Senior Manager - Financial Performance - FMCG/Retail

An exciting opportunity for Sr Financial Performance Manager position is a crucial role within the finance team, responsible for leading management performance reporting across the business.

- It would suit an individual who is a motivated and positive self-starter, with a passion for continuous improvement, somebody with FP&A experience who has a FMCG/Retail background who is inquisitive, has carried out large amounts of insight generation, ensures accuracy of data and numbers, and is comfortable with business partnering at different levels of an organisation (incl. Exec members).

- Consistent reporting of financial and non-financial performance to Executives, the Board and Shareholders. This will require sophisticated stakeholder management and confidence to operate across multiple teams.

- Overall ownership of consolidated monthly management reporting process for delivery to Exec, Board and Shareholders

- Setup, manage and improve monthly reporting processes, including; consolidated balance sheet reviews, bridge analysis, risks & opportunities

- FP&A point of contact for External Reporting and Investor relations, providing insight and narrative for External Press releases

- Financial review of performance and impact on bonus schemes

- Deliver regular Exec-level reporting across the business, that is high quality, concise and insightful

- Investment and benefits tracking to ensure reconciliation of impacts across the business and lead various process improvements and system implementation projects relating to the performance process

- Effectively partner with Heads of Finance, finance managers and analysts, to drive high quality and consistent submissions Providing ad hoc support and analysis to the Head of Financial Planning & Performance and the Finance Director Display excellent leadership by managing, motivating and developing direct reports

Qualifications :

Qualified Accountant - ACA, CIMA or ACCA

- Experience managing relationships with Executive Stakeholders 

- A Demonstrable experience within financial planning and analysis roles

- Excellent Excel and PowerPoint skills is a must, including strong financial modelling

- Ability to present and explain financial information at all levels of management

- Highly analytical with the ability to influence, challenge and implement continuous improvement

- Hands-on practical approach to providing guidance and direction in a challenging and dynamic business environment

- FMCG/consumer background

- Guidant is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.