FP&A Finance Business Partner

An exciting opportunity to join the Group Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) team supporting the Group FP&A Finance Manager managing the Budgeting and forecasting process for the Group Technology and IT Costs. This role has Budget responsibility for c. £20m with exposure to all levels within the organisation in both the UK and Overseas.

We are looking for a part or newly qualified accountant to join the Group Finance Planning and Analysis (FP&A) team. This is a full-time post reporting directly to the Group FP&A Finance Manager. The role will focus on the financial performance and forecasting for all Technology and IT costs, business partnering the cost centre owners providing insightful analysis of operational and capital expenditure.

The role is suited to someone with the ability to dig deep into the detail whilst communicating the big picture to support and influence Executives in decision making and provide actionable analytics. A keen mind to challenge data integrity, process appropriateness and a commercial mindset is critical creating a continuous improvement culture.

The Group FPA team is a small, fast-paced, collaborative, department covering strategic, budgeting and forecasting processes as well as Business Partnering across the Group. We are looking to drive further partnering with the Directors of the Central Functions, develop and automate our systems to provide actionable analytics and improve our Annual Cost Base, and Return on Investment processes.

Key Responsibilities

Undertake a Business Partnering role for the Group Technology and IT costs, building influential working relationships with key contacts across the wider business to make comprehensive recommendations and understand the business needs, challenge activity and improve overall business performance.
Own the monthly processing of journals and reporting of actuals, all variance analysis with clear commentary, and complete associated Balance Sheet Reconciliations.
Support in producing the monthly reporting pack with detailed analysis and commentary for Group CIO and Direct Reports.
Supporting the Group FP&A Finance Manager with forecasting and budgeting of all Group Technology and IT costs.
Maintaining close relationships with colleagues in other business areas to ensure all Tech and IT costs are captured and recharged across Group Companies appropriately whilst identifying cost saving opportunities.
Reporting on project and CAPEX spend and ensuring timely capitalisation of completed projects.
Wider Responsibility of Data and Analytics, together with functional subject matter experts, develop and automate key reports and dashboard within the FP&A and BI systems, to improve efficiency, control and timeliness of reporting.

This is a great opportunity for the right individual to join our finance department and be part of the change we are delivering within the Rank Group.

Qualifications

Qualified or part-qualified with a few years PQE (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, etc.) preferably with previous Business Partnering experience.
Able to know the detail yet effectively communicate the big picture to a broad spectrum of people.
A “roll up sleeves and get stuck into things” attitude, with strong attention to detail, ability to organise and prioritise independently.
The ability to confidently engage and influence stakeholders across the organisation, including Functional Directors.
Able to critically challenge data quality and use insightful analysis to ensure real value-add to the business.
Excel and Financial Modelling skills are essential for this role.
PowerBI, Jedox or similar FP&A system experience an advantage.