FP&A Analyst
- Recruiter
- BSM Group
- Location
- London (Central), London (Greater)
- Salary
- £40,000-£45,000 per annum + benefits
- Posted
- 19 Apr 2017
- Closes
- 26 Apr 2017
- Job Title
- Financial Planning and Analysis
- Category
- Retail / Wholesale
- Experience Levels
- Part Qualified
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
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.