1. Lead Finance Planning and Reporting Analyst - Manchester
2. Well-established business offering fantastic hybrid working opportunities
About Our Client
This role is with a large, well-established organisation in the Manchester City centre. They have an industry-leading finance team and they offer a hybrid, flexible working model where the expectation is to come to the office as little as once a week.
Job Description
The key responsibilities of this role will include:
3. Work closely with the FPAR leaders to deliver detailed and accurate reports and financial plans.
4. Provide variance analysis and insight across a variety of business areas and projects.
5. Make sure any risks and opportunities are identified and considered in future forecasts and present any financial impacts they might have.
6. Explore new analysis techniques and methodologies to improve the quality and value of the insights.
7. Help senior leadership team to understand financial performance.
8. Build data models to create a forecast and carry-out analyses.
The Successful Applicant
A successful Finance Planning & Reporting Analyst should be:
9. Part-qualified or Finalist (ACA, ACCA, CIMA)
10. Strong experience in financial planning, budgeting, and reporting
11. Advanced Excel skills and ideally experience working with BI/reporting tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau, SAP, etc.)
12. Strong analytical skills with a high attention to detail
13. Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities
14. Ability to work independently in a fast-paced, evolving environment
What's on Offer
15. A competitive salary of £45,000 - £50,000 per annum
16. Annual bonus
17. Hybrid working - 4 days remote with 1 day per week in the office
18. Fantastic Pension
19. Generous annual leave
20. On-site gym
21. Opportunity for growth and progression