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Financial Planning Analyst

Marks Sattin
Posted 8 hours ago, valid for 2 days
Location

Manchester, Greater Manchester M17 1DJ, England

Salary

£50,000 - £60,000 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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  • The ideal candidate should be a finalist or qualified ACCA/CIMA with experience in commercial management accounting, although strong data analysts with a finance background may also be considered.
  • The role involves weekly P&L and KPI reporting, variance analysis, and preparing financial analysis against industry benchmarks.
  • Candidates should have experience in Commercial Finance/FP&A activity and possess strong analytical skills, particularly in Excel.
  • Excellent communication skills are required to build relationships across various business areas in a fast-paced environment.
  • The position offers a competitive salary of £45,000 to £55,000 and requires a minimum of 3 years of relevant experience.

The ideal candidate would be finalist or qualified ACCA/CIMA with a background of commercial management accounting however strong Data Analysts with a finance background would also be considered.

The Role:

  • Weekly P&L and KPI Reporting.
  • Working closely with operations to develop and maintain a suite of daily & weekly KPI's.
  • Working closely with finance to ensure revenues and costs are reconciled and accounted.
  • Working with Finance team members to support accounting and reporting processes (including month-end and year end processes).
  • Variance analysis, on an on-going basis, including the tracking of actual and forecast performance against key benchmarks, such as Budget, 5 Year Plan, and last year
  • Preparation of financial analysis versus competitor and industry benchmarks
  • Manage the cost-efficient waste flow within the business
  • Assist in preparing monthly management accounts, providing meaningful variance analysis, trend analysis and scenario analysis, as required
  • Develop a reporting suite using Power BI to assist key stakeholders.
  • Assist with a broad range of ad hoc projects including finance projects and other commercial projects, as required.

The Requirements:

  • Experience of Commercial Finance/FP&A Activity
  • Ability to build strong relationships with employees across multiple business areas and have excellent influencing skills
  • Good communication skills who is comfortable talking to different types of people daily
  • Strong analytical skills including using Excel and other systems to examine large datasets
  • Enjoy working in a challenging and fast paced environment

Should you require any support or assistance, please contact your local Marks Sattin office.

Marks Sattin is part of Gi Group Holdings Recruitment Limited and we are proud founding members of Menopause in business, pledge members for Nuerodiversity in business, Disability committed members, Silver status pledge members for the Armed Forces Covenant, and Bronze trail blazers for Racial Equality matters.

Gi Group Holdings Recruitment Limited group of companies includes Gi Recruitment Limited, Draefern Limited, Gi Group Recruitment Ltd, INTOO (UK) Limited, Marks Sattin (UK) Limited, TACK TMI UK Limited, Grafton Professional Staffing Limited, Encore Personnel Services, Gi Group Ireland Limited and Kelly Services (UK) Ltd. Gi Group Ireland Limited are acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this role.

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.