What would you do? 

We are looking for a commercially savvy FP&A Reporting Analyst (5+ years’ experience) with FP&A reporting experience to support the financial planning, performance analysis and strategic decision making of a Retail client.
The role will be a part of our client’s FP&A team - responsible for financial planning, budgeting and analysis delivering strategic business insights to executives on key elements of the Company’s operations. 

• Support the preparation of the corporate budget, forecasts and the corporate plan covering the P&L and other KPIs for the business, which will involve:
o Working closely with Finance teams, developing an understanding of trends in performance, and key issues, activities, and timetables
o Consolidating submissions into the corporate Retail picture, providing constructive challenge to relevant Finance teams
o Assisting in the production of executive summaries and board papers which distil the data and focus on the key issues
• Support the production of timely, accurate, and insightful periodic management accounts
• Coordinate and consolidate the Latest View process by working closely with divisions on their latest expectations and monitoring the risks and opportunities
• Work closely with Finance teams to establish consistency, development of best practice and triangulation of forecasts across the business / financial statements, particularly surrounding future developments of reporting
• Support the Group Finance and Investor Relations teams on the corporate interim and preliminary financial reporting process
• Assist in the production of a high quality internal and external financial / business review in addition to answering queries raised by the Senior Leadership Team to support external reporting
• Perform sensitivity analysis and financial evaluation of different financial performance scenarios
• Perform a high standard of ad hoc analysis supporting the Head of Retail Financial Planning, Commercial & Retail Finance Director and CFO
 

What are we looking for?

 •Prioritization of workload
•Ability to work well in a team
•Results orientation
•Strong analytical skills
•Written and verbal communication
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business (MBA or CPA/CFA a plus)
• 5+ years of experience in FP&A, commercial finance or related roles. Retail experience is a plus.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail
• Proven ability to translate complex data into clear business insights
• Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills; experience with planning/reporting tools (OneStream, Anaplan, Tableau, Power BI) preferred
• Effective communicator with stakeholders, ability to work collaboratively with stakeholders & build trusted relationships at all levels
• Strong planning and prioritization skills with an ability to thrive in a fast-paced consumer driven environment 
 

Roles and Responsibilities: 

•In this role you are required to do analysis and solving of moderately complex problems
• May create new solutions, leveraging and, where needed, adapting existing methods and procedures
• The person would require understanding of the strategic direction set by senior management as it relates to team goals
• Primary upward interaction is with direct supervisor
• May interact with peers and/or management levels 
• Guidance would be provided when determining methods and procedures on new assignments
• Decisions made by you will often impact the team in which they reside
• Individual would manage small teams 
• Please note that this role may require you to work in rotational night shifts

Qualifications

Chartered Accountant,Master of Business Administration