TS FP&A Manager in London

CHEP helps move more goods to more people, in more places than any other organization on earth via our 347 million pallets, crates and containers. We employ approximately 13,000 people and operate in 60 countries. Through our pioneering and sustainable share-and-reuse business model, the world’s biggest brands trust us to help them transport their goods more efficiently, safely and with less environmental impact. You’ll join an international organization big enough to take you anywhere, and small enough to get you there sooner. You’ll help change how goods get to market and contribute to global sustainability.

Key Responsibilities May Include:

• Lead the planning, coordination, and execution of the annual budgeting and quarterly forecasting processes, ensuring alignment with business objectives and financial targets.
• Manage the delivery of accurate and timely financial and statistical reporting for key stakeholders, ensuring adherence to internal and external quality standards.
• Oversee the creation and distribution of business performance review (BPR) packs, strategic plan reports, and quarter-end forecasts, meeting group reporting timelines.
• Collaborate with the BI team and business unit stakeholders to drive process improvements in reporting frameworks and data management, ensuring enhanced efficiency and accuracy.
• Provide financial analysis and reporting to support decision-making, including the development of standard and ad-hoc reports tailored to internal customer needs.
• Support the business by delivering training and guidance on financial processes, ensuring a thorough understanding of the financial information provided to stakeholders.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives within FP&A processes, focusing on automation and standardization to streamline operations.
• Ensure strict confidentiality and compliance in the handling and distribution of financial data, maintaining the integrity of all financial reporting processes.

This position is a key member of the Global Functions FP&A team, specifically supporting the IT business function. A trusted Finance lead, the FP&A will advise on strategic and operational decisions to drive business performance and capitalize on opportunities. This includes support and guidance of business cases and spend analysis.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, consolidate, and present accurate and timely spend reports for all core group functions, providing actionable insights and clarity to senior stakeholders.
• Create meaningful and insightful reporting / presentations outlining functions submissions, ensuring punch, relevant and clear commentary.
• Collaborate with regional and global stakeholders across Global Functions team, ensuring alignment on financial targets, performance metrics, and key business initiatives.
• Support annual budgeting and periodic forecasting cycles, ensuring robust and comprehensive planning of global spend aligned with organisational strategy.
• Provide ad hoc analytical support, including scenario modelling and business case development related to global spend and overheads.
• Maintain strong internal controls, ensuring compliance with financial policies and procedures in all spend reporting activities.

Management Reporting:

• Produce monthly management reports, including variance analysis and key KPIs such as FTEs, to communicate financial results and drive actions with the executive team and Group Board members (via Group FP&A).
• Provide executive-level financial support to the Executive Leadership Team, influencing key decisions to enhance business outcomes.
• Develop and evolve reporting to reflect latest business trends, and external environment, ensuring reporting is relevant and impactful.
• Implement standardized tools, processes, and best practices across FP&A activities to enhance operational efficiency and business insights.

Business Performance Analysis / Decision Support:

• Lead key projects to enhance Business performance and drive better decision making.
• Key projects may include FTE reporting, Contractor management, Travel insight, Global views of Functions spend, specific business cases.
• Review existing processes and investigate further automation and standardisation.

Team Leadership:

• Inspiring, motivate and guide teams in achieving deliverables, promoting high performance through regular coaching, training, and succession planning.
• Working across a global matrix in Transformation, indirectly managing and influencing key stakeholders and supporting staff to ensure achievement of deliverables.

Compliance & Control:

• Ensure adherence to internal controls, Brambles’s policies, and regulatory requirements within the FP&A function.
• Partner with internal audit and Controllership teams as necessary.

Qualifications

• Graduate qualified in finance, business or economics.
• Qualified Accountant – ACA / ACCA / CIMA / CA / CPA or equivalent.
• 8+ years of Finance or Accounting Management experience preferably in complex multinational businesses with Finance transformation and/or FP&A expertise.
• Proven experience in driving change management initiatives.

Skills and Knowledge:

• Solid understanding of FP&A, Commercial and Supply Chain Finance processes.
• Strong analytical skills and an ability to clearly present insights.
• Strong modelling ability including valuations, scenario, sensitivity and pricing analysis.
• Use of a group financial planning and performance management system (SAP Analytics Cloud).
• Commercial acumen with strength in solving unstructured problems.
• Strong interpersonal skills to enable effective collaboration across time zones and cultures.
• Ability to work autonomously and collaboratively to meet deadlines.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we are committed to developing a diverse workforce in which everyone is treated fairly, with respect, and has the opportunity to contribute to business success while realizing his or her potential.