FP&A Analyst

Job description

Job Description

FP&A Analyst

Purpose of role:         
The role will be varied encompassing all aspects of Financial Planning and Analysis with the successful candidate playing a key role in the delivery of the group budgeting, forecasting and commercial partnering processes.

 
Key Responsibilities:
·  Working closely with the FP&A Manager to develop and successfully deliver the group-wide budgeting and in-year forecasting process
·  Responsibilities include development, maintenance, governance, testing, troubleshooting, and process control functions required to support the enterprise wide financial planning and analysis environment on a daily basis.
·  Provide system development and improvements to streamline, standardize and automate the planning processes; take ownership of maintaining and managing applications and processes once set in place
·  Collate and validate information, examining inputs and outputs, providing summary reports to enable review. Analysis to enable understanding of key performance drivers across key financial metrics and statements (i.e. P&L, Cashflow, Balance Sheet)
·  Responsible for Budget/Forecast maintenance and loads across all P&L areas; i.e. sales, margin, operating costs.
·  Work with FP&A, Business Intelligence and Financial Reporting in development of capabilities to enable submission of Budgets/Forecasts to ABF using the Controller system
·  Deliver planned system and reporting improvements including upgrades of Cognos capability and delivery to the business
·  Creating and managing the periodic cost centre reporting outputs on behalf of the Commercial Finance team, developing and improving the reporting to add value and insight.
·  Creating insightful Reporting outputs during the Budgeting/Forecasting cycle covering key metrics on P&L, Balance Sheet, Cashflow.
·  Critical analysis and presentation of the various budget and forecast submissions.
·  Support wider FP&A team with adhoc analysis where required.
Essential knowledge, skills and experience:
·  Accounting qualification (ACCA, ACA, CPA, CIMA or equivalent)
·  2+ years relevant post qualification experience in FP&A, Commercial Finance, or related field
·  Strong systems skills with excellent excel and power point skills
·  Strong financial modelling skills with exposure to business case development
·  Strong communications skills (written and verbal) – need to communicate at all levels
·  Strong planning and organisation skills, ability to plan and prioritise work schedule and work within agreed timescales.
·  A working knowledge of retail would be preferable ​
Personal Attributes:
·  Thrive in a fast-paced environment
·  Be commercially focused
·  Have strong financial and analytical acumen
·  Demonstrated initiative with strong work ethic
·  Good attention to detail
·  Ability to build relationships across the team and cross functionally
Req ID

52435BR
Function

Finance
Location

Mary St
Full Time / Part Time

Full Time
Country

Republic of Ireland
Employee Status

Fixed Term Contract
Job Profile

Analytical Support