The FP&A Manager will provide insight and challenge to ensure business leaders develop, agree and deliver on ambitious, strategically aligned and financially disciplined plans. This is a key role in supporting the senior business leaders with analysis, financial planning (including modelling) and reporting. The FP&A manager also provides business partnering services to influence commercial decisions and support with ongoing assessment against the group’s longer term growth plans.
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Support and contribute to the production of the business plan with accountability for the financial budgeting, forecasting, and reforecasting processes for the group.
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Support key stakeholders by providing modelling and analysis to identify and appraise potential strategic initiatives and business cases with subsequent performance reviews.
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Produce regular KPI reporting in line with SLAs, ensuring accuracy and audience understanding. Apply continuous improvement approach to enhance overall analysis, reporting on drivers of change to support delivery of long-term strategic business goals.
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Produce monthly performance analysis at a product level to highlight trends and understand variances to expectation.
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Create strong working relationships with the commercial product owners, provide insight and challenge where necessary.
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Produce regular financial and commercial reporting for internal and external stakeholders to give an overview of business performance, highlighting key trends, actions, and strategic implications.
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Preparation and analysis of customer economics split by product & route to market, including cost of customer acquisition and cost to serve.
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Business partnering with operational stakeholders to enable & deliver timely business insight via monthly reconciliations and KPI reporting.
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Incorporation of the latest insights on product performance and strategic initiatives into the business plan with a broader awareness when appraising business cases.
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Supporting with projects and one-off analyses to help appraise acquisitions and internal due diligence.
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Challenge current ways of working and drive efficiencies across the business and finance team.
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Forecasts produced are accurate and aligned to group accounting policies with all variances understood and any risks to performance identified and escalated.
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All FP&A reporting requirements are accurate and completed in line with SLAs.
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Achieve all agreed financial objectives, delivering value across the business.
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Previous experience working in an FP&A role.
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Previous experience supervising or leading a small team preferred.
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Experience in building detailed models and forecasts in a complex environment with a proven proficiency in advanced Excel.
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Proven experience in handling large data sets, delivering meaningful insights to a range of stakeholders.
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Successful track record of building key relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
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Knowledge of key accounting principles and how to incorporate them into complex models.
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Highly analytical with an ability to interpret and analyse data to provide concise and insightful reporting.
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A confident and concise communication style both written and verbal, with the ability to articulate complex financial information and concepts to non-finance colleagues.
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Strong commercial awareness, able to make pragmatic recommendations that balance the needs of the business against strategic financial objectives.
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Resilient, with the ability to work under pressure and deliver in a challenging and fast paced environment.
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Team player who is effective at working collaboratively with key stakeholders, empathising with their approach and thought processes but able to challenge to deliver exceptional results.
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The ability to work with minimal supervision and prioritise key activities to manage a varied workload.
Clear Business was established with the goal of simplifying our customers' lives and making our colleagues' experiences more rewarding. As one of the top providers for small businesses in the UK, we offer a truly distinctive service by providing all essential services in one place: Phone, Broadband, Mobile, Water, Gas, Green Electricity, Payment Services, and Insurance.
For more than two decades, our growth journey has been marked by various accolades, such as Investors in People, The Northern Contact Centre Awards 2023, and Learning at Work Week Awards 2023. Our latest achievement was receiving the 'One to Watch' award from Best Companies.
At Clear Business, we don’t just do jobs, we do careers. We’ve got ambitious growth plans, and our people will grow with us. So, we’ll give you everything you need to develop and succeed. That means things like flexible working, a totally transparent rewards structure, a diverse and inclusive workplace, and the control to drive your own career and shape your own opportunities. Clear Business is a great place to work, made better by you.
It takes all kinds of people to make Clear Business the success that we are, and we’ve got a range of benefits to make sure everyone is happy.
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Pension contributions and life assurance coverage.
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Generous discounts at numerous high street and online retailers.
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25 days holiday, increasing to 28 days through length of service.
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Enjoy your birthday off every year.
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Purchase up to 10 additional holidays and sell up to 5 days per year.
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Cycle to work and travel loans for people wanting a greener commute.
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Comprehensive well-being support, including round-the-clock access to a GP, mental health assistance, fitness programs, and complimentary legal and financial advice.
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Hybrid working model: the choice to work remotely for three days.
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Join or giving back initiative and support with charity fundraising and volunteering activities.
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Enjoy fantastic on-site amenities including a complimentary gym, free parking, a subsidized café, and an on-site bar for post-work drinks, quiz nights, and social gatherings.
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Full time/Permanent contract of 37.5 hours per week.
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No weekends and every bank holiday off.
If you’re looking for a new challenge with great benefits at an award-winning company, then Clear Business is the place for you. To be part of our continued success click ‘Apply’ today to take the next step in your career.
Across Clear Business, we’re passionate about creating an inclusive team and celebrating our diversity. We want talented people with great skills and matching values to join our teams.
All successful candidates will be subject to pre-employment checks.
Please note that this vacancy may close early if we receive a sufficient number of suitable applications; however, we may retain your application on file for future opportunities.
Please note that this vacancy may close early if we receive a sufficient number of suitable applications; however, we may retain your application on file for future opportunities.
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We are one of the UK’s leading providers of essential services to small businesses. We supply a wide range of essential services – Fixed Lines, Broadband, Mobile, Water, Gas, Green Electricity and Insurance through our sister company The Insurance Octopus. Our goal is to simplify essential services for our customers by offering the widest range of products on the market. Not only have we experienced continued growth and strong financial performance as a result, we have been recognised by the following awards:
The Lloyds Bank National Business Awards 2019
Greater Manchester Business Awards 2019
Lanarkshire Business Excellence Awards 2019
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