Financial Planning & Analysis Accountant

Bloc blinds; Magherafelt; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Part time

Job summary

A growing manufacturing company in Northern Ireland is seeking a Financial Planning & Analysis Accountant to support budgeting, forecasting, and strategic planning. Ideal candidates have over 5 years of relevant experience, strong analytical skills, and a background in finance. The role offers flexible work hours and opportunities for professional development within a supportive team.

Benefits

Flexitime

Paid Holidays

Parking

Pension Fund

Laptop

Hybrid work

Qualifications

• Minimum 5+ years’ experience of working in a finance function.
• Previous experience working in a similar or in a manufacturing organisation.
• Solid understanding of financial reporting, budgeting, and forecasting processes.
• Strong analytical skills with experience of communicating findings to cross functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Understanding financial performance, driving and tracking actions to deliver strategic priorities.
• Providing in-depth profitability analysis for strategic decisions.
• Lead the budgeting and forecasting process across the business.
• Work closely with Group sales functions for business growth planning.
• Support specific projects and assess financial impacts.
• Prepare detailed monthly reporting and commentary on performance.

Skills

Financial Planning & Analysis

Manufacturing

Accountant

Education

CIMA/ACCA/ACA qualified

Tools

Sage 200

Power BI

Job description

JOB TITLE Financial Planning & Analysis Accountant

Reporting to: Group Financial Controller

Working with: Sales, Growth and Strategic Planning teams, Group Management Accountant

Overview

What does this role contribute to the Company?

Due to the ongoing growth within the Bloc Group, we are looking for a passionate and commercially minded Financial Planning & Analysis Accountant to join our growing team and support our ambitious growth. This is an exciting time to join the group as we expand and develop our presence in international markets.

As Financial Planning & Analysis Accountant you will play a key role in budgeting, forecasting, financial modelling, and strategic planning to support the business.

This role is suitable to someone looking 25-30 hours per week.

Responsibilities

• Understanding financial performance, driving and tracking actions to deliver our strategic priorities and key targets
• Providing in-depth profitability analysis to identify opportunity, risk, and inform strategic decisions
• Lead the budgeting and forecasting process across the business, liaising with key department s to deliver accurate annual and quarterly business plans
• To work closely with Group sales functions to support scenario planning for business growth
• Support on specific projects and engineering changes to understand and track financial impacts
• Financial analysis for new opportunities with assessment of immediate and longer-term returns
• Development of new reporting tools to understand business performance and compliment financial reporting
• Financial and complimentary systems transformation to improve financial reporting
• Partnering with Group Management Accountant to facilitate workload
• Prepare detailed monthly reporting and commentary on performance targets across the company

What we are looking for

Essential

• Minimum 5+ years’ experience of working in a finance function
• Previous experience working in a similar or in a manufacturing organisation
• Solid understanding of financial reporting, budgeting, and forecasting processes
• Strong analytical skills with experience of communicating findings to cross functional teams

Desirable

• Previous experience of using Sage 200
• CIMA/ACCA/ACA qualified
• Previous experience of building and using power BI or similar analytical tools

What will we do for you?

In return we offer a flexible approach to working hours, autonomy so you manage your own workload, and a friendly and supportive team to work with. The Company has ambitious plans for growth and is keen to build a team who can grow alongside the business, so there are opportunities for development, coupled with the opportunity to work with one of the most innovative and passionate teams in the industry.

Additional information

Skills:

• Financial Planning & Anaylsis
• Manufacturing
• Accountant

Benefits:

• Flexitime
• Paid Holidays
• Parking
• Pension Fund
• Laptop
• Hybrid work