Financial Planning & Analysis Manager London, England
Job description
We power brand engagement through outstanding communications, conversations and outcomes which make lives better.
Headquartered in the UK, but with offices in 25 countries worldwide, we are committed to providing innovative, sustainable and trusted solutions to our clients.
Our people make us who we are. And there are over 1300 of them adding value for our customers every day, worldwide.
As a Communisis employee in the UK, you’ll receive the following:
BENEFITS
- For UK only, 26 days holiday (Additional holiday awarded after 5,10 and 15 years’ service)
- Invitation to join the Communisis Flexible Retirement Saver, our award-winning Master trust pension scheme, for which we offer enhanced company contributions. Planning for your future is important to us. The Communisis Flexible Retirement Saver offers company contributions up to a maximum of 6%, with the flexibility for you to increase your own contributions.
- Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay
- Access to EAP
- Flexible and Hybrid working dependant on role and service
Access to #SELECT, our benefits platform where you can opt in and choose to take advantage of wide range of opportunities with NI and or Tax savings, all designed to help you support your work/life balance,
THE ROLE
Communisis are seeking a Financial Planning & Analysis Manager to join them on permanent basis, a pivotal role within our Brand Deployment business.
This position would ideally be on a hybrid basis, commuting to our offices in London, Somerset House once or twice a week. However we are also happy to discuss remote working options.
A big part of your role would be to support the business in providing insight to better understand the financial performance, owning and coordinating the forecasting and budgeting processes. Also ensuring financial management information is relevant, reliable and meeting the needs of users.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
To provide analytical insight and support to the business - this will come through the monitoring of results/forecast, identification and understanding of trends and of margins that can be used to drive the business forward.
Produce commentaries on monthly performance and results decks for the Brand Deployment executive team.
Manage the end-to-end forecast process. Ensure responsibilities and process are clear and understood, that deliverables are provided on a timely basis and that management receive clear outputs from the process.
To manage the budget process and that a single version of the truth with associated assumptions is maintained. If or when budget updates are performed this role will lead and co-ordinate the process.
Support budget owners with various components of the years planned expenditure, for example technology spend, advertising spend.
Lead any ad hoc investigation as directed by the BD executive team, covering financial and potentially non-financial management information.
There is scope to support the development of business cases, of capital request projects, post implementation reviews and so on.
WHAT YOU'LL BRING
Experience looking after forecasting (monthly/annual) for an international company
Experience liaising with key leaders and business stakeholders
Accounting qualification - ACA / ACCA / CIMA
Someone who is able to drive the FP&A function to the next level, implement processes
Excellent attention to detail while being able to demonstrate a strategic understanding.
Commercially savvy with experience of the financial management and budget processes.
The ability to remain objective and independent, bring the truth to the business and potentially delivering difficult messages when required.
Problem solving skills.
Commercial acumen, awareness of business planning, P&L management and accounting concepts.
Advanced Excel skills.
Strong communication and team working abilities.
WE EMBRACE INCLUSION, EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY
Communisis is committed to creating a great place to work for everyone, celebrating the things that make everyone unique and delivering an inclusive and diverse business that is reflective of our communities. We recognise and value the benefits to the business and colleagues that is gained by embracing inclusion, equality, and diversity – we encourage people to be themselves at work and want to create a true sense of belonging.
We will ensure that our colleagues are working in safe environments and continually seek ways to reduce the chance and incidence of harm, and this includes both the physical and mental well-being of all.
Job Reference: CM02250
