P&A Analyst (Maternity Cover - 15 Months)
Ainscough Crane Hire are looking for an FP&A Analyst to join their successful finance team at Head Office in Wigan. This is a maternity Cover contract for 15 months to allow handovers and training.
Benefits for an FP&A Analyst
·Hybrid working
·Bi-Annual retention bonus
·24 days annual leave
·Holiday purchase, the option to buy an additional 5 days each year (via salary sacrifice)
·Group life assurance 3 x basic salary
·Pension 4% employer 5% employees
·Online access to payslips, book and view holidays and personal info
·Access to the Ainscough Advantage (People Value) benefits platform
·Staff forums run 3 times a year - have your voice heard
Ainscough Crane Hire are the UKs leading crane company.
Based across 30 locations, our dedicated team of experts are passionate about delivering projects on time, to budget and, most importantly, to the highest possible standard of safety. Our industry-recognised Make the Safe Choice ethos is at our core and underpins every single thing we do, from contract lifts and crane hire to specialist projects for customers.
Our reputation as a market leader is not just a result of our expansive fleet and comprehensive network of locations across the UK, but is also derived from the workplace culture that allows our team to perform their duties with passion and pride.
Job Purpose/Objectives of an FP&A Analyst
Working with the Finance Business Partner Team to assist with weekly and monthly reporting, financial planning and business partnering.
Key Responsibilitiesof anFP&A Analyst
- Working within a team of four with responsibility for producing accurate and timely management reports
- Preparing weekly reporting on revenue and utilisation
- Month end journal postings
- Month end data analysis including in depth review of subcontract costs and subsequent journal postings
- Manage the sales rebate process including monthly journal postings and liaising with sales team
- Preparing month end reporting packs for all areas
- Preparing periodic balance sheet reconciliations for the business
- Responsible for maintaining asset register including system data entry
- Business partnering two of the company divisions including
- Monthly review meetings to the understand the financial and operational performance
- Responsibility for generating quarterly forecasts
- Responsibility for generating the annual budget
Person specification
- Graduate or equivalent and CIMA /ACCA qualified (or working towards)
- Previous experience of working in a busy finance team preferable
- Experience in building relationships with key stakeholders
- IT literate with strong Excel skills
- Advanced excel skills relevant to the interpretation and manipulation of detailed financial information, and presentation to internal and external interests
- Attention to detail and ability to meet demanding deadline
- Capable of building relationships outside of Finance and liaising with other departments such as Operations
- First class communication skills (both written and verbal) including ability to work with people from a non-financial background
- Ability to meet demanding deadlines
- Ability to combine technical strength and knowledge with flexible and pragmatic approach required in a commercial environment