Business Planning & Analysis Manager

TN United Kingdom; Banbury; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A fast-growing technology business seeks a Business Planning & Analysis Manager in Banbury. This role involves leading strategic planning, business analysis, and forecasting to drive business success. The ideal candidate will be a qualified accountant with strong financial modelling skills and the ability to provide actionable insights to senior leadership. Join a dynamic team to impact a company with significant growth plans.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with experience in business planning and strategy development.
• Proficiency in financial modelling, forecasting, and data analysis tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead annual business planning, budgeting, and forecasting processes.
• Analyze industry trends and provide insights to the Executive Leadership Team.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to align resources with strategic priorities.

Skills

Financial Modelling

Data Analysis

Communication

Problem Solving

Presentation Skills

Education

Qualified Accountant

Tools

Excel

SQL

Tableau

Power BI

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Banbury, United Kingdom

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Posted:

14.05.2025

Expiry Date:

28.06.2025

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Your company

Our client is a fast-growing privately-owned technology business that has expanded significantly over the last few years within the UK and overseas. Due to this continued growth, a new role of Business Planning & Analysis Manager has been created.

Your new role

Reporting to the CFO, you will lead in establishing a key enabling function within the business, holding responsibility for supporting strategic planning and long-range goal-setting, and for leading the annual business planning and budgeting processes alongside regular forecasting and performance analysis to drive business success. This role involves working closely with the Extended Leadership Team and cross-functionally to provide insights and recommendations based on data-driven analysis, ensuring the business remains aligned with long-term goals.

As Business Planning & Analysis Manager, you will support strategic planning and analysis, assist in the development of long-term business strategies, and provide analysis to support decision-making. You will analyse industry trends, market conditions, and the competitive landscape to identify opportunities and threats. You will lead the annual planning, budgeting, and forecasting processes, ensuring alignment with company goals and targets. Developing and maintaining financial models to forecast future performance and cash flows will be a key task, as well as wider business performance analysis, including monitoring and reporting on key performance indicators (KPIs) to evaluate business performance across various functions. You will provide regular performance reports and insights to the Executive Leadership Team (ELT) and other stakeholders, and develop actionable plans to optimise business operations.

Working with department leads to ensure resources are aligned with strategic priorities, conducting scenario analysis to evaluate potential business decisions or changes in market conditions, and supporting the execution of business initiatives by providing data analysis and operational insights, you will have a high level of cross-functional collaboration.

What you'll need to succeed

The successful candidate will be a qualified accountant with strong proficiency in financial modelling, forecasting, and budgeting. You will have demonstrable experience in leading business planning processes and supporting strategy development and delivery. Proficiency in data analysis tools (Excel, SQL, or similar) and BI tools (Tableau, Power BI, etc.) is required. Excellent verbal and written communication skills, strong problem-solving abilities, and attention to detail are essential. You should be capable of working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment. Strong presentation skills, the ability to work with senior leadership, and excellent business partnering skills are also necessary.

What you'll get in return

This broad, commercial role will allow you to significantly impact a business with substantial growth plans.