Finance Planning and Reporting Manager

Overview

In this Finance Planning and Reporting Manager role, you will own cash and capital planning to enable sustainable growth and informed investment decisions. You’ll partner with senior leaders across the Food business and Finance teams to shape forecasts and financial priorities. Your analysis turns data into actionable insight, supporting risk-aware decision-making and continuous improvement. This is a high-visibility, impact-focused position in a purpose-driven, member-owned organisation.

Pay / Benefits

• annual bonus
• 28 days holiday plus bank holidays
• pension with up to 10% employer contributions
• private healthcare
• 30% discount on Co-op products
• Cycle-to-work scheme

Responsibilities

• Lead planning, forecasting, analysis, and reporting for cash and capital
• Deliver month-end reporting and in-year forecasting
• Partner with finance and business teams to reflect risks and opportunities in budgets and forecasts
• Coordinate 13-week cash flow forecasting and overall forecasting activity
• Provide meaningful commentary to support decision-making
• Identify key performance drivers and recommend improvements
• Support colleagues in understanding financial performance across Co-op
• Identify opportunities to enhance planning processes, tools, and ways of working
• Keep up to date with industry developments and best practices

Key requirements

• recognised accountancy qualification (ACA, ACCA, or CIMA)
• Experience in cash and capital reporting and forecasting
• Experience with short-term cash flow forecasting, including 13-week forecast
• Experience partnering with and influencing senior stakeholders
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Knowledge of finance systems, general ledger processes, and BI tools

• communication
• relationship-building
• collaboration across teams
• finance systems
• general ledger processes
• business intelligence tools

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