Financial Planning & Analysis Controller

Job Description

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£75,000 to £90,000 plus Benefits

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Doncaster, South Yorkshire

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Reporting to the Finance Director and serving as a business partner to the Exec Board, this role is to understudy the Finance Director and leadership team across a group of companies and provide end-to-end Financial Planning & Analysis to support more informed decisions across the whole group.

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Accountabilities:

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• Produce a monthly executive summary from the Group monthly management accounts, including P&L analysis and a paper relating to current performance with key items highlighted.

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• Build a high-level business plan which has a 6-monthly update.

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• Enhance and facilitate the annual group budgeting process to ensure that it is completed in a timely manner and in line with business plans.

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• Create detailed 12-month, 36-month, and 60-month business plans across the revenue and cost centres of the group, which are updated and refreshed annually in line with point 3 above.

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• Prepare budgets for revenue, operational costs, gross profit and net profit margins, and quarterly detailed review including a sensitivity analysis with updates.

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• Monitor, challenge and analyse performance against budget and agree adjustments with the Finance Director where necessary.

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• Create and develop the rolling 3-month & 12-month cashflow forecast.

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• Monitor cash balances within agreed banking facilities and minimise bank transaction and financing costs.

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• Monitor and report on the working capital position.

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• Track and review forecast overseas currency transactions to enable hedging against potential fluctuations in exchange rates, in line with the group's FX hedging policy.

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• Investment and project appraisals for review and discussion.

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• Support and analyse business opportunities and potential acquisitions.

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Qualifications and Experience:

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• Qualified Accountant (ACA/ACCA/ACMA).

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• Experience of operating in a precision manufacturing business.

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• Financial modelling skills.

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• High proficiency in financial software, Microsoft Excel and a tool such as Power BI; familiarity with ERP systems is a plus.

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• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to explain complex financial concepts to non-financial stakeholders.

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• Experience of participation on or supporting a board / executive team.

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Traits:

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• Curious, intellectually robust and numerate.

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• Analytical and efficient.

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• Good communication skills.

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• Commercial focus.

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• Leadership potential.

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• Credible.

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If this sounds of interest, please get in touch by phone, emailing your CV quoting our job reference EX9597 or apply online.

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All contact details can be found via our website.

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