Financial Planning and Analysis Analyst

Title: FP&A Analyst

Role: Permanent

Function: Finance

Reporting to: CFO

Location: Dublin West

Client

Our client is looking to add a permanent FP&A analyst to their existing team. This role is permanent with hybrid working 3 days a week onsite. The role will lead and optimise performance and strategic decision making across business units in the UK and Ireland.

Responsibilities and tasks

• Lead the financial planning cycle, from annual budgeting, monthly re-forecasts and the updated to the three and five-year plans.
• Understand the current model used by the Company and introduce improvements or design a new financial model that fits the organisation's needs.
• Lead business partnering activities to key leaders.
• Provide inputs to any meeting in relation to long-term planning and its consequences in terms of financial impact.
• Provide monthly performance commentary to the senior management team with proposed actions, risks and opportunities.
• Lead monthly performance reviews with department heads.
• Conduct sensitivity analysis and what-if scenarios on the company financials and investment opportunities.
• Input into the integration of the Company's information systems (manual and electronic), modernising and reducing the level of manual intervention.
• Support investment appraisals for acquisitions, greenfield projects, brownfield projects, and new product offerings.
• Support monthly cash flow forecasting.
• Oversee Capex execution control in terms of planning and scope.
• Work with the Group FP&A team on ad hoc requests for wider group projects.
• Supports the team in preparing all the reporting deliverables .
• Prepares the monthly country management pack submission for CFO review and update.
• Other ad-hoc duties as required by the CFO.

Qualifications & Experience

• Qualified Accountant or equivalent finance qualification
• Experience working in Financial Planning and Analysis
• Modelling experience: ability to build complex Excel models, maintain and run financial scenarios, analyse and evaluate the outputs; understanding drivers and connections of the 3 statements
• Good understanding of accounting principles and tax knowledge
• Knowledge of using SAP and SAGE preferable
• Advanced Excel knowledge
• Understanding of IFRS and local GAAP
• Excellent analytical, business knowledge and interpersonal skills
• Strong attention to detail & problem-solving skills
• Strong stakeholder management, especially with senior and executive.

Personal profile

• Qualified accountant ACA/ACCA/CPA/CIMA
• This role requires industry experience either in a FP&A role or in a financial reporting role.
• This role may suit someone in a larger Finance function that wants to take on more responsibility.
• This is a very hands on role, suitable for someone interested in gaining full business knowledge of how all departments and functions interact and influence the financials.