FP&A Analyst

Great opportunity to work within a dynamic, robust and highly commercial head office finance team, driving commercial, financial and operational insights.

• Support the production of monthly performance reporting across the matrix.
• Drive the planning process to deliver the budget and latest forecasts on time with the right standards of quality, including coordination of planning instructions and timetables across the business.
• Lead the development of new reports and KPIs from board to operational level / constantly striving for new and better ways to report information and identify potential business opportunities
• Input and commentary to the monthly business performance management meetings
• Support the monthly risk & opportunities cycle management from divisional to consolidated position
• Ensures the integrity and data accuracy in the reporting system, including ensuring group entities are consolidated correctly
• Add value to requests from business Units, marketing & sales
• Support to the Group Accounting team as and when required

Your background will include.

• Accountancy qualification, or making good progress towards this combined with exceptional hands on experience
• Strong financial modelling skills, with high level of advanced excel knowledge and intermediate PowerPoint skills
• A drive to find more efficient processes
• Ability to prepare and present financial analysis in a simple and coherent form.
• Ability to create insightful commentary and clearly articulate "what the numbers are saying"
• Ability to anticipate potential questions and needs related to financial analysis.
• Strong understanding of group reporting and business division requirements
• Challenge the reasons for variances in the analysis against plan and against prior periods.
• Understands all areas of the month-end close process & group reporting.
• Supports the development and management of the right business performance management processes in order to prioritise business opportunities and influence business decisions.
• Supports the BPM process for the business area by assisting in the identification of the right KPIs to track.
• Challenges business partner assumptions to meet plan and explore opportunities to beat plan.
• Accurate, reliable and conscientious;
• Flexible and adaptable in a small team environment;
• Able to work to tight deadlines.

In terms of personal style you are likely to be

• A calm, confident and approachable personality.
• Comfortable dealing with employees at a senior level
• Able to work well as part of a small team
• Willing to go the extra mile when required
• Able to prioritise and work to tight deadlines
• Actively seek challenge and development, and an opportunity to add value

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