Financial Planning Analyst

Job Description

Our client is looking for a Financial Planning Analyst to join them in Knypersley, on a permanent basis. The ideal candidate will previous experience working in a similar role, ideally within a manufacturing environment.Role Overview:To provide support to the broader UK Finance Team and the Stoke Management Team in the production of timely and accurate Company management reports and financial accounts. Provide key management with information, financial insight to aid better business understandingof financial performance against budget, forecast and prior year.Responsibilities:

• Drive the preparation of rolling forecasts on a monthly basis and the annual budget planning process. Establish departmental budgets, ensure accuracy of cost collection and drive accountability across functional areas.
• Provide support to the Corporate FP&A team as required, to ensure forecasts and budgets are delivered on time, complete, well-considered and understood and in line with business strategic plans.
• Develop, maintain and improve the suite of reporting, ensuring that it is easy to digest, with focus on the key areas of operational performance, revenue, inventory, project accounting and inter-company transactions.
• Provide management with timely, accurate, and insightful financial analysis to monitor operational performance facilitating informed strategic decision-making. Enhancing and developing first class metrics to monitor performance, delivering and reviewinginformation with cost centre managers.
• Work with cross-functional teams to define and track Key performance indicators. Identifying opportunities for improvement through financial analysis.
• Provide support to the broader UK Finance Team to ensure timely and accurate delivery of the month end close process and assist in the conclusion of monthly, quarterly and annual company accounts, ensuring absolute accuracy across GL and Navision and Hyperionreporting.
• It is imperative that good relations are established with the global finance team with cross-fertilisation of ideas and standardisation of methodologies between the UK and the US.
• Contribute to the smooth running of the statutory audit and other requests by delivering information on a timely basis upon request.
• Ad-hoc reporting and duties to support the FD and the senior management team and any reasonable duty as requested by your manager.

• Self-motivated, dedicated and pro-active member of the team, with a commitment to getting the job done.
• Diligent, enthusiastic, and driven, with an excellent work ethic, and a "can do" attitude. Hands on that is meticulous with detail and is comfortable with dealing with large bodies of data.
• Good interpersonal skills and understanding of organisations, being able to clearly explain financial information and terminology to non-technical parties and to communicate effectively at all levels within the organisation and with external parties, suchas auditors.
• Strong track record in challenging and dynamic environments with experience in FP&A roles.
• Preferably a Qualified accountant, to ACA / CIMA standard.
• Must be proficient in the use of PC software applications, BI development, as well as experience in the operation of integrated accounting ledgers, along with advanced excel skills.
• Experience of US GAAP and/ or a manufacturing environment would be an advantage.
• Experience of Navision and/or Hyperion would be an advantage.

Keyskills :
Financial AnalysisFinancial PlanningForecastManufacturing EnvironmentReporting