Reporting & Planning Assistant Mgr

The Reporting and Planning Assistant Manager role is focused on the delivery of high-quality reporting and analysis, budgets and forecasts for the Managed pub businesses The functional purpose is as follows:

• To develop and provide timely and accurate weekly, periodic, quarterly, annual and ad-hoc performance reporting for variable Divisional Stakeholders and Commercial Partners where applicable.
• 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 queries.
• To contribute to continuous improvement of reporting and planning processes, including automation and BI development.
• To support on the delivery of period end P&Ls for c.1,300 pubs.

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.  

We’re all about rewarding our team’s hard work, that’s why…

You’ll receive a competitive salary, pension contribution as well as:

• 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. 
• 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 earn £1,500 for referring them!
• Wagestream – access your wage before payday for when life happens.
• Retail discounts – Receive up to 30% off at Superdrug, exclusive discounts with three mobile along with many more…

Your role as Reporting and Planning Assistant Manager 

• Produce, or support production of, 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 commentary, including but not limited to explanation of key variances to expectations.
• Assist the Reporting and Planning Manager in the P&L and Balance Sheet reviews, working collaboratively with FP&A, Operations Finance and Commercial Finance Stakeholders.
• Support with period end delivery by reviewing P&L lines, following up discrepancies and providing commentary.
• Produce the budget, forecasting and strategic planning process for an area of the business, working with the budget holders to achieve an accurate forecast.
• Work closely with the BI team to migrate standard reporting into a BI environment, freeing up capacity to add value where possible.
• Support the Reporting and Planning Manager with acting as a first line business partner to an area of the business, striking a balance between service, efficiency and standardisation.
• Issuing accurate and insightful reporting and commentary to the business in a timely manner and to the satisfaction of the end user.  This includes weekly, periodic and non-periodic financial and non-financial reporting.  Commentary should be to a high standard for all required reports.
• Support production of budgets and forecasts for areas of the Group.  For the avoidance of doubt, this will include a first cut of pub and cost centre budgets and strategic plans as required.  The Reporting and Planning Assistant Manager will be expected to own and deliver specific areas of the budget process.
• First line support for finance queries regarding results and reports from the business.
• Continual process improvement is adopted, with continual improvements in efficiency by moving reporting to BI solutions, freeing up space to accept more manual tasks from the wider business.
• Consistent and accurate performance reporting, ensuring one version of the truth.
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• Ensure the accuracy, reliability, and timeliness of data and reports, by applying quality checks, validation processes, and data governance and control standards.
• Support ad-hoc projects, analysis and insight as required.

What you’ll bring… 

• Qualified or part qualified accountant.
• Advanced Excel (Macros/VBA desirable but not essential).
• 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 to deliver for the business.
• Positive attitude with a personal drive to succeed.