Graduate FP&A Analyst Wimbledon, England
Job description
Location: Flexible working with visits to our office in Wimbledon
Salary: Competitive
Contract Type: Permanent, full time
We have an exciting opportunity for a recent graduated Financial Planning & Analysis Analyst to join our Finance team here at Domestic & General. Reporting to the Financial Planning & Analysis Manager, you will play a vital role in providing a financial overview of the team’s financial responsibilities, as well as co-ordinating and communicating departmental deadlines
The FP&A Analyst will support the FP&A Managers who have overarching responsibility for:
FP&A Process and Timetable- FP&A Models and Assumptions
- Cash Forecasting & Reporting
Domestic & General is a company with an ambitious future. We are expanding our horizons and entering new markets and we need your expertise to help make it happen. We are an international company who works with some of the worlds most respected and well-known brands of domestic appliances and electronic consumer goods. These opportunities don’t come around often, so this really is a position not to be missed.
Key role responsibilities:
Aid & improve the design and implementation of FP&A models and assumptions to enable effective reporting- Provide analysis skills which may include any or all of the following: qualitative & quantitative analysis, formulating initiatives, defining requirements, process design/improvement, test support and BAU transition
- Work closely with Finance team and wider business stakeholders to understand and investigate financial performance
- Assist in development of new, and streamlining existing processes and controls, including the integration of group monthly and quarterly reporting into the FP&A reporting cycle.
- Consolidating department financials, ensuring consistent processes and approach, producing and co-ordinating timelines.
- Be a conduit between FP&A and other finance functions, co-ordinating deadlines and addressing queries.
Skills and experience required:
Technically competent on Excel and PowerPoint- Attention to detail skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills; interpersonal and collaborative skills
- A critical thinker with strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Good knowledge of Excel
- Fantastic Team player
- Analysis and reporting using Microsoft Office (esp. Excel)
- Recently graduated with a numerate degree or has substantial experience at the same level
Desirable:
Modelling experience- Ability to work collaboratively across functions, recognising and utilising the expertise across the business to drive value
- High degree of initiative, reliable and ability to work with little supervision
- Ability to operate effectively in a complex business environment
- Good knowledge of accounting principles and practices
- Ability to make sound day to day accounting decisions, solve accounting issues and problems and recommend solutions
- Desire to work in a finance team
- Working with reporting systems
- Part-qualified, working towards professional accounting qualification – ACA/CIMA/ACCA or equivalent
We offer lots of great benefits! Some of which include:
Competitive salary and annual discretionary bonus- 25 days annual leave plus bank/public holidays, as well as an annual option to buy up to 5 additional days of annual leave
- Training opportunities as well as clearly defined career progression
- Health cash plan – employer funded cover to enable you to claim money back on essential healthcare costs, including dental, optical, physiotherapy and many more. Cover also includes unlimited access to a 24/7 virtual GP service
- Attractive company pension scheme
- Life assurance – employer funded cover of 4x basic salary
- Dedicated online benefit portal offering access to saving and lending facilities, financial wellbeing and support services:
- Salary Finance – access to savings and borrowing through payroll
- Car Leasing – access to a carbon neutral salary sacrifice car leasing scheme, with an all-inclusive monthly cost covering all charge, taxes, insurance, repairs and maintenance on a range of brand new vehicles
- Travel Loans – interest free loans to help spread the cost of annual travel tickets
- Cycle to Work – tax efficient bike and cycling equipment worth up to £1,000
- Health & Wellbeing – discounted gym membership, online virtual workout sessions, online culinary classes
- OnHand – Giving you the opportunity to be an Eco & Social volunteer via a handy app. Volunteer individually or in groups to get involved in Youth Mentoring, Food Poverty, Homelessness & Elderly help.
- Employee Assistance Programme – specialist advice and support on issues such as finance, relationships, illness and family issues
- Free Domestic & General protection plan – one free plan each year with access to discounted rates of up to 50% on additional plans, including referrals for family and friends
- Employee discounts – access to discounted Sky TV and broadband packages, together with a range of discounts for 100s of online and high street retailers
Domestic & General are an equal opportunities employer which means we treat people fairly. We welcome applications from all suitably skilled persons regardless of their gender, age, race, disability, ethnic background, religion/belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment or marital/family status.
Please note that we have a thorough referencing process, which includes criminal record checks.
For over a hundred years, Domestic & General have been a trusted provider of aftercare for millions of domestic appliances. Today, we’re the UK’s leading provider of appliance breakdown protection, developing products and services to meet your needs.
We provide protection, maintenance and support for a broad range of domestic products and consumer electronics, ranging from televisions to washing machines to boilers.
We look after 23.9 million products and, through our expert service network, we repair or replace 2.9 million appliances every year*.
It’s our mission to keep your world running by delivering a service that never lets you down.
