Specialist, Commercial FP&A in City of Westminster

Externally, this title is equivalent to Financial Accountant, FP&A Analyst or Finance Business Partner. This is a 9-12 months Fixed Term Contract. What you\’ll be doing Financial Planning & Analysis

• Accountable for Technology Planning, Budgeting and Forecasting process for the Operating Company ensuring a cohesive planning cycle which informs and challenges the business in making key strategic decisions. Responsible for other ad-hoc variance analysis, modelling, reporting across the Operating Company. Key point of contact for the Commercial and Business Management Team for all requirements such as forecasts, contract analysis, external vendor support as well as representing Finance in all relevant working groups.
• Management Reporting / Insight & Analysis: Accountable for a month end process which will support review; challenge and interpretation of all material variances against plan and prior year to ensure OpCo SLT and the Group Finance team have a full understanding of the value drivers. This then rolls into a regular in-year outlook process. Prepare insightful and clear commentary to ensure the key messages are clearly articulated to senior management. Prepare reporting and analysis for Monthly Reviews, including deep dive analysis on KPIs, financial performance, key issues.
• Systems & Modelling: Ensure relevant data is up to date and managed within Anaplan and that the system and modelling is continuously monitored, maintained and updated. Build on existing cost forecasting models within Anaplan.
• Adhoc Support: Support wider team on adhoc analysis across but not limited to Strategy, Business Development, Investor Relations, and Commercial analytics.
• Your Skills and Experience: We need knowledge, experience and expertise in: Key financial principles, holding a recognised accountancy qualification or equivalent professional qualification FP&A or Partnering role, working with functional and commercial teams to achieve results. Presenting information in a clear and concise fashion to senior management. Building financial forecasting models in Excel, using a logical and analytical approach. Generating commercial insight from raw data.
• Partnering across businesses Payments/platform technology with an understanding of impact on cloud costs.
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• Fixed Term (Fixed Term)