Senior Financial Planning and Analysis Analyst recruitment
In fact, we rely upon them to advise us on the direction we should be moving. Our finance team is integrated into all areas of the business, from operations to marketing, and strategy to IT and we need people who can think outside the financial box.
Our finance team is integrated into all areas of the business, from operations to marketing, and strategy to IT and we need people who can think outside the financial box.
Join the team and you’ll be working in a highly competitive and complex business, where you can expect to have enormous influence. We’ll value your ability to spot and predict trends, your infallible commercial instincts and your ability to work with the business to build and implement a strategy supported by solid financials. And of course, you’ll value the variety and scope we can offer.
WHAT RESPONSIBILITIES WILL I HAVE AS A SENIOR FINANCIAL PLANNING ANAYLSIS ANALYST?
• Ownership of the forecasting and planning processes, delivering a credible (timely, accurate, complete, based on reasonable commercial data or assumptions, and providing a true picture of the performance and associated risks/issues) product to the Head of FPA.
• Management of the forecasting and planning processes ensuring that they runs smoothly, are continually improved.
• Developing strong relationships across the finance and business community – this will require the successful candidate to work closely with the CFO and at times, the EMEA CEO.
• Communicating and liaising with business and finance colleagues in order to investigate performance, develop opportunities and present results. Delivering complex financial and business issues in a simple and straightforward manner.
• Contributing to the production of reports and presentations including statutory report and accounts, media and press releases of all kinds and agency presentations and materials
• Supporting FPA analysts in their personal and professional development
SO WHAT DO I NEED?
- A professional financial qualification (CIMA, ACCA, ACA)
- Financial and Business Modelling Forecasting background
- Broad business experience ideally in a mix of financial and business roles, ideally in FS
- Experience of working with senior people in a challenging commercial context
We would expect the candidate to complete this role for 1-3 years but could then move into:
• More senior Analyst or roles dealing with more complex and challenging subject matter to deepen expertise
• Finance Business Partner or Finance MA Leader roles
• Team leadership roles to gain people management experience
With management experience, FPA Leader roles or general management roles elsewhere in the business