Senior Financial Planning & Analysis Analyst

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Overview

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Senior Financial Planning & Analysis Analyst to join an international business with multi-entities across EU regions based in Wokingham. This role offers hybrid working options and exceptional progression opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Full Budgeting and Forecasting process
• Monitor and communicate budget performance vs current targets.
• Review and challenge assumptions where appropriate.
• Work with stakeholders on scenario modelling and sensitivity analysis
• Provide valuable and timely performance analysis, insight and reporting to senior stakeholders.
• Collaborate with other teams to understand divisional results, for both Head office and EU basis (e.g. costs, margins, profit by customer) and recommend improvement opportunities.
• Ensure key business performance risks, issues and opportunities are highlighted, interpreting financial results to enable the business to make key decisions and achieve targets.
• Work with Business Operations, so that root causes of issues are fully understood and recommendations proposed to improve performance and control.
• Provide insight regarding budget, including monitoring KPIs between branches.
• Motivate, develop and manage the 1 direct report.
• Continually Improve Systems and Processes
• Assist Manager in developing efficiencies in current processes and reporting structures

Requirements

• Qualified accountant – CIMA/ACCA/ACA
• Must be adaptable and resilient.
• Someone who is keen to thrive within a large EU environment
• Previous FP&A experience
• Excellent communications skills
• Proven ability to tell a story through the numbers.
• SAP, ERP software and advanced Excel skills are highly desirable.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Accounting/Auditing

Industries

• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing and Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing