Interim Business Planning & Reporting Specialist

Job description

Interim Business Planning & Reporting Specialist

Contract: 12 Months FTC

Rate: £130 - £140 per day PAYE

Start Date: ASAP

Our client is seeking an organised, professional, and highly analytical Business Planning & Reporting Specialist to join our team on a 12-month maternity cover contract. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who excels at working with data, creating high-quality executive presentations, and building strong relationships with stakeholders across multiple European locations

About the Role

You will play a key role in ensuring divisional activities remain aligned with business objectives. You will work closely with senior managers across the UK and Europe to coordinate business planning activities, deliver performance reporting, and prepare presentations for senior leadership and board-level meetings.

A significant part of the role involves gathering information from multiple stakeholders, managing deadlines, validating data accuracy, and transforming complex information into clear, professional PowerPoint presentations for senior executives.

Key Responsibilities

Business Planning

• Manage the annual business planning process across the division and European branches.
• Coordinate updates and revisions to the divisional business plan.
• Work closely with senior stakeholders to ensure plans are delivered accurately and on time.

Reporting & Analysis

• Produce key business performance reports, including:
• Weekly Flash Reports
• Monthly Site Meeting Reports
• Monthly and Quarterly Operating Reports
• Bi-Annual Communication Committee Reports
• Support European branches with quarterly business plan reviews.
• Prepare ad-hoc reports and analysis for senior management.
• Maintain divisional organisation charts.
• Provide support to the budgeting process when required.
• Review and validate data, identifying anomalies or inconsistencies before reporting.

Presentations & Communication

• Develop high-quality PowerPoint presentations for senior leadership and board-level meetings.
• Translate customer, product, and business performance data into clear and engaging presentations.
• Prepare presentations on business direction, performance, and organisational updates.
• Plan and coordinate regional business events and meetings, including KPI-DOC meetings

Administrative Support

• Provide support to senior divisional management, including:
• Raising purchase orders
• Coordinating meeting invitations
• Occasional travel bookings

About You

You are confident working with senior stakeholders and can build strong relationships across different countries, cultures, and management levels. You are naturally organised, proactive when chasing information, and comfortable working independently under tight deadlines.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong relationship-building ability across multiple functions and locations.
• Advanced Microsoft PowerPoint skills with experience creating executive-level presentations.
• Strong Microsoft Excel capability.
• Excellent analytical and data interpretation skills.
• Ability to identify inconsistencies and challenge data where appropriate.
• Highly organised with excellent planning and prioritisation skills.
• Able to deliver high-quality work with minimal supervision and to demanding deadlines.

Desirable Skills & Experience

• Experience within the automotive or motorcycle aftersales sector.
• Experience using Power BI or other data visualisation tools.
• Fluency in an additional European language.

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Reading

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

19-06-2026

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English