Commercial Finance Business Partner

At Sigma, we are different and recognised in May 2023 by the Sunday Times as one of the best places to work. Our mission statement is to #ImproveEverythingAlways and at the heart of this is our People. This is why we are looking for amazing individuals to join and work on behalf of our clients to provide high-level customer service across several industries.
What being a part of the Sigma Family means for you!
Career development and opportunities to apply for internal promotions following your probationary period.
33 days holiday inclusive of bank holidays, with additional days accrued the longer you have been a part of the Sigma Family.
Monthly, Quarterly and Annual awards with marvellous prizes.
Access to BEN our flexible benefits platform with a range of benefits and perks!

• ️ Resources such as the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and Mental Health First Aiders to support you when life might not be going quite as you expected.


£250 bonus for each friend that you refer to join the Sigma Family who passes probation.
Receive a tree in the Sigma Forest when you pass probation. This will allow you to review how your tree is reducing your carbon footprint.
Discounted Pure Gym membership.
Working from the comfort of your own home.
An Employee Pension Scheme.
Join communities and collaborate with your colleagues on our internal Social Media platform.
The opportunity to be a part of an equal, diverse and inclusive workplace - all amazing people are welcome in the Sigma Family.
A bit more about the Opportunity...:
What Your Day-to-Day will Look Like:

You will be Reporting into the Director of Commercial Finance , managing your own contracts within the Sigma Connected family partnering with Operations to ensure we drive the best possible outcomes for Sigma and our Client through analysis reporting, developing, preparing and analysing financial and commercial information for the senior management team to use when making well-informed decisions, which will help to secure future stability, growth, and profitability.

The role will require using finance business partnering skills with your key customers including Operational Account Directors / Managers and leads, Client Services and the finance management team including the CFO. You will Work as part of a growing team to play a key role in a best-in-class commercial finance function, supporting ambitious company growth plans. You will Partner Account Directors and Heads of Client Operations to support Client contract specific performance reviews, driving informed decision making and improving margin performance through (but not limited to):

Analysis of the key drivers of volume, revenue, and margin performance for the White Label BPO Business. Understand impact of KPI's on contractual risk and reward targets.

Ensuring spend and spans of control is kept in line with the budget and revenue is maximised. Using analytics and trends to identify operational drivers for financial variances and being able to use this information to influence Operations in generating efficiencies to create an optimal cost base. Interpreting and communicating financial data to non-financial managers. Collaborating with our operations teams, to ensure data and reporting we are provided with is correct, with appropriate review performed. Involved in month-end close, variance analysis and partner operations to be able to produce consolidated weekly forecasts. Consolidation of Sigma Group weekly forecasts and Client margin forecasts working with operational leaders to positively impact in-month revenue and margin maximisation. Contribute to development of systems and reporting tools such as Sage Intacct and Power BI, Analysing financial performance and contributing to medium and long-term business
planning and forecasts Contributing to implementing governance procedures, risk management and internal controls.
What amazing People will bring to the role

Are you looking to join a vibrant, forward-thinking, and all-round fabulous business? Do you have fantastic analytical, a mathematical thought process, attention to detail and business partnering skills? Do you have Commercial experience with business partner operations? are you a financial or commercial analyst looking for that step up?, You'll be inquisitive by nature, have an investigative mindset and have the initiative and analytical ability to identify and resolve issues. You'll get involved in the detail, partner with the operations teams and understand financial variances and the operational drivers behind them to be able to answer the 'So What?' questions. You'll be proficient in the operation of a range of Finance systems and who is highly competent with the use of ledger accounting systems. Knowledge of Sage Intacct would be beneficial. You'll have strong Excel skills, experience working with large data sets within a finance team and is looking for a role where they combine all these skills. You'll be independent and have great communication skills to get the best from a situation. You'll love working with people, interacting with people, and being challenged by people. You'll take ownership for driving your own performance forward. Ensuring that you have a clear personal development
plan in place with your manager and taking advantage of regular 1-1s to improve personal results and your service to our customers. You'll love learning and take every opportunity to have feedback and use it to improve. You'll be organised and able to manage your own time and workload.