Senior Finance Analyst BP&A

Job Requirements

Job Summary

• This is a key position within the Business Planning finance team with ownership of the P&L forecasting, as well as Capital and depreciation
• This role provides a great opportunity to support the Senior Leadership team, with direct exposure to the European CFO
• Strong business partnering is key as the role collaborates with teams across finance to consolidate P&L risks and opportunities, providing a P&L narrative to the Exec and Corporate

• Responsible for the timetable, process and being a key point of contact for the Rolling plan/Verbal process for total Europe
• Act as a trusted business partner for wider finance teams on P&L forecasting. The role is expected to understand our business model and its cost structures and challenge business partners on profitability
• Responsible for consolidating bimonthly forecasts of the total Europe P&L, updating the Senior Leadership team on profit and an understanding of any risk and opportunities
• Responsible for submitting the P&L rolling forecast to Corporate, including supporting documents and Onestream upload
• Responsible for organising and planning the rolling plan timetable, including arranging reviews with business partners
• Expected to have a good understanding of overall profitability (including sales and all P&L lines)
• Responsible for consolidating the Capital and depreciation process; working closely with the commercial finance teams to build the 3 year plan and understand the impact to long-term strategy and profit
• Support with ad hoc analysis, including ad hoc Exec/Corporate requests

• Qualified Accountant
• Experience in retail environment would be an advantage
• Ability to develop relationships, communicate and influence across the business at various levels
• Ability to present at a Senior Leadership level
• High level of initiative, curiosity and drive
• Advanced Excel systems skills
• Developed analytical skills
• Ability to develop and maintain financial models
• Ability to escalate issues and assist in resolving them