Financial Planning and Analysis Manager

FP&A Manager, Loughton, Essex



£60,000 - £70,000 + package

The FP&A manager is a critical role to the success of the finance function. The role looks after 4 key areas of Planning, Cashflow, Commercial reporting and Analysis with the primary objective to work closely with the FD to build and implement an FP&A function from the ground up.

The role would suit a qualified accountant with broad financial modelling skills, and previous experience of working in a high growth start up company.

Budgeting and forecasting

• Develop and implement group financial planning model, incorporating P&L, cash flow, balance sheet and KPIs
• Implement monthly reforecast process, highlighting risks and opportunities
• Monthly reforecast/cash flows
• Modelling to assist with future fund raises
• Ownership of the annual budget cycle

Planning

• Modelling business cases for opportunities highlighting key impact on P&L and cash
• Business partnering with sales and marketing teams on delivery of the budget and forecast

Reporting

• Implement weekly and monthly commercial reporting providing the business with a clear view of performance v budget/forecast
• Manipulate underlying systems and data to develop key reporting and KPIs
• Analysis work to drive cost efficiencies
• Profitability analysis - Margin and OPEX
• Monthly investor reporting

Your background

• Qualified accountant with min 3+ PQE
• Proven and demonstrable experience of building and implementing financial models
• Proven experience of developing and implementing commercial reporting
• Experience of monthly re-forecast process
• Sound understanding of cash flow forecasting and accounting
• Ability to manipulate date and implement BI tools and reporting
• Business partnering experience with key operational areas/territories.
• Advanced excel knowledge
• Problem solver and working in an environment of constant change where not everything works