FP&A Manager, Hospitality and Leisure, West London, 70k
We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated FP&A Manager to join the finance team of this foodservice leader.
The FP&A Manager will provide support and challenge to the wider business, driving performance and commercial goals through strategic decision-making alongside the MD, CFO, and UK Executive.
Consolidate UK business reporting and deliver detailed financial analysis for new opportunities in line with parent company requirements.
Job Responsibilities:
* Manage the month-end reporting process. Analyse complex financial information to provide accurate and timely financial information to management for decision-making purposes.
* Analyse current and past trends in key performance indicators including all areas of revenue, cost of sales, expenses and capital expenditures.
* Consolidate Weekly Operating Reports for all units, validate summary analysis/narrative and deliver insightful analysis of results before submission.
* Coordinate the annual plan process, ensuring this supports the business objectives.
* Consolidate the unit budgets whilst proactively challenging the validity of assumptions used and culminating in a set of balanced risks and opportunities.
* Completion of 3/5 year plans in line with strategic objectives.
* Produce a rolling forecast and a schedule of risks and opportunities every month.
* Preparation of all management reporting packs, including weekly, monthly, forecast and budget for the UK Executive and Group.
* Produce financial modelling for potential new business. Using business and industry knowledge, critically appraise the opportunity in line with the UK’s existing portfolio and strategic goals.
* Design, build, and maintain complex financial models for hard FM and total FM bids, integrating lifecycle costing, risk assessment, and value-for-money analysis.
* Review new business trading against the business case.
* Completion of ONS and other statutory surveys.
* Provide financial support to other functional departments.
* Other ad-hoc analysis and reporting requirements.
The successful candidate:
* Qualified (CIMA, ACA, ACCA or equivalent)
* 2+ years relevant finance experience
* Good commercial and business acumen
* Experience working across bids and new business proposals.
* Ability to analyse complex financial information
* Excellent communication skills, including being able to present complex information in a clear and concise format
* Be proactive, challenging, highly organised and work well under pressure
* Excellent interpersonal and influencing skills and be confident in partnering the business to help drive better results
* Use of PeopleSoft or equivalent accounting system, HFM and Smartview
* Use of excel to a good standard as required in a senior finance role