Finance Business Partner, Dublin Airport

Scope of Role

The purpose of the role is to build a strong and proactive partnership between fixed product areas, Operations, Finance and management. A key deliverable is to provide real time financial insight and analysis, acting as a trusted adviser who adds value, strengthens commercial performance, and supports effective decision making across both products.

Days & Hours of Work Mon - Fri, 09.00 - 17.30

Key activities Key accountabilities

• Work across Fixed Product Functions in IE to provide key financial guidance on operational activities
• Build key relationships across all stakeholder groups
• Work closely with the business team of OFR and IPR and finance to ensure accurate delivery of month end reporting
• Post month end, follow up on any adjustments resolutions with operations
• Analyze system dashboards to demonstrate Customer Profitability, File Level Profitability, Shipment Profitability, Consolidation Profitability
• Review Productivity analysis, informing and advising RFR Product Head
• Resource allocation analysis and insights
• Monthly - full Product PL analysis, present to product teams
• Detailed monthly forecasting with products and liaise with Finance team to ensure accurate delivery of Rolling Forecast to Sub Region
• Detailed variance analysis to budget and rolling forecast, providing insights to Product Head and Finance DAC Cluster
• Attend, provide input and challenge weekly product Performance Dialogues (PD's)
• Support Product and Operations on RFQ's, Bid Analysis, Pricing as require
• Maintain a strong customer focus on bridging the gap between Finance and the business. Ensure positive customer experience through an insightful working partnership between Finance and the business.
• Understand the business strategy and provide insight into business performance to stakeholders.
• Act as a key stakeholder in the decision-making process through financial analysis
• Support Effective financial planning and analysis
• Provide Product/Operations expertise in accounting processes (accruals, forecasting, customer profitability, Sales, and GP analytics)
• Build relationships across the business, enhanced by clear and simplified communication of results
• Build Trust and embrace and build partnerships across the organization through collaboration and challenge Ensure operational compliance to all revenue and international trade legislative requirements, and all requirements under Data Protection Legislation in addition to all DGF IE policies and procedures (H&S, Quality, Environmental, HR, etc), and work in a manner that supports the Company environment programme
• Participate in the implementation of operational processes and perform work to the standards of Good Distribution practice (GDP) for Life Science business, as required.

Competencies Relationships with others

• Communicates in an open and honest manner.
• Treats others with respect, develops trust and values diversity.
• Demonstrates sensitivity to diversity, i.e., culture, gender, age, religion, race disability.
• Develops effective relationships with employees, peers, and managers.
• Confidence in dealing with all levels in the business over the telephone and also on a face-to-face basis.
• Ability to remain calm when dealing with difficult people.
• Good listening skills and ability to respond in a clear, respectful manner.

Teamwork

• Commitment to fulfilling their role in a team.
• Supportive approach to other team members.
• Shares information, knowledge, ideas, and experience freely with others.
• Commits to team decisions and contributes to building a team spirit.
• Works collaboratively with others to achieve team or business objectives.
• Establishes acceptable levels of quality and quantity of work; reviews, recognises and supports achievement
• Encourages and motivates team members and work colleagues

Customer Orientation

• Basis decisions on how his/her actions impact on customers
• Builds and maintains effective relationships with customers, suppliers, and other departments.
• Focuses on the needs of customer and seeks to meet and exceed expectations.
• Quickly and practically solves problems, seeking advice where necessary.
• Appreciates what customers want and continuously strives to meet customer expectations.

Problem Solving

• Identifies issues, problems, and opportunities.
• Deep dives to identify root causes of issues
• Applies formal problem-solving techniques
• Evaluates risk
• Gathers information and analyses cause and effect.
• Quickly and practically solves problems.
• Establishes effective work processes and measures.
• Documents and communicates awareness of the problem, solution and action taken.