Business Planning Manager

The Business Planning Manager provides support to the business in understanding the drivers of cost and developing plans to ensure the delivery of group strategy. With a focus on the 5 year plan and also industry and regulatory change the successful candidate with manage business planning activity to ensure a clear flow of information companywide.

• Leading and managing all business planning activity for the Business Unit, including the 5 year rolling plan, annual budgets and reforecasts. 
• Be the key point of contact for detailed costing and business planning information in the business unit.
• Support long term strategic planning activities by undertaking detailed modelling to understand drivers of costs and risks to the profitability of the business, as well as assessing strategic opportunities and actively contributing the discussions on the future direction of the business. 
• Manage the process to produce and submit relevant and timely reports to the regulator. 
• Ensure that there are appropriate governance and sign off controls in place including producing and maintaining project plans, document control and providing updates to other governance bodies as required. 
• Provide timely and relevant updates to the Leadership Team and other senior stakeholders as required.
• Maintain up to date analysis on the revenue and costs of the business and proactively use this data to provide meaningful insight into the efficiency of the business and the drivers of cost.
• Build effective relationships with the management team, central finance team, regulation and planning team, external partners and others to gain support for the strategic business plan, and increase awareness of the risks and opportunities facing the business

Skills, qualifications:

Qualified accountant with 2 years plus QBE

Proven experience of contributing to the development of strategic business planning.

Excellent analytical skills with advanced knowledge of MS Excel and Access. 

Experience of using SQL/VBA to develop data understanding is desirable.

Excellent communication and networking skills.