Financial Planning & Analysis Manager

November 29, 2022 | Comments Off on Financial Planning & Analysis Manager

Gleeson Recruitment Group are working in partnership with the leadership of an iconic motor sport team as they seek to build an industry leading Finance team. On this occasion we are supporting in the appointment of an FP&A Manager to their team based in Northamptonshire. This role will report directly to the Head of Commercial Finance and work closely with the Finance Director and wider Senior Management Team across the business.

The business behind the prestigious brand has ambitious plans for growth and achieving success, both on and off the track. Underpinned by a phenomenal transformation with investment into their people, infrastructure and capacity. The dynamic leadership team at the helm of the business have sought to build a cohesive environment with a high-performance culture. Encouraging each department to take ownership of their respective areas but to collaborate openly too, harnessing best practice and a sense of togetherness, where everyone is collectively driving the performance of the team forward.

The FP&A Manager is responsible for undertaking all aspects of financial analysis & regulatory and non-regulatory reporting, budget and forecasts preparation to support the Finance function in driving business performance. The successful candidate will ideally be working in a similar role, supporting and advising on complex financial issues and will have experience of strategic planning & modelling.

Key Responsibilities

  • Providing financial insights and projections to the finance team, reliable data and analysis to be used in decision making and planning.
  • To develop and continually improve budgeting, financial projections and operating forecast.
  • Provide FP&A finance support to the finance team related to business reports and KPIs in a timely manner.
  • Deep dive into financial data and become a subject matter expert in P&L and balance sheet modelling and insights.
  • Support with advanced modelling of scenarios/sensitives of long-term plans.
  • Preparation of data that provides thoughtful analysis, identifies action items and effective stewardship of numbers.

Reporting and Forecasting

  • Manage the performance reporting processes to deliver accurate, insightful and impactful analysis to the Senior Leadership & Executive Board
  • Preparation of Monthly Cost Centre reviews with Exec/FD/CFO
  • Manage the implementation of new Reporting in BI system to drive simplification and automation of processes throughout the Finance Team

Qualifications & Skills Required

  • ACA/ACCA/CIMA Qualified
  • Expert in use of Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft products
  • Excellent organisational and leadership skills
  • Strong communication and interpersonal abilities
  • Numeracy and an eye for detail, capable of working quickly to a high standard of accuracy

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