Financial Planning and Analysis Manager
- Recruiter
- Allegis Group
- Location
- Bracknell
- Salary
- 50000.00 - 60000.00 GBP Annual
- Posted
- 21 Jun 2017
- Closes
- 28 Jun 2017
- Sectors
- Construction & Skilled Trades, Planning
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Role overview:
The FP&A Manager position sits within the Finance team reporting into the Group Financial Controller and will be expected to take control of the full planning cycle within Allegis Group EMEA. The planning cycle will include the annual budgeting process, reforecasting and month to month cost control and analysis.
This position will work alongside multiple internal business functions including Finance, the Commercial Team, and a multitude of budget owners. The position will have a high profile with regular interaction at the most senior level of the business.
As part of a larger finance team, you will working closely with your line manager to design and develop high quality planning cycle, tight cost controls and reporting.
This position requires an individual with proven strong listening and communication skills, well developed numerical and analytical skills, the ability to multitask, work under pressure and the ability to take data and translate into effective analysis.
Key responsibilities and accountabilities:
Planning Cycle
- Take the lead on the annual budgeting process working closely with key budget owners
- Take the lead on development and maintenance of the 3 to 5 year budget.
- Implement and maintain a quarterly rhythm of reforecasting current year budget.
- Development and maintenance of the annual capital budget.
- Development and maintenance of budgets for key projects such as IT and Real Estate.
Cost Control
- Identify large cost items and work with budget owners to manage the budget and variances to budget.
- Instill a culture of accountability and cost containment across the business through creating partnerships with key budget owners.
- Coordinate the development of month reporting on key cost items.
Cost Allocation
- Define and implement shared service cost allocation model
- Ongoing maintenance of the shared service cost allocation model
Other
- Adhoc analysis that may be required from time to time.
Essential Criteria:
- Leading self: takes personal responsibility, is self-aware, is open minded, is flexible, take opportunity to learn and develop, is a team player
- Impeccable communication - written and oral
- Demonstrable problem solving skills - eagerness to work through complexity and uncertainty
- Conflict resolution and resistance management
- Adaptable - ready and willing to move the business forwards through change
- Fair, open and honest
- Strong work ethic
- Results driven
- Financial analytical skills
- Demonstrated budgeting experience in complex environments
- Identifying efficiency opportunities and providing effective solutions
- Managing data
- Excellent problem solving skills
- Effective time management
- Superb organisation skills
- Relationship management with internal or external customers
- Presenting experience
- BSc/BA degree or similar further education (ideally in a Business or Finance related subject)
- Post graduate accounting or financial analyst qualification
- Advanced or Super user level in MS Excel
Candidate Summary:
Provides outstanding customer service by maintaining key business relationships through good communication, high degree of accuracy and consistent quality of work delivered.
Allegis Group Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.