Senior Financial Planning Analyst

An outstanding opportunity has arisen for a Senior Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Analyst to join a multisite, Retail business based in Harrow. This role offers broad experience and significant exposure to key stakeholders. Responsibilities: Produce annual business plans, budgets and forecasts Financial modelling to enhance through profitability investment opportunities and potential acquisitions Produce P&L, balance sheet and cashflow Report on key performance indicators and challenge Operations when required Produce analytical and commercial support to financial decision-making processes Build the assumptions documents for Budgets, Forecasts and Business Plans, ensuring assumptions are rigorously tested and align across functions Work with Commercial finance teams to produce standardised outputs that effectively communicate key messages in forecasts and budget. Support delivery of period end timetable identifying process improvement and driving changes throughout finance Present to the Senior leadership team the key variances to budget and YoY Support in any ad-hoc presentations for the Head of FP&A and CFO Identify, suggest and implement improvements to business processes and financial controls to increase efficiency and ensure all costs are recorded accurately in the accounts Requirements: Qualified Accountant CIMA, ACA, ACCA Strong financial understanding & strong analytical skills to be able to identify issues and trends Financial modelling skills Preferably familiar with Retail or Multisite environments Business partnering experience with Operations