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Head of Financial Planning & Analysis, Wolverhampton
Client: GSF Car Parts
Location: Wolverhampton
Job Category: Finance
EU work permit required: Yes
Job Reference: 288e025ca958
Job Views: 85
Posted: 22.01.2025
Expiry Date: 08.03.2025
Job Description:
About The Role
Play a key business advisory role responsible for financial support for strategic plans; run future financial projections; budgeting, forecasting, reporting and control of the P&L; cash flow and capital adequacy management; scenario analysis and risk management support; and project reporting and investment appraisal.
Main Duties and Accountabilities:
1. Support the CFO in communicating financial strategy issues and recommended changes.
2. Provide the Board with relevant and timely information to assess performance against the Group’s strategy and objectives.
3. Support the development of financial KPIs to assess the success of both the business and the financial strategy.
4. Analyse competitor and market financial information to provide insight to assist with decision making.
5. Track performance against key targets and outcomes and produce regular corporate level management information to all senior management and the Board.
6. Ensure that all routine management information is produced in a timely manner, contains reliable information which has been agreed by key stakeholders.
7. Produce regular financial reporting to give an overview of business and financial performance, highlighting trends, key actions, and strategic implications.
8. Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders.
9. Develop, implement and maintain an effective planning and analysis capability that will provide senior leadership with appropriate analytical tools to establish goals and measure performance of the Group’s products and services.
10. Project manage end-to-end delivery of financial forecasting processes.
11. Create quarterly financial forecasts.
12. Use the output of financial models and analysis of trends to drive decision making and communicate relevant messages across the business.
13. Produce professional reports and presentations summarising the forecasts for senior management and the Board.
14. Work with the MI team to provide intelligence to the business in terms of converting data into meaningful information to make decisions.
15. Coordinate the capital spending review process for the Group, including modelling the financial impact of significant business change proposals/plans.
16. Aid in the creation and development of ad hoc financial models and analysis to assist and support strategic initiatives and business cases.
17. Regularly review the methodology used to assess our risk capital requirements for measuring the Financial Strength of the Group.
18. Ownership and management of strategic financial risks.
19. Actively manage relevant risks within the Finance function.
20. Lead the FP&A team, including staff recruitment, staff development, performance management and task management.
21. Proactively contribute to plans and priorities for the department.
22. Identify, develop and retain future talent to support business growth.
23. Assist the CFO in respect of reports and presentations to the Board regarding financial issues and developments.
24. Work with the IT department to recommend suitable technology solutions to enhance our financial modelling and analysis capability.
About You
* Professional accountancy qualification (ACCA, ACA, CIMA, or equivalent).
* Educated to degree level or equivalent.
* Proven experience within a Director/Senior Manager role working at Executive level, and preferably experience at Board level in terms of report writing and presentations.
* People management with the ability to coach, lead, motivate and develop a team.
* Building detailed models and forecasts in a complex environment.
* Strong modelling and analytic skills.
* Excellent analytical skills.
* Positive approach & outlook to change.
* A team player who can work well and communicate with key stakeholders.
* Ability to work under pressure and to deadlines whilst achieving defined targets.
* Ability to understand the financial performance of a business and proactively produce financial reports.
About Us
GSF Car Parts is one of the UK’s leading automotive parts distributors, supplying thousands of independent garages throughout the UK and Ireland with parts, tools, garage equipment and specialist training. The group has over branches nationwide and a turnover exceeding £ million. Built on the heritage and success of a dozen local brand identities acquired over several years, we have traded as one brand since November 1. Our branch network is bolstered by centralised support and expertise from specialist departments in key areas such as procurement and supply chain, marketing and national accounts. The business also benefits from integrated IT systems, which include our industry leading catalogue system, Allicat, and access to the Group's national garage programme, Servicesure.
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