Financial Planning & Analysis Manager

The FP&A Manager will lead the Commercial Finance function, influencing and supporting business decisions by providing timely, accurate and relevant management information. As FP&A Manager, you will be responsible for adding value and challenge commercial decisions to support the success of the business.

Client Details

A well known, successful and growing FMCG business based in the North of Yorkshire. The business support the growth and development of employees, allowing successful people to build long term and progressive careers.

Description

• Identify, challenge and proactively satisfy internal customer requirements via best in class Business Partnering. Optimise customer account financial performance by providing support and challenge.
• Maintain external customer reporting, where applicable, to include open book costing, commodity tracking etc.
• Commercial cost incentives - tracking and verification
• Product Costing
• Preparation of defined weekly and monthly commercial commentaries, providing valuable insight into the customers commercial performance.
• Approval of monthly customer terms reconciliation/ verification of charges received.
• Lead the process for robust customer financial forecasting (quarterly forecasting and annual budget preparation), including communication within the Commercial Team and site Senior Leadership team.
• Ensure commercial finance reporting (weekly flash, weekly SIM, monthly Exec reporting, account plan detail reports) are completed accurately and within agreed timescales.
• Sign off and authorisation of costings and promotions, to ensure alignment with agreed Hurdle Rates.
• Ensure master data is aligned between commercial and operational finance, acting as guardian of all standard customer contributions calculations.
• To provide ad hoc activities as required to support the Senior Commercial Lead and the site Functional head of Finance.

Profile

The successful Financial Planning & Analysis Manager should have:

• Professional Qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CPA) with post qualified experience
• A successful track record of doing a commercial role within a FMCG/Retail business
• Ability to lead, influence and coach direct reports
• Stakeholder management and influencing
• Experience of Commercial Business Partnering and the ability to support Commercial decision making
• IT skills including advanced Excel
• Be hard working and motivated

Job Offer

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