics (KPI’s), early warning issues and corrective action plans; o Optimising revenue and profit opportunities across the account; o Working alongside operational colleagues to ensure ownership across the account and improving their business and commercial acumen. Out of the box:
• Share and develop best practice around innovation (ability to monitor and report) and cost control.
• Develop and implement:
• Tools and processes to support the deployment of the commercial model
• Change management process and associated reporting across the account Deputise for the Global Finance Director as and when required.
• Identify process improvement opportunities 🤙

What you'll need
to succeed?
• 5+ years of experience in Finance, ideally in an international/services environment
• Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) or equivalent
• Strong commercial and business partnering skills, with exposure to Finance and Operations
• Experience in financial modelling, budgeting and forecasting
• Strong analytical, communication and stakeholder management skills
• Experience working across countries and matrix organisations
• Hands-on, proactive and collaborative mindset
• Fluent English + a second European language 🎉 What we have to offer you? 📩 Apply now Send your CV to Recruitment.
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