Financial Planning and Analysis Manager

Lsl Property Services Plc; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Financial Planning and Analysis Manager to enhance performance reporting and strategic planning. This home-based role requires a qualified accountant with a strong commercial mindset and experience in financial modelling. You will lead the planning cycle, collaborate with finance teams, and develop insightful reports to influence key business decisions. The company is renowned for its property risk expertise and offers a dynamic environment where your contributions will drive significant impact. If you are passionate about finance and ready for your next challenge, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in FP&A or Commercial Finance.
• Ability to create and present robust financial plans and forecasts.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver revenue performance reports with KPIs.
• Develop a five-year business plan and annual budget.

Skills

Financial Modelling

Strategic Planning

Communication Skills

Commercial Acumen

Collaboration

Education

Qualified Accountant (CIMA, ACCA, ACA)

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Business Intelligence Tools

Job description

Job Profile

Financial Planning and Analysis Manager

e.surv Chartered Surveyors is currently recruiting for an FP&A Manager to drive best-in-class performance reporting, forecasting, and market analysis. Do you have experience managing the entire planning cycle with high-level business partnering? Are you a strategic thinker skilled in modelling and forecasting?

If you excel in communication, collaboration, and take pride in delivering high-quality work, we want to hear from you.

This is a home-based role, with regular travel to the Head Office in Kettering on an ad hoc basis.

Accountabilities include:

Reporting

• Design and deliver daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly revenue performance reports, including KPIs and insights. Lead discussions on implications, next steps, and remediation.
• Ensure visibility of operating costs, their drivers, and opportunities to variabilise, reduce, or exploit resources, particularly surveying resources.
• Collaborate with finance analysts to develop and comment on relevant reports and KPIs.
• Work with the Head of Finance Change, Technology, and MI to develop MI/BI solutions, including dynamic, self-serve reporting and dashboards.

Strategic Optimisation

• Maintain awareness of external market trends and model their impact on business projections.
• Deliver scenario planning for potential business strategies and market assumptions to support strategic planning.
• Provide profit modelling for various business strategies, including organic growth, acquisitions, and market entry or exit.

Planning Cycle

• Develop a robust, defensible profit plan aligned with business strategy, with a clear narrative.
• Own the creation of the five-year business plan, annual budget, and ongoing forecasts, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
• Present plans and forecasts visually with clear narratives and commentary.

Team & Group Liaison

• Manage and develop one FP&A analyst, fostering confidence and effectiveness.
• Promote continuous improvement through process automation and technological enhancements.
• Build collaborative relationships with Group and divisional FP&A teams for effective planning and forecasting.

Essential Requirements:

• Qualified Accountant (CIMA, ACCA, ACA) with FP&A or Commercial Finance experience.
• Strong commercial acumen and strategic mindset, with the ability to influence business decisions.
• Significant experience in creating and presenting robust plans, budgets, and forecasts.
• Ability to visually communicate business performance and strategies compellingly.
• Experience in financial modelling and scenario planning.

Trading since 1989, we're the UK's largest provider of property risk expertise and residential surveying services, completing over one property inspection every 12 seconds with a team of over 600 surveyors nationwide.

We are part of the LSL Property Services PLC Group, which includes Your Move, Reeds Rains, and PRIMIS. We work with lenders, intermediaries, social housing entities, estate agents, and private customers.

Apply

If you meet our requirements and are seeking your next career challenge, or if you'd like a confidential discussion about this role, please contact Loren Worrall at 07800705566 or [e-mail]. Alternatively, apply with your CV and cover letter for a prompt response.

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