Financial Planning and Analysis Manager - Wolverhampton, United Kingdom - Brewer Morris

Description

Job Description

My client, a market leading FTSE list firm are looking to hire a Financial Planning and Analysis Manager in a commercial business partnering role based out of their Midlands office.

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The role reports directly into the CFO and is a key part of the finance team spearheading commercial analysis and advising on strategy. They're looking for someone with a core commercial finance understanding and mindset as well as someone with some competent modelling knowledge and experience.

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This offers an opportunity to step into a challenging but very rewarding and highly visible finance role partnering with the leaders of all business units in a cross functional role providing strategic guidance on key decisions from a finance perspective.

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Key responsibilities include:

• Managing the finance cycle for all business units.
• Managing the planning cycle – budgeting, forecasting and business performance reviews, as well as managing the weekly reporting cycle for multiple business units.
• Reviewing, challenging and ensuring that all commentary and supporting schedules for weekly and monthly reporting is accurate and insightful.
• Preparing presentations with commercially focused commentary for senior management.
• Liaising between project teams in a cross-functional setting and business partnering across departments.
• Improving and evolving financial processes, procedures and systems.
• Working alongside the transformation team on the development and implementation of SAP Analytics.
• Relatively regular travel to other offices in the UK to build critical business relationships.
• Ongoing and adhoc process improvement initiatives.

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Key skills and experience:

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) or equivalent.
• Demonstrable knowledge of and experience in financial modelling, financial planning and financial analysis.
• Excellent excel skills and BI system experience.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to present to senior leadership in a clear and concise manner.
• Experience working in an FP&A role specifically within a PLC.
• Ability to work effectively and efficiently in a standalone role and take initiative to improve processes and procedures.
• M&A experience is highly desirable.
• Experience with One Stream highly preferable.

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This is an extremely commercial role, offering a very attractive salary within a well-established and continuously growing business.

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If this role is a fit for your experience and you would like to find out more. Please apply below or reach out to me at