Head of FP&A
- Recruiter
- Sharp Consultancy - Leeds
- Location
- England, West Yorkshire, Leeds
- Salary
- £70,000 - £90,000 per annum + Pension
- Posted
- 29 Oct 2020
- Closes
- 26 Nov 2020
- Ref
- MIB36035
- Contact
- Leeds Qualified
- Job Title
- Financial Planning and Analysis
- Category
- Accountancy Practice
- Experience Levels
- Manager
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
An outstanding opportunity has arisen for a highly analytical and commercially minded, qualified financial planning and analysis specialist to join a growing branded business in a Head of FP&A capacity. Based in Leeds, the role is offered on a full-time, permanent basis.
Your New Role
The Head of FP&A role sits within a well-established business in the solutions sector. With a dynamic, fast paced and hardworking culture they are enjoying a period of growth. To support the next phase of their impressive growth they are looking to recruit a commercially minded Accountant to develop their growth strategy through insight and analysis across a whole range of commercial metrics.
Key responsibilities of the Head of Financial Planning & Analysis will include:
- Operational management and manipulation of the Excel based business model
- Budgeting and forecasting including the development of new models and dashboards
- Management and development of the MI system
- Development of pricing models and competitor analysis
- Weekly and monthly reporting of commercial performance and results
- Product costings and margin / profitability analysis
About You
The ideal candidate for this Head of FP&A position will certainly be a qualified Accountant with an exceptional track record in their career to date. You will also need to demonstrate:
- Clear achievements in a commercially focused finance role where you have worked closely to support and influence the decision making of senior stakeholders up to board level.
- Exceptional communication skills and the ability to clearly articulate complex financial insight for both finance and non-finance professionals alike.
- Enjoyment working as part of a team whilst also being comfortable working independently to achieve tasks and meet deadlines.
- Very strong Excel and finance system skills.
- The ability to manipulate and develop complex financial models in Excel using a variety of formulas and techniques to deliver insight and analysis across key performance metrics for the business.
- Comfortable working with large volumes of data, being able to analyse and identify business critical commercial insight.
- Experience in a listed Plc is advantageous but not essential.
Salary
On offer for the Head of Financial Planning and Analysis will be £70,000 - £90,000 per annum, dependent on experience, plus access to a strong pension scheme.
Apply Now
Please apply today to find out more about this excellent Head of FP&A role in Leeds.