Group Financial Planning Accountant

Rutherford Cross is delighted to be working in partnership with an organisation with a fantastic reputation as an employer to appoint a Group Financial Planning Accountant.

The Group Financial Planning Accountant role will provide an excellent service to our customers across all areas of financial planning including, but not limited to, financial forecasting and long-term planning, decision support, project appraisal and reporting.

Reporting to the Group Financial Planning Manager, the post holder will support the annual Business Planning process for the subsidiaries and Group. They will have responsibility for ensuring the integrity of financial forecasting models and that our long-term financial projections are based on robust assumptions and reflect current accounting policies. The post holder will also have responsibility for preparing financial forecast information to meet regulatory and key stakeholder reporting requirements. Working collaboratively with colleagues across the organisation the Group Financial Planning Accountant will contribute to the delivery of key strategic initiatives and projects through the provision of high-quality financial information, financial modelling and advice.

Duties include:

• Support the Finance Managers in updating the subsidiary Business Plan models as part of the annual business planning process, ensuring financial projections are based on robust data and reflect general economic assumptions and strategic decisions
• Ensure the 30-year financial statements and key ratio’s prepared for each of the subsidiaries as part of the business plan process reflect current accounting and reporting requirements
• Review subsidiary business plan models and support the Group Financial Planning Manager in preparing the consolidated Group Business Plans including 30-year financial statements, key financial ratios and reports
• Identify key risks and perform sensitivity and scenario testing on subsidiary and Group business plans
• Update business plan models as required to reflect revised forecasts, changes in the economic environment and business decisions and prepare information for presentation to Senior Leaders
• Responsible for preparing 5-year financial projections for all subsidiaries in the group based on prior year accounts and latest business plan
• Collect and collate information and prepare responses to queries and requests from subsidiaries, our funders and stakeholders as required
• Provide information as required to external and internal auditors
• Work collaboratively with teams across the business on new initiatives and
• projects, providing high quality financial information and professional advice
• to support decision making
• Assess financial information provided and carry out financial modelling as required to determine the impact of business decisions and projects and provide advice and recommendations to senior managers and leaders
• Review methodology for financial assessment of new projects and initiatives, taking account of external benchmarks and best practice, and recommend any areas for improvement

Experience Required:

• Professional Accountancy Qualification
• Experience of financial reporting in a complex group environment
• A good understanding of FRS102 and taxation
• Experience in preparing medium / long term financial forecasts
• Financial modelling and financial appraisal skills and experience
• Excellent communicator with internal and external audiences
• High-level interpersonal and influencing skills
• Ability to work on own initiative

On Offer:

• Exceptional pension scheme
• Holiday entitlement: 28 plus 13 statutory days
• 1 day in the office, Glasgow city centre
• All travel to office can be expensed

Our client is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status or pregnancy and maternity.