Head of Financial Planning and Analysis in London

Location: United Kingdom
Work Location: London

Who are V? As a global leader in ship management and marine services, we add value to a vessel’s operations. Operating around the clock and around the world, V. gives every client the quality and efficiency they need in every sector. Covering crew management and recruitment, quality ship management and technical services, together with supporting management and commercial services, V. has unrivalled industry knowledge with performance assured. Our values, We Care, We Collaborate, We Challenge, We are Consistent, We Commit and Deliver, are at the heart of everything we do and they support our strategy of Investing in Talent. We are always interested in making contact with talented individuals - people who will demonstrate our values and deliver great service for internal and external stakeholders.

Overall Purpose of The Job: To lead on Group FP&A activity, resulting in delivery of high-quality information to Executive Management, Business leadership teams, Board and external stakeholders, to inform key decisions and drive sustainable business growth. To lead and develop regular forecasting and the annual budget process, and work with colleagues across all functions in the design, capture and reporting of information relating to the performance (both financial and non-financial) of the business. Central in driving improvement to business analytics and management information and focus on better utilising historic data and current commercial information for a more informed forward-looking view. To play a key role in the development of business intelligence and data utilisation across Group, as well as contributing key information to support business growth (new business, pricing, retention).

Key Responsibilities And Tasks:

• Build strong relationships across Finance and business functions to drive open two-way flow of key information. This role would suit an engaging and inquisitive professional, motivated by delivering high quality business insights and influencing change.
• Manage FP&A team (central and business) to most effectively utilise team resources and be instrumental in their personal development.
• Impact the management of data and its application for business intelligence, being a key player in the Group’s development in this space.
• Develop reporting to demonstrate granular financial performance across all drivers of business activity, identifying trends and opportunities that can be actioned.
• Lead development and delivery of regular Management Information, including that for board and executive meetings.
• Develop and escalate relevant key performance metrics across the business, supporting both performance reporting/indicators and providing forecasting drivers.
• Drive continuous improvement of the rolling forecast process, and ongoing advancement of the annual and long term planning process.
• Develop analysis and proposals to support business development and efficiencies, and support M&A activity with strong financial modelling.
• Assist the CFO on ad-hoc requests as required.

What can I expect in return? V. Group can offer you a market leading salary and benefits package, in addition to significant opportunities for career growth and personal development. This is a great opportunity to join a true leader in the maritime sector - a company that has exciting plans for future growth.

Essential:

• Professional accounting qualification (or relevant post-graduate qualification).
• Strong demonstrated commercial awareness in reputable large organisations.
• Exceptional presentation skills.
• Very comfortable dealing with large datasets, with respect to data organisation and identifying key messages.

Desirable:

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