Assistant Finance Manager - Planning and Reporting

As Assistant Finance Manager – Planning & Reporting your role delivers high-quality reporting (including where appropriate commentary), and elements of budgets and forecasts for an area of the Group. The functional purpose is as follows: 

• To develop and provide timely and accurate weekly, periodic, quarterly, annual and ad-hoc performance reporting for the entire business. This will include first line commentary for all budget holders. 
• To deliver timely, detailed and accurate budgets and forecasts at a GL and cost centre level, as required by the group planning processes. 
• To act as first line business partners, providing commentary where appropriate and answering some queries. More detailed and ad hoc business partnering is outside of scope. 

The Assistant Finance Manager – Planning & Reporting will produce high quality reporting, budgeting, and forecasting, and will support the Finance Manager – Planning & Reporting in providing first line finance business partnering for an area of the business. 

Join us at Greene King the country's leading pub company and brewer, where our mission is to pour happiness into lives and become the pride of great British hospitality. We have something special, deeply rooted in our 220-year brewing and pub history, creating the business we are proudly known for today. Still today our 39,000 strong team are the guardians of what’s wholly British, the pub experience.  

In reward for your hard work, you will receive... 

You will receive a competitive salary and pension contribution as well as: 

• 33 days Annual Leave – With the opportunity to buy an additional 5 days! 
• Life Assurance 
• Discounted Dental and Health Insurance  
• Discount of 33% for you and 15% for your loved ones on all of our brands – so you enjoy your favourite food and drink at a discount. 
• Free employee assistance program – Mental Health, well-being, Financial, and Legal support because you matter!  
• Discount of 50% for you and 25% for your loved ones at our Greene King Inns and hotels. – so, you can enjoy a weekend away without breaking the bank 
• Refer a friend – Who do you know who could be interested in a new role? When they are placed, you could receive up to £1,500 for referring them! 
• Wage Stream – Access your wage before payday for when life happens.  
• Retail discounts – Receive up to 30% of at Superdrug, exclusive discounts with three mobile along with many more… 
• The chance to further your career across our well-known brands – As one of the industry's top apprenticeship providers, we can provide training and development at each level of your career.   

This advert will close on Monday 24th February 2025

Location: Burton or Bury St Edmunds

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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