FP&A Manager

Finance Planning Manager/ FP&A/ Qualified Finance/ Leadership Role/ Business Partnering/ Commercial Finance/ SAP/ Flexible Working/ Excellent Benefits NC Associates are recruiting on behalf of our client, a global group business as they require a Finance Planning Manager to join their senior finance team. You will work alongside the Finance and Operations teams to maintain an accurate overview and forecast of the regional finances, ensuring ongoing transparency of the current financial status and regional risks and opportunities. This is a senior leadership role that will be responsible for supporting the operational teams with budgeting, financial analysis, and driving cost reductions and productivity within the region. An ideal opportunity for a confident and qualified candidate from a Commercial Finance Business Partnering/ FP&A background looking to utilise their experience within a highly successful organisation that can offer a great deal of exposure and opportunity for further development. FP&A Manager Responsibilities: Support the service team to deliver annual financial targets. Provide clear financial tools & analysis to facilitate better decision making and accurate forecasting. Establish and own the process for “look ahead reviews” to identify and minimise financial risk. Develop the forecasting process to gain visibility of individual business entities and understand key financial levers. Develop and maintain key financial metrics. Co-ordinate and lead on the annual budget forecast for the service team. Collate monthly financial data for review, working closely with the wider finance team to drive forward improvements. Ensure that all costs are forecast, provisioned, and reconciled accurately to meet audit requirements. Co-ordinate with the Finance Team to lead transactional processes for accounts receivables within the Service Team. Create target orientated financial reporting. Monitor and update reporting of the financial forecasts for the regional service department. Monitor revenues and costs for the regional service department. Monitor and review open purchase order statuses and process accordingly. Monitor and forecast CAPEX and CAPEX processes. Support Operations Managers with the monitoring and forecasting of costs and overheads to maintain the budget and forecast. Support the Heads of Service with tracking of financial KPIs at country and CSO level in order to stay on track with budget and forecast. Monitor working capital in cooperation with country finance departments. Implement tenders for subcontractors. Work with the Service Director to develop and review annual targets. Own the productivity of targets for the region and support the operations teams in delivering them. Build accurate data for Job costs and provide accurate analysis. Drive forward the continuous improvement of the financial planning process to ensure resources and financials are captured for all regions, ensuring that this is consistently applied. FP&A Manager Required Experience: Proven Commercial experience in an FP&A or Finance Business Partnering capacity. Fully ACCA/ CIMA qualified. Previous experience of working within a larger, multi-site business to deliver group reporting. Experience of senior financial analysis, project resource planning and developing and executing budgets. This position will be required to liaise with internal and external stakeholders, globally. Proven leadership skills with confident verbal and written communication skills are essential. Previous experience of working with operational teams to deliver and explain financial reporting and budgets. Advanced Excel, Power BI and computerised systems skills (SAP experience is highly advantageous). The ability to make and execute business critical decisions. Excellent planning & organisational skills with the ability to prioritise effectively to ensure all time specific deadlines are met. A strong resilience with the ability to work well under pressure. A strong understanding of financial KPIs and P&L. The ability to work independently whilst supporting and working alongside multiple senior teams. A systematic working approach with the ability to foresee and solve problems. *This position will require some occasional international travel and so applicants should consider this before applying. *Applicants must be able to commute to South Manchester on a hybrid basis (3 days WHF). This is an excellent opportunity to join a highly successful yet continually evolving organisation. Please submit your CV for consideration or alternatively reach out to Rosie directly on 07384462669 or email

rosie.thomas@ncassociates.co.uk

for further information. We are committed to diversity and inclusion. We welcome all applicants of identity, personal characteristics, or background.

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