Financial Planning and Analysis Manager

Wrightbus; Ballymena; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading manufacturing company in Northern Ireland seeks a Financial Planning and Analysis Manager to enhance decision-making by developing financial forecasts and coordinating with senior management. The role requires a Chartered Accountant with significant analytical skills and experience in FP&A. This position offers a discretionary bonus and opportunities for career progression.

Benefits

Discretionary bonus

Life Insurance

Medicash scheme

Discount with local businesses

Free car parking

Canteen

Career progression

Professional development

Flexitime

Qualifications

• At least 3 years PQE.
• Experience in an FP&A role with a successful track record.
• Up to date computer skills including MS Office and advanced Excel skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop business planning process and prepare reports.
• Analyze financial and operational results to understand company performance.
• Coordinate with accounting staff to prepare reforecasting data.

Skills

Chartered Accountant ACCA, ACA, CIMA or equivalent

Experience developing financial forecasting models

Advanced Excel skills

Analytical skills including use of BI tools

Job description

Overview

Job type: Permanent
Location: Wrightbus
Closing date: Monday 20 Oct 2025 08:00

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications from suitably qualified and experienced candidates. We therefore encourage early applications. All applicants must hold valid right to work in the UK. Please be aware that we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position now or in the future.

The Job Summary

Wrightbus, Europe's fastest-growing production company, seeks a Financial Planning and Analysis Manager to join its innovative and ambitious manufacturing team. The role supports management planning and decision-making by identifying, maintaining, and evaluating information and recommending actions. The successful candidate will work closely with the CFO to drive efficiency and deliver business value.

Key Tasks

A wide range of duties that may include, but are not limited to:

Financial Planning

• Develop business planning process, prepare reports, and analyse chief metrics for financial plans.
• Prepare yearly budgeting, monthly forecasts, and coordinate with senior management.
• Evaluate business cases for new investment, strategic and other business decisions.
• Create, update, and maintain financial models and detailed forecasts of future operations, providing commercial guidance.
• Generate financial forecasts to assist strategic planning.

Financial Analysis

• Analyse financial and operational results to understand company performance.
• Review existing processes and procedures to recommend improvement efforts.
• Gauge overall financial health using key financial ratios and identify high net profit product lines.
• Compare historical results against budgets and forecasts, perform variance analysis, and improve performance.

Managing Relationships

• Coordinate with accounting staff and senior management to prepare reforecasting data.
• Coordinate with business units and managers to enhance financial performance.
• Perform ad hoc analysis, coordinate with teams, and implement processes and controls.
• Coordinate with management and monitor project progress.
• Work closely with leadership team on medium to long term financial and strategic plan.
• Actively involved in ERP implementation steering group.
• Work closely with FD to drive wider business interaction.
• Work with departments to prepare and consolidate budgets.

Other Financial Duties

• Supervise budget development and prepare detailed business plans.
• Evaluate previous budgets and expenditures to develop future budgets.
• Assist ERP system implementation where required.
• Prepare internal reports for executive leadership and support decision making.
• Assist in ad hoc project and investment appraisal, playing pivotal role as finance lead in investment exploration.

The Requirements

• Chartered Accountant ACCA, ACA, CIMA or equivalent.
• At least 3 years PQE.
• Experience of developing and maintaining financial forecasting models.
• Experience in an FP&A role with a successful track record of developing processes, challenging key stakeholders and driving outcomes.
• Up to date computer skills including MS Office and advanced Excel skills.
• Significant analytical skillset, including the utilisation of BI and reporting tools.

The Benefits

• Discretionary bonus
• Life Insurance
• Medicash scheme
• Discount with local businesses e.g. Galgorm Spa Resort and McAtamney's.
• Free car parking
• Canteen
• Career progression
• Professional development
• Flexitime

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