Financial Planning & Analysis Analyst

The BES Group are the leading end to end solution provider in the Testing, Inspection, Certification and Compliance sector. Our team of experts cover an extensive range of engineering services.

We’ve gone from strength to strength over recent years, welcoming the very best risk management businesses to our Group. As a result, we’ve grown both our team of experts and our suite of solutions in line with our customer’s needs. We’re private equity backed, which means we have the flexibility and support to move quickly and grow faster than any other company in our industry. We’re innovative and forward thinking and have the awards to prove it, but most of all we’re focused on helping make sure our customers leave nothing to chance.

Our head office is based in central Manchester and is the home to many of our central functions. Due to continued business growth, we are delighted to be recruiting for a Financial Planning & AnalysisAnalyst to support all FP&A activities for the BES Group.

As the FP&A Analyst, you will report in to the FP&A Manager and work closely with the Head of Commercial Finance, other members of the finance team and the wider business to achieve a consistent level of high performance.

What are we looking for?  

We’ve really set the benchmark high with our people and our brilliant Finance Team are no exception.  We’re looking for even more of the most highly skilled individuals to complete our world class team. We’d love to hear from experienced Financial Planning & Analysis analysts, Finance Business Partners or Transaction Services professionals who are CIMA, ACA, ACCA (or equivalent) part-qualified, ideally in the transactional services industry or from matrix environments.  

You must able to communicate confidently, credibly and effectively as you will be working with people from across all levels of our business. This is a key role and you will be expected to demonstrate initiative and have experience of preparing business critical insights.

You will possess strong analytical skills and experience of understanding and challenging the numbers. As a proficient and experienced finance professional who isn't afraid of a challenge, you’ll enjoy our changing environment as we continue to grow at an impressive pace!  

And you won’t be afraid to get stuck in. Your role will be varied and provides an outstanding opportunity to join a highly successful, fast-moving, Private Equity backed company as we venture into further consolidation and accelerated growth.

What will I be doing?  

No two days are the same at the BES Group, our business model is unique, with multiple companies and private equity backing - the autonomy and exposure you will get is unparalleled. As the Financial Planning & Analysis Analyst you will take responsibility for:  

• Ad-hoc value added analysis
• Supporting the FP&A Manager in maintaining, updating and improving the business model (P&L, balance sheet and cashflow)
• Supporting the FP&A Manager with budgeting and forecasting cycles
• Proactively improve reporting, ensuring documented processes for key recurring tasks are maintained
• Provide critical support ensuring that reporting is ‘value added’ with a focus on challenging and evaluating the numbers. Support transition to ‘future focus’
• Contribute to ad-hoc projects e.g. Support improving the business model / Investigating alternatives to Excel based modelling
• Support business case Capex reviews
• Provide critical support on IT Opex requests / business partnering
• Assist with new acquisitions where needed and ensure their results can be consolidated into the business model and accurately reflected within budgets and forecasts
• Production of accurate group Board reports in line with deadlines
• Contribute to the delivery of a high performing, best-practice finance team
• Identify opportunities to improve finance processes and systems and be pro-active in implementing these changes.
• Build, develop and maintain strong relationships with finance colleagues and other senior managers.

What makes the BES Group a great place to work?  

Our people and our customers come before everything else. Knowing we always do the best job we can with absolutely no compromise means everything to us. The Finance team love what they do, they really make a difference that gets noticed every single day.  

If you work for us, you will get the below and, so much more:  

• A competitive salary from £35,000 -  £40,000 (depending on experience)
• Discretionary annual company bonus and yearly salary review
• A flexible working approach, the role will be based in Manchester city centre with some home based working available (you must have suitable Wi-Fi, and provide your own office set up)
• Development opportunities across the business
• 25 days leave per year plus bank holidays (and an extra day off on your birthday to celebrate you!)
• Shiny new Surface Pro
• Access to lots of discounts and benefits via our company benefits portal including; retail, fitness, holiday and cinema discounts
• The support of a superb employee assistance programme
• Up to 10% pension

What experience do I need?  

To work for us you must have the right attitude, aptitude and appetite for what we do; Keeping Britain Safe. You’ll also offer:  

• CIMA, ACA or ACCA (or equivalent) to part-qualified level (essential)
• Experience of preparing accurate and timely Board reports
• Experience supporting on ad-hoc insight requests
• Experience of budget and forecast cycles
• Extensive experience of using PowerPoint
• Highly proficient Excel skills (particularly pivots, sumifs, index match, lookups financial modelling techniques).
• Experience of maintaining process documentation for key recurring tasks
• Strong technical, numeracy and analytical skills, with the desire to learn new technical and analytical skills
• Attention to detail and enthusiasm to challenge and improve processes.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to build strong internal relationships with finance and non-finance colleagues.
• Strong organisation skills with the ability to work to tight deadlines and to prioritise workloads.
• Able to present financial information to colleagues in a clear, concise and confident manner.
• Self-motivated and proactive with the ability to work independently & as part of a team.
• Bachelor’s Degree - minimum 2:1 (desirable)

To apply for this role, simply click “Apply”. We ask for some basic contact information and a CV or your LinkedIn profile, it’s that easy! Please keep in mind, successful candidates will be required to complete the relevant background checks as part of the recruitment process. 

We want to inspire everyone to see how important safety is and we expect the same from our people.  And if you’re on the same page as us about that and you’ve got the right skills, experience and attitude, you’ll fit right in.  Simple.  We’re all about diversity and inclusion and that means we want our people to be themselves.  We’re delighted to be an equal opportunities employer and that will never change!

BES Group, Your Safety, Our Focus.