Financial Planning & Analysis Manager

TieTalent; Wokingham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in protective coatings is looking for a Financial Planning & Analysis leader in Wokingham. This role focuses on sales reporting, forecasting, and delivering impactful analysis to support strategic decisions. Ideal candidates will have significant finance experience and proven leadership skills within a matrix organization.

Benefits

Strong focus on work-life balance

Competitive compensation and company bonus

Private medical insurance

Career growth in a global, innovative company

Access to Sherwin Academy for continuous learning

Inclusive wellbeing and mental health programmes

Supportive environment for women and diversity

Qualifications

• 5+ years finance/accounting experience in a matrix organisation.
• CIMA or ACCA qualified.
• Proven analytical, problem-solving, and initiative-driven mindset.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily/weekly sales reports, forecasts, and budgets.
• Deliver insightful business analysis and commentary.
• Drive process improvements and standardization.

Skills

Financial Analysis

Budgeting

Forecasting

Education

Bachelors degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics or related field

Masters degree (preferred)

Tools

Oracle ERP

Job description

About

Join our Financial Planning & Analysis team to drive strategic financial insights and support business growth. You'll lead sales reporting, forecasting, and budgeting processes, while delivering impactful analysis to guide decision-making.

What We Offer

• Strong focus onwork-life balance
• Competitive compensationandcompany bonus
• Private medical insurance
• Career growthin a global, innovative company
• Industry leadership inprotective coatings
• Access toSherwin Academyfor continuous learning
• Inclusivewellbeing, mental health, and ID&Eprogrammes
• Supportive environment forwomen and diversityin the workplace
  
  

In this role you will be accountable for...

• Manage daily/weekly sales reports, forecasts, and budgets
• Deliver insightful business analysis and commentary
• Support scenario modeling, ad hoc analysis, and short-term projects
• Drive process improvements and standardization
• Align Gross Profit management with strategic goals
• Lead and develop Financial Analysts
• Validate and enter data (MSTR)
• Prepare and review proformas and financial reports
• Analyze sales, pricing, margin, and cost initiatives
• Support S&OP and 18-month rolling forecasts
• Prepare plan adjustments and restatements
• Collaborate cross-functionally on Customer Master and MDM processes
• Support NPD pricing, commercial finance, and ad hoc tasks
• Identify cost-saving and resource optimization opportunities
  
  

What We Are Ideally Looking For...

• Bachelors degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or related field (BAcc, BAE, BFin, BEcon) and CIMA or ACCA qualified
• 5+ years finance/accounting experience in a matrix organisation
• Proven analytical, problem-solving, and initiative-driven mindset
• Ability to communicate financial insights clearly to all levels of the organization
• Confident influencing stakeholders, managing priorities, assertive and experience driving change and efficiencies
• Prior team management experience
  
  

Preferred

• Masters degree
• 5+ years experience with Oracle ERP systems
  
  

Who We Are

At Sherwin-Williams, our purpose is to inspire and improve the world by coloring and protecting what matters. Our paints, coatings and innovative solutions make the places and spaces in our world brighter and stronger. Your skills, talent and passion make it possible to live this purpose, and for customers and our business to achieve great results. Sherwin-Williams is a place that takes its stability, growth and momentum and translates it to possibility for our people. Our people are behind the strength of our success, and we invest and support you in:

Life with rewards, benefits and the flexibility to enhance your health and well-being

Career with opportunities to learn, develop new skills and grow your contribution

Connection with an inclusive team and commitment to our own and broader communities

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Eligibility to Work

You will need to provide proof of right to work. It is a condition of any offer of employment we make to you that you have the permission to work in the country for the role for which you are applying for.

Equal Opportunity Employer

An equal opportunity employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against based on race, colour, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, ethnic or national origin, disability, age pregnancy or maternity, marital or civil partner status, or any other protected characteristic prohibited by law.

Please be aware, Sherwin-Williams recruiting team members will never request a candidate to provide a payment, ask for financial information, or sensitive personal information like national identification numbers, date of birth, or bank account numbers during the application process.

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Nice-to-have skills

• Financial Analysis
• Budgeting
• Forecasting
• Wokingham, England, United Kingdom
  
  

Work experience

• Finance & Accounting
• Business Analyst
• Business Developer / Sales Development Representative
  
  

Languages

• English