Overview
FP&A Accountant role at Acteon. This is a full-time, permanent position based at our facility in Norwich. The FP&A role will play a crucial part in the financial health of Acteon by providing structured insights and analysis to support strategic decision-making, and will drive and assist with special projects across the group through the lens of business improvement.
Duties & Main Responsibilities
* Strategic Planning: develop and manage long-term business plans for each business line / group consolidation
* Stakeholder management: collaboration with Business Lines to influence outcomes
* Financial Analysis: analyse financial data to identify trends, variances, and opportunities for improvement
* Capex Management: management of submissions tracker, approvals, status
* Investment Planning: assist with assessment of capital investment requests
* Decision support: provide financial analysis required for strategic decisions
* Budgeting: assist with redesign and drive the annual budget process
* Board reporting: assist with routine and ad hoc board reporting
* Develop and maintain ongoing 5-year business plans using dynamic models including scenario planning where required
* KPI reporting: develop and maintain regular KPI reporting using available systems
* Conduct scenario analysis with Business Lines FDs to support decision making with regards to new markets / products / services / disposals / divestments
* Assist BLs to evaluate potential capital investments
* Monitor and analyse variances such as capital expenditure, project cost overruns
* Drive various special project analysis and reviews such as cost reduction programmes, headcount reviews, project reviews
* Maintain Power BI and other dashboards as required
* Ensure accuracy and integrity of financial data
* Assist with various business reporting such as Board Reports
* Produce ad hoc investor reporting as required
* Assist BLs to improve / align processes where necessary
* Participate in ad hoc business and process improvement projects and working groups across the business as required
Required
* Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with business partners, senior management including board members
* Strong ability to analyse complex financial data and provide actionable insights
* Expertise in financial software and tools, including advanced Excel skills and familiarity with ERP systems
* Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively communicate across a geographically and culturally diverse organisation
* Ability to work autonomously and bring ideas to the table
* Ability to present data in an unambiguous manner and challenge existing formats
* Strategic thinker with strong analytical skills
* Ability to manage complex datasets from multiple sources
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills for presenting findings to stakeholders
* High degree of proficiency in financial modelling, Excel, and financial software
* Bachelor's degree in finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field
* 3 + years big 4 experience or related Finance position
* Power BI experience
* Qualified or working towards ACA, CIMA, ACCA or equivalent
Seniority level
* Entry level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Accounting/Auditing, Engineering, and Finance
Industries
* Oil and Gas
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