FP & A Manager

Blair West is supporting a PLC headquartered in Newcastle as they look to bring in an FP&A Manager to lead a small team within a divisional role, reporting to the Divisional FD.

• Lead and oversee annual budgeting and strategic planning cycle.
• Tracking and anticipating business performance.
• Strive for continuous improvement in all processes to drive robust and accurate outputs, including improvements to reporting, self-serve capability and systems development.
• Develop and then demonstrate an understanding of the industry with the ability to set priorities and demonstrate collaboration.
• Track the key metrics in the housing market and understand the impact of that on the division.
• Utilising past and present Data (& techniques) to determine trends and play a role in transforming FP&A into a valuable business asset.
• Complete regular competitor analysis and understand differences in operating models and financial performances.
• Deliver review processes and develop modelling to drive efficiency through the business (capacity management etc).
• Provide departmental managers with information on performance against budget and guide them through controlling costs.
• Demonstrate the organisational skills to effectively balance various tasks simultaneously at pace.
• Input and support to finance and other business change projects as required.
• Support and develop the information our franchise partners can access to support their businesses.

• A Qualified Accountant (ACCA/ACA/CIMA or equivalent).
• Excellent reporting skills (PowerPoint, Excel).
• Able to identify patterns, relationships and trends in numbers others cannot see and then be able to describe this.
• Portray numbers visually in an innovative and engaging way with clear messages to build a clear story.
• Pride in high quality - strive for top quality and accuracy in all aspects of work whilst being able to do so at speed when required.
• Experience with the implementation of key metrics and KPIs to support insights and decision-making.
• Previous experience and involvement in assessing business profitability, viability, and stability to support current and future planning.
• The ability to make informed decisions based on company objectives, results, and solutions.

• 25 days annual leave.
• Health care plan.
• Increased sick pay depending on length of service.
• 4x Life Assurance.

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