FP&A Analyst

Exciting opportunity for a bright, highly commercial FP&A analyst looking to join a high-growth, forward thinking business within the hospitality sector. The role is newly created and designed to work closely with the wider business to drive strategic decisions and growth.

Client Details

Our client is a private equity backed business with a reputation for excellence within their respective field. The business have exciting and ambitious growth plans. This is the perfect opportunity for a qualified accountant who thrives in a fast paced, commercial environment.

Description

The FP&A Analyst will:

• Analyse division financial and operational performance trends, historical and forecasted, using appropriate metrics. Suggest trends, resulting implications, key actions, and strategic implications.

• Lead scenario modelling efforts for the improvement of company performance, particularly pricing and promotional investment decisions.

• Act as a Business Partner to Functional teams, eg IT and Commercial - coordinate monthly cost reporting and management

• Influence the accuracy and effectiveness of the reporting and closing process through analytical review and trend analysis.

• Maintain an effective reporting and analysis capability that will provide senior leadership with appropriate analytical tools to establish goals and measure performance of the Company's portfolio of businesses.

• Participate as a key thought leader for the Financial & Commercial teams, influencing decision making, preparing presentations in support of commercial, board and shareholder meetings, monthly/quarterly.

• Support the co-ordination and presentation of the annual operating plan and budget process for the platform

• Support the improvement of Operational feasibility for New Property Openings and capital investment decisions.

• Supporting the FP&A Manager on wider change programmes and improvements - driving and implementing improvements with internal and external stakeholders.

Profile

The successful FP&A Analyst:

• Qualified (CIMA / ACA / ACCA / ICAEW or equivalent) with first time passes

• Experience of creating and running processes and reports

• Experience of using a range of business intelligence and accounting systems

• Experience of influencing people in decision making at different organisation levels
• Experience of problem solving and finding causality in numbers

Job Offer

Basic salary upto £45,000 + additional company benefits.