About the role As an FP&A Business Partner you’ll play a vital role within the UK Bus Finance team, collaborating with stakeholders across all levels. You'll work closely with the Head of FP&A to drive our financial planning processes: managing the coordination, delivery, and presentation of business plans, while ensuring that planning timelines, assumptions, and results are communicated effectively. If you're ready to make a real impact in financial planning and strategy, this is your opportunity. Your typical day will involve: Liaising with Finance business owners to ensure alignment with UK Bus’ planning requirements. Owning the planning calendar for UK Bus and its operating companies, based on Arriva Group's quarterly planning cycle. Preparing clear forecast guidelines and assumptions for teams to follow. Managing and executing planning processes to ensure accurate and timely reporting, introducing process enhancements where required. Working with the FP&A Analyst to streamline processes and support automation efforts. Managing data inputs and outputs in Adaptive software, including some journal entries, ensuring completeness and integrity of planning data Managing the completeness and integrity of planning data. Preparing data & analysis packs (covering P&L, cash flow, and balance sheet) to the Group Finance Director. Preparing presentations for the quarterly Extended Executive Review and board meetings. Ad-hoc project & monthly reporting support. About you This role is central to providing accurate to a broad range of stakeholders in a fast-paced environment, so you will currently be working in a fast-paced environment as a Finance Business Partner in service-oriented settings You’ll be resilient and thrive in a busy, varied, and responsible role, where you can take ownership of challenges and opportunities for improvement," You could be working in a Finance function in a range of industries, especially public transport, manufacturing or FMCG. You'll enjoy helping to design, implement, and problem-solve improvements to FP&A systems Highly organised individual, capable of absorbing, interpreting, and communicating information at speed. You will have advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint To be considered for this role you must have experience in financial planning, budgeting and forecasting and be ACA / ACCA / CIMA-qualified or nearly qualified. Having experience in Microsoft Power Query/Python/SQL/R is advantageous. Details you may be interested in There isn't a fixed salary range for this role, and we welcome candidates at different levels of experience You’ll enjoy complimentary travel on Arriva bus routes for you and a friend or a family member 25 days’ holiday, with an option to buy up to 10 more Access to our benefits platform Access to Employee Assistance programme to support you Life Assurance Scheme Workplace Pension Plan Long service recognition Cycle to Work scheme All our team benefit from hybrid and flexible working arrangements, and we’ll support you no matter what challenges life may bring. We typically work three days from home, and two in the office in Holborn. We run a 3-stage interview process, and we can turn things around quickly. Interviews: w/c 25 November We know changing jobs comes with its challenges. If there is anything we can help you with, or if you have specific requirements, please let us know. At Arriva we acknowledge the importance of our people's diverse experiences, talents, and cultures. Embracing diversity and inclusion is a key component of our talent strategy. The creation of a diverse, inclusive workforce is central to our ability to unlock potential and enhance our success. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.