14338 - Financial Planning & Analysis

Job title:Financial Planning & Analysis
Location: Warwick/Hybrid
Duration: 6 months initially
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The role:
Reporting to the Head of Financial Strategy, the Financial Planning & Performance Manager leads the co-ordination of internally and externally focused Financial Planning activities. It is responsible for setting and implementing the governance frameworks and timetables for these activities, and for providing planning, analysis, forecasts, and counsel to the wider business, to support long-term financial and business performance.
Responsibilities:
· Responsible for coordination of the annual internal Financial Planning cycle (budgets, rolling forecasts and top-down high-level forecasts) and the external RIIO business plans (BP), as well as any longer-term internal strategic plans.
· Setting appropriate timetables, scheduling review meetings, and ensuring delivery to agreed timescales and stakeholder requirements.
· Providing financial models and key overall assumptions for Finance and the business.
· Working closely with Finance and business teams to ensure the numbers are robust, stretching and aligning with targets set, and that any risks and opportunities are clearly captured and managed accordingly.
· Consolidate the detailed forecasts received from the Accounting and Reporting teams including P&L, cashflow and balance sheet, prepare strategic financial information and narrative to support all governance sign-off meetings, and support the preparation of any annual plan documents.
· On a monthly basis, produce and present insightful financial and performance analysis, KPIs and insights to help the leadership team build a comprehensive understanding of business performance and a clear view of progress against improvement initiatives, incentives and regulatory/budgetary targets and RIIO business plans. Collate all inputs for the monthly performance dashboard.
Requirements:
· Experience in leading planning, forecasting, and budgeting processes.
· Strong understanding of the regulatory framework.
· Finance regulatory background is preferred.
· Experience working with multiple diverse stakeholders to drive Financial Planning processes.
· Good strategic and analytical thinking skills.
· Excellent communication, influencing and stakeholder management skills.
· Good commercial thinking ability.

Candidates will ideally show evidence of the above in their CV in order to be considered.
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