Churchill Howard is recruiting for a Financial Planning & Analysis Manager for a listed business in Birmingham. This is a high-profile opportunity with exposure to the senior leadership team in the organisation and massive potential for future career development.
Primary focus of the role will be management of the Group reporting and forecasting processes, deriving insight and analysis from the numbers to inform and support decision making.

Responsibilities will include:

• Lead the comprehensive budgeting and forecasting cycle, including financial and non-financial metrics, and providing forward-looking insight to key stakeholders
• Provide board reporting that includes financial trends across businesses, geographies, brands and capabilities
• Lead on the development and/or implementation of strong processes and systems
• Develop new reporting formats and analytical tools to drive improved financial insight and performance.
• Effectively and objectively communicate performance to the business, challenging budget holders and maintaining accountability
• Preparation of analysis and insight around group performance, using trend analysis and key performance indicators to support decision making.
• Managing, developing and motivating a team of 3.
• Supporting & taking a lead on ad hoc projects for the group


To be successful, you will be a high calibre, driven qualified accountant and are likely to have trained in practice before moving into industry. You will have proven analytical skills, having worked in a large corporate environment and show the gravitas needed to interact effectively at all levels.

You will be a leader who can collaborate well with others to achieve results whilst exhibiting the highest values of integrity and accountability, demonstrating you can deliver to deadlines consistently. You must be able to ‘hit the ground running’ and take a lead in expanding the analytical capabilities of your team.