Financial Planning Manager

ZipRecruiter; London; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading leisure business is seeking a Financial Planning Manager to join their team in London. The successful candidate will own budgeting processes, improve business planning models, and support the commercial finance function. This role requires exceptional financial modelling skills and the ability to engage with stakeholders at all levels, including senior management. The ideal candidate will be a qualified accountant with demonstrated commercial acumen and analytical prowess.

Qualifications

• Experience in FP&A function or transaction services team is ideal.
• Ability to communicate & build relationships with stakeholders including senior management.
• Proven ability to learn & implement new concepts and skills quickly.

Responsibilities

• Ownership of planning, management & delivery of annual budgeting & reforecast processes.
• Business partner to Property Team on lease negotiations and investment models.
• Provision of month-end performance analysis pack to FD & MD.

Skills

Commercial skills

Financial modelling

Analytical skills

Presentation skills

Attention to detail

Education

Qualified accountant

Job description

Job Description

Consumer Additions are currently partnering with a high growth, multi site leisure business to help them recruit a Financial Planning Manager into their team based in London.

Roles and responsibilities:

• Ownership of planning, management & delivery of the annual budgeting & periodic reforecast processes
• Ownership of & improvement to the integrated business planning model, ensuring integrity of P&L, Balance Sheet & Cashflow
• Cashflow expert for the commercial finance function
• Support to the internal Capex committee through development of accurate capex reporting & analysis, working with key stakeholders to ensure robust processes & controls
• Business Partner to the Property Team on lease negotiations, highlighting any opportunities for estate optimisation
• Ownership of investment feasibility models (New site & refurbs), delivering continual improvements to assist with strategic decisions
• Tracking & driving performance of Investment Projects (New Site & refurbs)
• Provision of month end performance analysis pack to FD & MD
• Production of the monthly board report to Group & the maintenance of monthly financial model
• Involvement in many adhoc business initiatives, providing commercial challenge & analytical support to FD, MD & the wider operation.

The ideal candidate:

• Qualified accountant
• Demonstrable commercial skills, ideally with experience of working in an FP&A function or transaction services team
• Demonstrable business partnering skills, working with different stakeholders across the business, the ability to communicate & build relationships across the business (including senior management) is essential
• Proven exceptional financial modelling, analytical & presentation skills
• Sound understanding across all primary financial statements, particularly cashflow
• Strong attention to detail and quick to learn & implement new concepts, knowledge & skills

Thank you for your application. Due to the high number of applications we are, unfortunately, not able to provide individual feedback to every candidate at this stage of the process. If your application is successful however, you should be hearing from us in due course.

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