Head of FP&A

Responsibilities

• Accountability for the month end reporting packs for each of the business units and Board Reporting, along with KPI modelling
• Supporting strategic decision making through financial modelling and analysis
• Critical to ensuring in understanding the financial performance of the business and modelling the long term outlook of the business and assisting in driving decision-making within the senior leadership team.
• Developing and maintaining financial models to forecast future performance.
• Creating annual budgets and forecasts, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives
• Conducting scenario analysis to assess potential impacts on financial performance.
• Preparing and managing annual budget.
• Analyzing variances between actual and budgeted results to identify areas for improvement.
• Providing insights into financial performance and driving action plans.
• Preparing regular financial reports for management and stakeholders.
• Analyzing financial data to identify trends, opportunities, and risks.
• Developing and presenting clear and concise financial insights.
• Working closely with internal stakeholders to gather data and understand business drivers.
• Communicating financial information effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Own monthly reporting for Board and individual Business Unit’s to communicate monthly results and KPI reporting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) with minimum 4 years PQE.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to analyse financial data and identify trends and insights.
• Proficiency in financial modelling with experience in building and maintaining financial models predominantly using Excel.
• Understanding financial principles with knowledge of accounting standards, financial statements and key financial ratios.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Sage 200 and Dynamics BI Reporting (Desirable)
• Experience working in a large company (+£200m with +500 employees) (Desirable)
• Demonstrate a continuous improvement approach to work, including but not limited to, identifying areas for process improvements and implementing robust solutions. (Desirable)