Finance Business Partner - 12 Month FTC

Department: Enabling : Finance

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: South Africa - Cape Town

About Anthesis Anthesis is the sustainability activator. Proud to be a B Corp, we seek to make a significant contribution to a world which is more resilient and productive. We do this by working with cities, corporates, investors and other organisations to drive sustainable performance. We develop financially driven sustainability strategies, underpinned by technical expertise and delivered by innovative collaborative teams across the world. At Anthesis Group, we are truly committed to putting people and our planet at the heart of all we do.

Summary of Role The Finance Business Partner is an integral part of the overall Commercial and Financial business partnering support to the business. Working with the Commercial Financial Director and Business Line and Operational Leads, the role will support the global business leads in reporting, analysing and interpreting financial and operational performance metrics to inform company performance, growth, ambition and strategy. The role will coordinate forecasting, budgeting and planning. The role will also enable an efficient and effective process and control environment. Timely reporting and analysis will be a key output of the role to support decision making and enhance operational performance. This is a 12-month fixed-term contract.

• Monitor and track financial and KPI performance, providing variance analysis and commentary, identifying discrepancies and appropriate actions in response.
• Work closely with the Group finance function and business to develop efficient reporting tools and KPIs that support strategic goals.
• Work closely with the finance team to ensure accuracy of financial data used and reported by the business.
• Consolidate and check the consistency of data used.
• Oversee and review monthly revenue recognition calculations and project performance/status reviews.
• Compile monthly management reporting packs, providing analysis and commentary on results and outlook.
• Support and monitor company working capital objectives and reporting requirements.
• Use all management information platforms to provide management with insights into business performance.
• Support the business in cost control.

• Coordinate the planning of the annual and quarterly budgeting and forecasting processes.
• Provide input and insight into assumptions for budgeting and forecasting.
• Collaborate with business leads and operations to gather inputs, consolidate data, and present reports and analysis for review to the Commercial Financial Director and responsible business leads.
• Give feedback on budgets and forecasts and advise the Commercial Finance Director on budget decisions.

• Support the development of strategic initiatives and investments.
• Contribute to the process of developing and monitoring annual pricing calculations and pricing strategies.
• Work closely with the business to provide financial and commercial input into proposals and project scoping.
• Monitor and support adherence to financial policies, regulatory requirements, work procedures, and maintenance of financial and operational data integrity.
• Monitor current financial and operational processes and systems to identify areas for improvement and share best practices to enhance process efficiency and data accuracy.
• Support, monitor and actively manage internal control requirements related to bidding, recruitment, approvals, and reporting.
• Support acquisition activities and business integrations.

• Experience working in a Finance Business Partner role highly desirable
• Leadership and management skills.
• Conceptual thinker with the ability to understand the key operational processes of Anthesis and the main drivers of cost and quality.
• Strong understanding of operational processes and the ability to discuss operations with Business and Service Leaders.
• Extensive experience and expertise with IT reporting systems, including Netsuite.
• Outstanding communication skills, enabling effective representation of the controlling entity to the Business Line Lead/Management and the Commercial and Financial Director.
• Strong awareness of internal client needs and the ability to meet them effectively.
• Ability to work in a demanding and rapidly changing internal environment.

• Work within a highly motivated team in an innovative and rapidly growing global company
• Opportunity to have a direct impact and be a key part of the growth and development of the business and the team
• Work solely on projects that have an impact on the sustainability and climate change goals/challenges for clients
• Opportunity to work with, collaborate with and learn from sustainability SME's who are passionate about the work they do and the impact Anthesis can have
• Exposure to a wide range of clients and projects on a global basis
• Competitive salary in line with education, experience and skills
• An opportunity to participate in the Anthesis Employee Participation Plan (EPP), an industry-pioneering employee incentive plan that allows all employees to be rewarded for the growth in the equity value of Anthesis.
• Cooperative, supportive and open working atmosphere.