Financial Planning & Analysis Manager

Walker Andersen has partnered with a leading Irish Multinational Company that is currently seeking a Financial Planning & Analysis Manager to join their team of professionals Key duties: Preparation, review and presentation of revenue budgets and forecasts for department, working closely with the Department Heads and senior management. Lead and facilitate the bi-annual and annual financial planning process. Assist in the preparation of presentation materials and strategic plans. Prepare concise and insightful management reporting to help partners understand performance and detailed variance analysis. Be a key point of contact with partners to discuss queries and find solutions to problems. Support the Financial Controller, Finance Director and Partners with insightful business analysis. Build financial models to share with the partners. Understand the revenue drivers of the business and ways of adding value. Key business partner to the partners. Analysis of current and past trends in key performance indicators including all areas of revenue, cost of sales, expenses. Monitor performance indicators, highlighting trends and analysing causes of unexpected variance. Become the key area of control in data management for your area. Make sure the communication channels are clear and concise. Be the key liaison between FP&A and the Financial Accounting teams. Identify and improve tools and systems to provide enhanced financial and operational information. Embrace and drive system enhancements and take the lead in implementing change. Support and engage in ad hoc projects as required. Experience and qualifications: Ideal candidate will be a qualified ACCA or ACA Accountant with a minimum of 5+ years PQE with proven experience in a fast-paced working environment. Will be a confident self-starter with the ability to work on own initiative. Previous financial and management accounting experience is required. Ability to work under pressure and within short time constraints. Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy. Team player with strong communication skills. Advanced Excel proficiency is a pre-requisite. Service orientated mindset. Strong emphasis on system based solutions. If interested in this role, please apply or call Alexa Lyons on 01 6991 200 for a confidential conversation