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Financial Planning & Analysis Manager
Leicester
About the Role
We are looking for a hands on Financial Planning & Analysis Manager, you'll own commercial reporting and business insight for the business and potentially its multiple other sites.
You will be involved in revenue reporting and prepare, develop, and analyse financial and commercial information for the senior leadership team to use when making well-informed decisions. You'll be involved in month-end close, variance analysis and take lead in the creation and presentation of weekly intra-month forecasts.
The Business do operate a mix of fully on-site & Hybrid working... BUT They are firm believers in; If you want something done... Ask for it Face-to-Face.
Responsibilities include:
- Managing best-in-class commercial finance function, supporting ambitious company growth plans
- Partnering the Head of Finance to support business & client specific performance reviews, driving informed commercial decision making and improving financial performance through (but not limited to):
- Finance & Forecasting Analysis of the key drivers of volume, revenue, and margin performance for the Business.
- Translating strategy into short and mid-term financial and non-financial targets
- Ensuring spend and spans of control is kept in line with the budget and revenue is maximised
- Using analytics and trends to identify operational drivers for financial variances and being able to use this information to influence Operations in generating eficiencies to create an optimal cost base
- Interpreting and communicating financial data to non-financial managers (When required)
- Liaising with other function managers to put finances and accounts in context
- Consolidating other business entities where & when required
- Managing a small Commercial Finance Business Partner Team to ensure accurate revenue recognition and reporting
- Analysing financial performance and contributing to medium and long-term business planning and forecasts
- Supporting Departmental Heads in preparing investment appraisals for business case proposals
- Implementing corporate governance procedures, risk management and internal controls.
