Job Purpose:
To provide support and challenge the UK & Ireland business, driving operational performance through effective team leadership and management. To lead and facilitate proactive reporting, analysis, planning, business and decision support to UK&I and Group Finance.
Key Accountabilities:
* Own and manage relationship with Group FP&A, ensuring all their reporting and analysis requirements are met.
* Lead the budgeting cycle ensuring all Stakeholder inputs are captured and we report to Group in a timely manner.
* Lead, mentor and motivate a small team.
* Work with Operations teams to ensure delivery of high quality management information. Provide analysis to ensure we are maximising trading opportunities.
* Lead and manage weekly trading and monthly forecasting processes.
* Manage key Gross profit accounting processes including myLIMITLESS, F&B costs and deferred income calculations.
* Provide adhoc support to the Finance Director and other Finance functional heads as required.
Key Skills:
* Fully qualified accountant with good technical accounting knowledge and post qualification experience.
* Previous experience in a financial planning & analysis role is essential.
* Prior experience gained within the retail, leisure or hospitality sector is desirable.
* Highly analytical, able to drill into and understand the numbers.
* Great communicator, both with finance and non-finance colleagues.
* Great relationship builder, to become a trusted advisor to the wider business.
* Experience in leading a small team would be an advantage.
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