Financial Planning and Analysis Manager in London

MANAGER – CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, 6mth FTC

• Essential: PE-backed Financial Services + Capital Management/FP&A/Treasury + Cashflow management/modelling
• Contract: initial 6mths FTC (perm potential)
• £80,000-110,000 + package (incl. bonus)
• Location: City of London (2 days WFH)

Pear Talent is representing a global private equity backed Financial Services business who are growing exceptionally well, both through acquisition as well as organically. As such they\’re looking for a Capital Management Manager on an initial 6mth contract (perm potential).

You\’ll be part of an FP&A and Capital team that values continuous improvement, innovation and ownership. You\’ll have a keen eye for the detail of cashflow and working capital, and in this role you\’ll provide support and analysis to understand the full 6 month outlook and deviations to forecast, as well as cash conversion drivers and metrics. You will take full ownership of developing CAPEX reporting and outlook, and work with divisional leadership to improve cash conversion.

Key accountabilities:

• Ownership of current cashflow model, submission of weekly group cashflow update including decks
• Development of; trapped cash modelling, CAPEX reporting, important KPIs and trend analysis on cash, working capital reporting and a forward outlook on bad debt provision
• Understanding of FX hedging reporting and build out of FX reporting and analysis
• Supporting the FP&A team on preparing annual budgets, quarterly re-forecasts and long-term planning
• Analysis to understand performance and communicate this effectively to others both in the division and the group
• Future proofing and development of automated solutions for reporting
• Contribution to continued Finance change and improvement initiatives

Required experience:

• The ideal candidate will be a qualified accountant ( ACA / ACCA / CIMA / CPA ) with post-qualified experience in a similar FP&A/Capital/Treasury role within a PE-backed Financial Services company
• Experience working with cashflow and working capital modelling
• Critical to have an understanding of PE focus on cash, leverage and working capital
• Excellent interpersonal and stakeholder management skills, with a proven ability to both constructively challenge and influence at senior levels

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