FP&A Analyst

The role is to support the group financial planning and analysis team in driving consistent and seamless group wide processes, information flows and analysis; implementing performance management (including KPI’s) through robust reporting processes and systems. The core of the role is to support delivery of accurate and timely reporting & analysis requirements of the team, however also required is support on other activity including planning.

Key accountabilities:

Board and Executive Reporting:

• Group consolidation of weekly and monthly reporting across several territories.
• Delivery of individual territory monthly finance packs with clear and insightful; commentary and analysis on performance - both financial and non-financial. Liaise closely with territory finance teams ensuring consistency and quality.
• Production of the group monthly finance pack.
• Produce and optimise the weekly reporting of performance KPIs.
• Other weekly reporting including market reports.
• Support delivery of group board presentations, including territory board meetings.
• Support the group FP&A team in other routine and ad-hoc board and executive reporting requirements.

In-year Forecasting and Budgeting

• Support delivery of the in-year forecasting and budgeting processes.
• Group consolidation for quarterly and annual forecasting and budgeting across several territories.
• Development of territory reporting packs for forecast and budget processes and development of group consolidation workbooks.
• Development of board and executive reports for each forecast and annual budget.
• Ensure timely and accurate submission of data into the group financial systems. Liaise with territory finance teams to ensure timeliness, consistency and quality of data.

Systems Improvement and Efficiency

• Create and implement automated templates and reporting structures that local finance teams are able to use when submitting the required information at group level.
• Create and embed meaningful performance management measures to inform all stakeholders, including shareholders
• Involvement in development and implementation of group-wide planning and reporting system(s) e.g. controller and TM1.

Ad-hoc Project Work and Commercial Analysis - this may include:

• Using business knowledge and systems skills provide ad-hoc reports and analysis
• Other ad-hoc project work and analysis as and when required

Support other Group FP&A work streams

• Provide relevant support for other core group FP&A work streams as required.

The Person

Technical Knowledge & Experience

Essential

• Experience of weekly and monthly reporting, analysis and forecasting processes across multiple territories within a UK based group. From a retail, leisure, hospitality sector where they are used to pace and commerciality.
• A strong understanding of complex excel models with the ability to change/ develop/ re-design them at advanced level.
• Experience in introducing new processes to reduce risk, improve efficiency of reporting and aid management decision making.
• Able to work with foreign subsidiaries to ensure Group objectives are met and deadlines adhered to.
• Able to respond to ad-hoc reporting requests as required.
• Part Qualified Accountant ACMA, or ACA.

Desirable

• Experience working with Agresso, Hyperion and Cognos systems (or similar) including data loading and extraction.
• Experience of Board Level reporting.
• Multi-national experience.