FP&A Manager

An exciting opportunity has come up for a finance professional within financial services for an initial 6 month fixed term contract as an FP&A Manager. The role is based in London and operates a hybrid working model. This is a newly created role as part of the proposed re-organisation of our client's Finance team, where FP&A plays a key business advisory role supporting decision making at a senior level, highlighting key financial issues and risks to be considered.

FP&A’s responsibilities are the financial support for the strategic plan, run future financial projections, budgeting, forecasting, acquisition modelling, reporting and control of the P&L and balance sheet, cash flow and capital adequacy management and scenario analysis and risk management support.

Responsibilities:

Reporting and Analysis

• Prepare financial analysis and performance for both parts of the Group derived from a thorough understanding of functional performance of the Divisions.
• Support with preparation of the monthly management analysis pack to ensure the narrative behind the numbers is understood.

Budgeting and Forecasting

• Prepare and maintain the annual budgets, rolling forecasts and the five year plan.
• Evaluate budget submissions through comparison and analysis against prior year actuals and strategic targets and initiatives.
• Use the output of financial models and analysis of trends to drive decision making and communicate relevant messages across the business.

Business Partnering

• Act as a trusted Business Partner to the Board, Senior Management and their wider teams to monitor costs against budget, including the identification of escalating risks.
• Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders to help ensure the Finance Department is well informed and has a strong voice in the Company.

Other Duties

• Assist in the preparation of the full year and half year statutory reports and the shareholders presentation packs.
• Manage ad-hoc requests from the business to perform analysis to support strategic decision making, particularly regarding acquisitions.
• Assist the Board in the modelling and sensitivity analysis for potential acquisitions.

Experience and Skills:

• ACA, CIMA or CFA qualified.
• FP&A proven skills ideally within a financial services environment with modelling expertise.
• Good communication skills, both written and oral, with strong analytical ability and advanced MS Office knowledge, particularly Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Strong experience of producing financial models and 3-year plans, annual budgets, and re-forecasts

Please respond to this ad or email me on emma.crossing@robertwalters.com.