Senior Finance Business Partner- Enva

The Enva Group

Enva Group was formed on 1 June 2017 through a Private Equity backed buy out of the four Environmental Services operating subsidiaries of DCC plc. Since then, Enva has completed thirteen acquisitions and more than doubled in size to become the £400m revenue operation that it is today. In April 2023 Enva was acquired by its current owners, I Squared Capital, from Exponent Private Equity.

With approximately 1,850 employees across 37 sites in the UK and Ireland, the business is at an exciting stage in its development, and continues to have strong acquisition and project pipelines to develop its leading position in the UK & Ireland waste management and resource recovery market.

Based in Linwood, Glasgow, but with sites across the central belt of Scotland, Enva Scotland consists of one of the Group’s general waste recycling businesses, plus the Specialist Scotland businesses (which include the treatment of ash, the collection, treatment and disposal of lab chemicals, oils and acids, and a co-mingled waste composting facility which segregates green waste from council customers).

More details on the Enva Group are available at:https://enva.com

The Role

• Reporting to the Group Director of FP&A (based between England and Scotland) and with extensive engagement with the Group CEO, CFO, and other senior colleagues, this role is critical in driving analytical and commercial best practice, efficiencies and profit across Enva Scotland.
• Traditionally, financial support has been provided within the individual operating companies. Whilst this has been adequate, it is often engaged on financial reporting activities such that there is simply not consistent financial expertise available to the divisional managing directors.
• It is expected that principal ongoing responsibilities will include:
• Providing meaningful financial analysis, input and advice to the divisional management team, Group Director of FP&A, Group CEO and CFO on both operational issues and commercial decision-making; including completion and/or commercial review of pricing policy, all investment opportunities, acquisitions, business cases and capex requirements, and the subsequent tracking of costs and benefits
• Providing such assistance to the General Manager as may reasonably be required to secure the orderly and profitable development of the business within the framework of business plans approved by the Board
• Providing incisive and user-friendly management information and reporting to the General Manager, the wider management team and Group management, identifying business implications in complex data or information, interpreting variances and trends and relating these to operational performance
• Work with the GM and senior management team to take any necessary corrective actions from the variances identified to drive the performance of the business
• Work with the businesses and other stakeholders to ensure the KPIs used in the business are appropriate and effective
• Helping to prepare the Division’s monthly trading updates and board reports
• Using the monthly management accounts to explain variances in performance from plans and prior year and to add sufficient narrative to the management accounts to provide the “story behind the numbers”
• Co-ordinating (in-line with Group Finance’s guidance notes and instructions) the Division’s budget and forecast processes providing meaningful analysis and commentary to the Divisional management team and the Group finance department
• Supporting a robust financial control environment at all times and ensuring that all systems and reporting procedures operate to the highest standards with financial data accuracy being key
• Working with the GM and divisional management in the development of pricing policies to deliver new business on acceptable commercial terms (including appropriate margin and risk evaluation).
• Working with the GM and the Group management team on wider business processes continually to seek and improve both operational efficiency and divisional profitability.
• Working with the GM to ensure adherence to/compliance with Enva group policies and procedures relating to internal financial control, delegated authorities, contract approval process, supplier management, bank mandates, etc.
• Ensure that each operating unit is operating to the highest standards and its systems and reporting are consistent with wider Group policies and guidelines
• Working with divisional management and the GM to ensure appropriate project financial controls and procedures are in-place at all times.