Assistant Finance Manager - Planning and Reporting

Your role as Assistant Finance Manager – Planning & Reporting

• Produce, or support production of, financial reporting for an area of the business, including weekly, periodic, quarterly, annual, and ad hoc reporting as required. This will include financial and some non-financial reporting as required. Reporting should be accompanied, where appropriate, with top line commentary, including but not limited to explanation of key variances to expectations.
• Ensure the integrity of the period end close process including reviewing the outturn and the preparation of journals, accruals, and pre-payments.
• Produce the annual budget, forecast and strategic planning process for an area of the business, working with the budget holders to achieve an accurate forecast. 
• Work closely with the Business Intelligence team to migrate standard reporting into a BI environment, freeing up capacity to take more reporting from the business. 
• Support other areas of the business to remove standard reporting burdens. 
• Support the Finance Reporting and Planning - Manager in acting as a first line business partner to an area of the business, striking a balance between service, efficiency, and standardisation. 
• Ensure the accuracy, reliability, and timeliness of financial and non-financial data and reports, by applying quality checks, validation processes, and data governance and control standards.
• Own the first cut of project justifications for capital expenditure projects for an area of the business. 
• Support ad-hoc projects, analysis and insight as required. 

The role will interface across the Group, supporting first line business partnering for the key outputs of the finance function. It will be essential to balance customer service with efficiency. 

What you'll bring...

• Qualified or part qualified accountant
• Advanced Excel (Macros/VBA desirable). 
• IBM Cognos Analytics skills desirable (or similar reporting systems)
• Good PowerPoint and presentation skills. 
• Ability to develop innovative solutions to problems. 
• Ability to communicate and influence effectively at all levels within the business, adjusting the style of communication to meet the needs of the audience. 
• Ability to prioritise effectively, balancing short term deliverables with long term objectives in order to deliver for the business. 
• Positive attitude with a personal drive to succeed. 
• Experience in financial reporting and analytical roles, preferably in retail businesses would be beneficial.

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