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Commercially focused accountancy role responsible for monthly reporting and short and long-term forecasting of a business unit. Requiring commercial acumen, with a focus on business partnering to support your business area by modelling financial scenarios enabling sound business decisions.
Client Details
Global listed business requires a Finance Business Partner /FP&A professional for initially a contract of circa 12 -14 months .
Description
Financial Planning & Analysis
- Preparation of business stream forecasts, feeding into the overall Market Unit consolidation
- Upload of forecasts and budgets to both SAP and IBM Cognos (TM1)
- COGS adjustments review for forecasting purposes
- Ensure phasing of forecast is aligned to business evolution
- Preparation, uploading & checking phasing (P&L/Balance Sheet/Key Figures, FTE)
- Ensure reconciliations are completed on forecasting
Local & Global Reporting
- Sales & EBIT review and reconciliation prior to tight monthly reporting deadlines
- Preparation of business stream month end journals
- Preparation of month end management reporting
- Reporting of monthly management numbers via SAP (BCS & GAN)
- Production of monthly sales reports and models
- Sales commentary & preparation of slides to feed into Market Unit monthly board pack
- Investigate and resolve stakeholder queries following monthly management reporting
- Ensure controls around the month end reporting process are maintained and enhanced where necessary
Business Partnering
- Build strong relationships with key stakeholders being the eyes and ears of finance in the business
- Support your business stream management in controlling and managing the costs within their Budget
- Improve and develop existing business models that meet the needs of the business and deliver consistent and accurate financial information
- Contribute to effective business decision making by providing effective levels of financial and commercial acumen
- Development of functional KPIs with departmental manager
- Liaison with Market Intelligence on optimal sales reporting
Profile
- Accountancy qualifications would be preferred but qualified by experience would also be considered
- FP&A / Finance Business Partner experience
- Advanced Excel and ideally SAP knowledge
- Excellent communication skills, a drive to own and improve processes and problem solving skills
- Can start at short notice
Job Offer
The role offers
- Salary of circa £55,000
- Annual bonus (profitable business so expected bonus of £7,000)
- 25 days holiday
- Hybrid - 2 days from home
- Pension
- Long term opportunities
- Opportunity to work for a successful and market leading business
