FP&A Cash Manager

The FP&A Cash Manager is a key role in the finance team. This role has responsibility for reporting, forecasting & analysis of UK cashflow.

Client Details

My client is a leading global pharmaceutical organisation.

This is a key role within their finance structure and will report in to the Head of FP&A. You will be integral in building relationships with key stakeholders and providing insightful management reporting.

Description

The FP&A Cash Manager will have the following responsibilities:

• Ownership of the month end close for Cash flow, Balance Sheet and capital expenditure. Proactively identify and manage risks and opportunities within the business. Perform variance analysis as part of the month end process.
• Prepare monthly analysis, commentary and reporting packs for Cash flow, Balance Sheet and Capital Expenditure. Work closely with the key business contacts to develop a comprehensive knowledge of the key drivers of the results and a clear understanding of the underlying performance.
• Work closely with the FP&A Manager and the Operations & IT teams to prepare comprehensive Budgets and Long Range Forecasts. Drive a culture of continuous improvement, looking for ways to improve the efficiency and accuracy of our forecasting process.
• Review monthly cash forecasts and prepare the annual cash budget for UK Wholesale entities. To include analysing and explaining variances simply and clearly, with explanations linked to business drivers.
• Prepare cash flow and balance sheet analysis and commentary to support all key monthly UK Wholesale presentations, to meet divisional and local reporting needs. High focus on inventory management and monitoring of actuals vs budget/plan.
• Prepare all regular and ad-hoc capital expenditure analysis, including approvals, monthly reporting, supporting the business with any queries, monitoring spends and preparing information for financial planning cycles.

Profile

The successful FP&A Cash Manager will need the following skill-set:

• ACA / CIMA / ACCA qualified
• Prior experience from an organisation with a complex structure and large finance team
• Pharmaceutical / healthcare experience
• Great attention to detail, with a logical and reasoned approach to problem solving
• Good communication skills, with an ability to tailor responses to the audience
• Able to deliver high quality outputs to tight deadlines
• Strong commercial awareness
• Strong Excel, financial modelling and analytical skills
• CODA / Cognos Controller

Job Offer

This is a great role for an experience FP&A Cash Manager to join an established, multinational business in a senior leadership capacity.

This role would be perfect for an FP&A Manager with a specific focus on cash, or for a senior treasury analyst/manager that enjoys the reporting side of things.

Flexibility to work from home on occasion.

Salary range: £50,000-£55,000.

+ excellent company benefits.