Head of Financial Planning and Analysis

Our clients is a high growth multi site business who are looking for a Head of Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) to join their team.

 

This newly restructured department is a great opportunity for a high commercial and ambitious candidate who has strong analytical background and is keen to make a step up to head of department.

 

The main responsibilities :

• Leading the FP&A function, overseeing the junior team members and coordinate with various stakeholders.
• Providing informative commercial analysis and insight to the senior leadership team in support of the Group’s KPIs, identifying risks, trends and opportunities for current and future performance
• Collaborate with senior leadership to drive insightful analysis, inform decision-making, and support strategic initiatives.
• Ownership of the 5-year financial model
• Ownership of the budget and reforecast processes
• Ownership/oversight of weekly KPI reports including Sales/GP/Staff costs analysis
• Drive the implementation and optimization of data analytics reporting tools (e.g. Power BI / Tableau) to enhance visibility and data-driven insights.
• Support the commercial team with new site feasibility studies
• Support all parts of the business with ad hoc analysis
• Support on due diligence related projects
• Build strong relationships with senior site management to allow effective business partnering relationships
• Work closely with the Financial control team to improve the current accounting systems, monthly processes and wider team development
• Review current processes and challenge the operational efficiency of the team/business and suggest and implement improvements and solutions

 

Skills and experience:

• Advanced Excel experience
• A recognised accountancy qualification (ACA/ACCA/CIMA).
• Strong commercial awareness and experience of working in a commercial finance role
• Personable and able to work alongside both head office and site teams.
• Experience using and manipulating big data sets with a high proficiency using Excel
• Experience in using and implementing data analytics visualisation tools e.g. Power BI / Tableau
• The ability to model complex financial scenarios
• Experience in Adaco/S4 Labour System would be advantageous.
• Ideally experience within a multi-site operation in retail/hospitality industry but not essential

 

Location: London
Salary: £70,000 - 85,000
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