Fp&a Manager - London, United Kingdom - Morgan McKinley

Morgan McKinley

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

My client a leading global Bank is looking to hire an FP&A Manager.

The FP&A Manager role is part of the Bank 'Financial Planning and Analysis' team and will be responsible for managing the day-to-day activities within the Bank FP&A team, supporting theteam members' development, and managing senior stakeholders.

The role provides an excellent opportunity to gain a detailed understanding of all the Banking businesses.

The jobholder will be a key manager within the Finance Function and will need to demonstrate behaviour in line with the responsibilities, providing inspirational and motivational leadership to their direct reports and the wider employee base.

The role is responsible for delivery of month end tasks alongside strategic processes including budget, forecast, ICAAP and deep dive analysis.

The jobholder will be responsible for delivery of:

Monthly Business Performance FP&A; Reporting

Month end 'Flash' results detailing an initial view of the monthly Bank performance
Delivery of monthly reporting packs outlining key financial performance metrics
Provide timely commentary and variance analysis to support understanding of financial performance against budgets, forecasts and prior year
Managing communication of Bank performance to investor relations including gathering supporting evidence from each business area
Working closely with business FP&A teams to understand key performance drivers and market conditions
Own and deliver the front section of the CBL annual report

Financial Planning, Budgeting and ICAAP

Run the annual budget process including consolidation of results, challenging submissions and putting together summary presentations
Produce bimonthly forecasts and summarising key messages for senior stakeholders
Run the annual ICAAP process including interpretation and presentation of submissions

Analysis

Delivery of adhoc / deep dive analysis on key issues including summarising business submissions and understanding the drivers of emerging trends
Refine and improve existing processes and challenge outputs to create relevant and valueadding analysis
Gain an understanding of each of the businesses within the Bank and demonstrate a detailed understanding when presenting 'deepdive' analysis
Opportunity to get involved on projects and other business requests as and when required

People Management

Coach, mentor, and develop staff, including overseeing new employee onboarding and providing career development planning and opportunities
Provide oversight and direction to employees in accordance with the firm's policies, procedures, standards and SLAs
Hold regular onetoones with direct reports ensuring that feedback is provided in a constructive way whilst working with the employee to facilitate personal development
Ensure that an effective performance review is operated in line with department guidelines, including setting objectives, personal development planning and performance standards with all direct reports
Working to develop a culture of performance management, improvement and appraisal as a foundation for excellent organisational performance
Ensure that team members complete online training when required and are kept abreast of any internal communication

Stakeholder Management

Develop and maintain relationships with key personnel including (but not exclusively), Finance Directors, Heads of FP&A, Financial Controllers, Investor Relations, Group Finance and Risk function

Skills & Experience
Essential
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Strong verbal and written communication - able to take complex issues and communicate these in a simple, effective manner including to senior stakeholders
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Analytical - demonstrates ability to critically analyse financial information and formulate a conceptual approach
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Interpersonal - able to develop relationships with colleagues of varying seniority and from different functions
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Negotiating and influencing - able to lead and influence a variety of stakeholders
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Attention to detail - produce consistent high-quality output