Fp&a Manager - Manchester, United Kingdom - Simpson Judge Ltd

Simpson Judge Ltd
Simpson Judge Ltd
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Manchester, United Kingdom

1 month ago

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FP&A Manager

Location - Manchester city centre
Salary - up to £50,000


Simpson Judge are working with a growing business with offices based in central Manchester, who have an opportunity for an FP&A professional, in a fantastic business that is known as a great employer in the Manchester area.


Working closely with the CFO and Divisional FDs, your role will involve supporting with the necessary financial information for budgeting, short, medium and long-term planning; providing analytical review and insight to enable stakeholders to make critical decisions on a timely basis.


Responsibilities include:

  • Implementation of planning tools, methodologies and timetables for the financial fiveyear plan, annual budget, forecasts (Nov & March checkpoints), and monthly rolling forecasts across the group as required,
  • Coordination of the overall process, timelines, stakeholder engagement, the key inputs and outputs from the divisional finance teams, including implementation of planning meeting and governance rhythm,
  • To set Group assumptions and review / challenge as appropriate business unit assumptions in budgeting, forecasting and business planning
  • To take a key role in supporting the budgeting and forecasting process, developing a more responsive budgeting system including integrated tools (IFM), aligned to strategic plans, working closely with the Finance teams
  • Responsible for running and maintaining group models, entering financial data as required and ensuring consistency, running and maintaining dynamic forecasts and model scenarios
  • Consolidation of group numbers for budgets, forecasts and strategic plans to deliver integrated financial plans (P&L, B/S & Cashflow), being able to identify issues and challenge submissions,
  • Preparing inputs for presentation packs to Exec, including numbers, analysis, insight and commentary
  • Group administrator for budgeting and forecasting tools, with a view to developing knowledge to aid in ongoing systems development maintenance, and future enhancements
  • Continuous improvement of the Group wide planning process, identifying areas for process improvement and efficiency
  • Enhancing the control environment to ensure robust controls are implemented and evidenced across all planning models
  • To coordinate monthly reporting including the consolidation of group numbers & performance, to lead on month end reporting including the production of key management report / performance reporting and submissions to all external stakeholders. This includes the production on monthly forecasts / cashflow analysis.
  • To ensure a robust and timely month end process.
  • Implementation of new tools including dashboards, KPI reports and financial reports to improve the quality of month end reporting packs.
  • To develop additional FPA and financial insight into each Division.
  • Liaising and building collaborative relationships with finance teams across the Group
  • Business Partnering divisional finance teams and finance directors to challenge and influence where required.
  • Strong stakeholder management and communication skills to establish excellent relationships with stakeholders across the business. To build strong group wide relationships with internal and external partners and actively contribute to senior finance management forum.
  • Producing adhoc analysis as required by the team

Skills/Qualifications:

  • CIMA, ACCA or ACA qualified accountant
  • Previous FP&A experience
  • Strong communication skills
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