Lead Finance Planning and Reporting Analyst

• Opportunity to join a leading team with in a commercial, varied position.
• Hybrid working arrangement with excellent benefits.

Client Details

This role is with a large, well-established organisation in the Manchester City centre. They have an industry-leading finance team and they offer a hybrid, flexible working model where the expectation is to come to the office as little as once a week.

Description

The key responsibilities of this role will include:

• Work closely with the FPAR leaders to deliver detailed and accurate reports and financial plans.
• Provide variance analysis and insight across a variety of business areas and projects.
• Make sure any risks and opportunities are identified and considered in future forecasts and present any financial impacts they might have.
• Explore new analysis techniques and methodologies to improve the quality and value of the insights.
• Help senior leadership team to understand financial performance.
• Build data models to create a forecast and carry-out analyses.

Profile

A successful Finance Planning & Reporting Analyst should be:

• Part-qualified or Finalist (ACA, ACCA, CIMA)
• Strong experience in financial planning, budgeting, and reporting
• Advanced Excel skills and ideally experience working with BI/reporting tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau, SAP, etc.)
• Strong analytical skills with a high attention to detail
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced, evolving environment

Job Offer

• A competitive salary of -45,000 - -50,000 per annum
• Annual bonus
• Hybrid working - 4 days remote with 1 day per week in the office
• Fantastic Pension
• Generous annual leave
• On-site gym
• Opportunity for growth and progression