Reporting Finance Manager

KennedyPearce Consulting; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

KennedyPearce Consulting client is a global organisation hiring a Reporting Finance Manager to oversee regular trading and performance reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and dashboard development. You will partner with senior stakeholders to provide timely financial insights and identify risks and opportunities.

The role requires a qualified accountant with advanced Excel and SQL, plus strong analytical and modelling capability; you will manage one analyst and drive improvements in management

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with degree-level education desirable and strong commercial finance experience.
• Advanced skills in dashboard creation and maintenance using BI tools.
• Excellent Excel and SQL proficiency for large data set manipulation and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Deliver period-end trading reports and standardised performance packs.
• Prepare weekly financial reporting including KPI analysis across financial and non-financial measures.
• Develop and maintain budget and forecast models in collaboration with Commercial Finance Manager.
• Conduct standard campaign performance analysis to show ROI and business impact.
• Design, develop, and maintain dashboards to improve visibility of financial and commercial performance.
• Produce financial content for Interim and Full Year announcements.
• Identify trends, risks and opportunities and communicate findings to stakeholders.
• Line manage one analyst and provide day-to-day direction and coaching.

Skills

Advanced Excel

SQL

Dashboard design

Data analysis

Financial modelling

Stakeholder communication

Education

Qualified Accountant

Degree in Finance/Accounting

Job description

Global leading organisation seeks a Reporting Finance Manager to join their team on a permanent basis. The Reporting Finance Manager would be responsible for the production of regular trading and performance reporting, budget and forecast modelling, standard campaign analysis, and the development of management dashboards. By delivering accurate, timely, and insightful financial information, the role enables stakeholders to monitor performance and identify risks and opportunities.

The Reporting Finance Manager would be a Qualified Accountant who has advanced Excel and SQL skills. Advanced analytical and modelling skills. And have the ability to manipulate, interpret and present large datasets to support decision making.

Duties of the Reporting Finance Manager include:

• Deliver period-end trading reports and standardised performance packs.
• Prepare weekly financial reporting, including sales performance packs and KPI analysis across commercial and operational measures, covering both financial and non-financial performance indicators, including key sales trade-driving pillars such as Loyalty.
• Develop and maintain budget and forecast models, working closely with Commercial Finance Manager to incorporate commercial assumptions.
• Conduct standard campaign performance analysis, providing insight into return on investment and business impact.
• Design, develop, and maintain dashboards to improve visibility of financial and commercial performance.
• Produce financial content and analysis for Interim and Full Year announcements.
• Ensure accuracy, consistency, and timeliness of management information and reporting outputs.
• Identify trends, risks, and opportunities through performance analysis and communicate findings to stakeholders.
• Maintains tracking and details of all centrally led promotional activities, key events and major launches that enable greater insight and analysis for LFL performance outcomes
• Line manages one analyst, providing day-to-day direction, coaching, prioritisation and performance support
• Central contact for FP&A and Head of Investor Relations for sales performance queries.
• Develop strong working relationships with key stakeholders which include Head of Revenue Management, Head of Marketing ROI, FP&A Finance Manager, Head of BI Insights, Head of Investor Relations.

Requirements for the Reporting Finance Manager include:

• Qualified accountant, with relevant degree-level education desirable and strong commercial finance experience.
• Strong knowledge of dashboard creation and maintenance using business intelligence tools.
• Advanced Excel skills
• SQL experience
• Ability to manipulate, interpret, and present large datasets to support decision-making.
• Understanding of reporting automation and performance analytics solutions.
• Advanced analytical and modelling capability, with financial insight and analysis.
• Excellent performance reporting.
• Ability to effectively communicate at all levels and provide easy to understand financial information and analysis.
• Ability to apply commercial judgement and to operate effectively in ambiguity.
• Proven ability to build relationships.
• Proven ability of being adaptive and ability to manage multiple changing commercial and marketing priorities.