FP&A Analyst - Ops

ORKA FINANCIAL; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A corporate finance company is looking for an experienced FP&A Analyst in West Drayton. The role involves partnering with Operations to provide financial insights and prepare management accounts. Candidates should have 2+ years of experience and be part-qualified or qualified accountants. The position offers a salary of £48,000 - £55,000 plus benefits.

Benefits

Benefits

Qualifications

• 2+ years of business partnering work experience.
• Comfortable analysing large data sets and providing detailed insight.
• Ability to check own workings with an eye for detail.

Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted Business Partner for Operations.
• Prepare monthly management accounts and presentations.
• Present monthly results to department heads and ensure data accuracy.
• Identify risks and opportunities for financial targets.

Skills

Analytical problem-solving

Interpersonal skills

Data analysis

Communication (verbal and Excel)

Ability to work under pressure

Education

Part-qualified or qualified accountant (ACCA/CIMA/ACA)

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Overview

Location: Middlesex
Type: Permanent
Salary: £48,000 - £55,000 Per Annum

About the Role

Orka Financial is currently partnering with a global manufacturing business based in West Drayton that is looking to recruit a FP&A Analyst. In this newly created role you will become a trusted Business Partner for Operations, ensuring that the business owners are supported with the right insight and information and prepare the monthly management accounts/ MI and presentations providing clarity and insight to the department heads. You will play a key role in providing actionable insights to guide decision-making, improve financial performance, and ensure the long-term success of the business by working closely with the Operations Finance Business Partner.

Responsibilities

• To be a trusted Business Partner for Operations ensuring that the business owners are supported with the right insight and information
• Prepare the monthly management accounts/ MI and presentations providing clarity and insight to the department heads
• Present monthly results to section/department heads to ensure they fully understand their financial position (cost & productivity) and to ensure the data is correct
• Support/partner the business in achieving the financial targets, identify risk and opportunities, challenges areas of cost savings and integrate this into ongoing decision support
• Prepare the weekly and monthly Output & Productivity reports, ensuring reporting is available on time and in the correct format
• Further develop the weekly and monthly Output & Productivity reporting utilising the capabilities of the various systems to develop and automate the reporting
• Support the Operations Finance Business Partner with ad-hoc and regular analysis and reporting
• Support the FP&A team to prepare detailed forecasts and budgets in close collaboration with the various departments
• Build and maintain strong relationships with internal stakeholders through the sharing of knowledge and collaboration
• Champion working as part of a team within the business

Profile

• An analytical, skilled problem solver with the ability to take a problem and, using relevant financial and operational data, prepare relevant analyses to support decision making
• Good interpersonal skills with ability to build strong relationships across multiple stakeholders
• Part-qualified or qualified accountant (ACCA/CIMA/ACA) with 2+ years’ business partnering work experience
• Able to effectively communicate, both verbally and in Excel and PowerPoint with stakeholders both within Finance and the wider business
• Comfortable analysing large data sets and providing detailed insight
• Thrive in conditions of rapid growth and change and have the ambition and energy to drive the business and role forward
• An eye for detail, with a structured approach to analysis and the ability to check own workings
• Resilient, able to work to tight deadlines and manage multiple stakeholders
• A keen willingness to learn and develop new systems

Salary

£48,000 - £55,000 + benefits