We are working with a UK wide business to appoint a Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Accountant to join their Kent based divisional finance team. This is a business facing role, reporting into the Finance Director and this individual will take responsibility for the provision of financial reporting, supporting the budgeting and forecasting processes and providing business critical analysis, including undertaking various cost projects.

Key responsibilities will include:

• To provide relevant, accurate and timely financial information in order to ensure the business can deliver against its financial targets.
• To assist the Finance director with budgeting, forecasting, pricing and ad hoc project costings.
• Ensure accurate and timely financial management information is prepared with detailed analysis of revenue and costs.
• To take ownership of all financial and non-financial information to the parent company, including monthly board reports and weekly sales
reports
• Weekly sales analysis including variance analysis to forecast, budget and prior year, flagging any new opportunities and risks
• Work in close partnership with key stakeholders and financial controller to ensure accurate, timely and comprehensive annual budgets as
well as monthly re-forecasts
• To build strong relations and provide financial support to commercial decision making
• To independently conduct monthly review meetings with stakeholders and to act as a key point of conduct to support budget holders with
commercial business, capital and investment proposals
• Challenge business managers to ensure all concepts have been properly considered before presenting to the business
• Challenge current ways of working through issues and operational challenges getting into the detail to ensure you understand the drivers
of the business and can provide insight to the non-finance members
• Monthly presentation of financial performance, full year forecasts and budget variances including understanding financial opportunities
and risk
• Tender process ownership ensuring strong governance processes throughout, whilst maintaining a competitive pricing structure
• Pricing analysis to ensure profitability of contracts and opportunities, commercial modelling on what if scenarios, investigating potential
impacts of discounting
• Operational and commercial reviews to maintain commuter route profitability and max fleet utilisation
• Strategic KPI development and reporting to ensure that key business drivers are reviewed and managed effectively to achieve strategic
revenue target for 2020
• To work with the Finance Director and Financial Controller to implement the new accounting software to incorporate cost centre and
customer reporting

Candidates will be formally qualified (CIMA, ACCA, ACA) with a strong analytical skillset, solid and accurate accounting skills and the desire to add value to a business. A pro-active and commercially focused approach will be key. Previous experience of budgeting and forecasting experience is highly desirable, together with strong business partnering skills, including the ability to communicate professionally and to present plans to support business decisions. Finally, candidates will have strong Excel and IT skills.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a leading business in an exciting, add value role.