FP&A Manager in Halifax, West Yorkshire

Drive DeVilbiss has become a leading manufacturer and supplier of medical products with a strong and consistent track record of growth achieved both organically and through acquisitions. We are proud of our high-quality, diverse product portfolio, channel footprint and global operating scale. Our products are sold into the homecare, long-term care, retail, and e-commerce channels in more than 80 countries around the world.

Main Activities/Responsibilities:

• Act as a strong finance business partner to the 3 UK operating businesses trading entities building strong relationships whilst also challenging performance.
• Provide Directors and senior management with best-in-class insight and analysis and be part of the informed commercial decision making as a result.
• Build robust and streamlined financial modelling both as part of regular reporting, and as part of ad hoc analysis.
• Take a lead on stock reporting, analysis and insight across the 3 UK trading entities across 3 different finance systems ensuring consistency.
• Support the Service business to drive growth via tenders, customer and service centre profitability and business case financial support.
• Ad hoc business case assessment including investment appraisal of capex and non-capex opportunities.
• Be part of and drive continuous improvement both in own analysis and reporting, and in the wider business performance.
• Ensure divisional heads understand and own their numbers by providing informative analysis to aid decision making.
• Play a key part in the company wide Budget and Forecasting process.
• Be the deputy to the Head of FP&A UK as and when required.

Competencies:

• Experience of Integrated financial modelling.
• Highly commercial focus and thinking with the ability to support and challenge the wider business whilst maintaining strong relationships.
• Strong communicator, able to coherently convey complex financial issues to both accountants and non-accountants.
• Ability to influence both face to face and over Teams given hybrid working model we adopt as a company.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to juggle multiple priorities and projects comfortable interacting at all levels of an organisation.
• Exposure to working in a complex and multi discipline businesses.
• Keen attention to detail.

Reporting Relationships and Supervision:

• No direct reports, direct reporting line to Head of FP&A UK.

Education and Experience:

• Qualified accountant.
• 2 years + PQE.
• Advanced excel skills a prerequisite.
• Manufacturing and service business exposure a distinct advantage.
• Working knowledge of stock processes and improvement activities desirable.
• Commercial finance experience across tenders, profitability analysis and/or business improvement activity.

Why Apply to Drive DeVilbiss:

• Competitive Benefits including company sick pay, 26 days annual leave rising to 28 (+ Book Your Birthday Off Work and the option to buy/sell/carry over annual leave), pension, Employee Assistance Programme, Bike2Work, free onsite parking, long service recognition, staff discount on our products and access to Perkbox (our benefits and rewards platform).

Equal Opportunities Statement:

Drive DeVilbiss is an equal opportunity Employer and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment. We ensure that no candidate receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of race or colour, nationality, national or ethnic origin, sex, marital status, religion, age, sexual orientation or disability. Drive DeVilbiss complies with applicable legislation governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. Selection criteria and procedures are regularly reviewed to ensure that individuals are treated on the basis of their relevant merits and abilities. All successful candidates will be required to prove their eligibility to work in the UK, as well as accurate reference details covering their recent employment history. Please note some roles are also subject to an Enhanced DBS check.