Head of Finance, Planning & Analysis

Head of Finance, Planning & Analysis
Full Time
£69,500.00 pa plus Competitive benefits package
12 months maternity cover
Homebased

Are you a qualified finance professional looking for your next move? If so, our Head of Finance, Planning & Analysis is a great opportunity to lead and develop the Financial Planning & Analysis Business Partners in delivering a high-quality service to all stakeholders; providing financial insight and focusing on improving the financial performance and sustainability of Sue Ryder

About the role
Reporting to the Chief Finance Officer you will partner with Management Accounts and Business Units to lead monthly variance analysis providing commercial oversight and knowledge, communicating results to the Chief Finance Officer. You will drive the continuous improvement of finance systems and processes and developing and strengthen stakeholder relationships, while assisting in improving and developing financial awareness across Sue Ryder.

Key Responsibilities
• Evaluate investment appraisals and business cases to ensure maximum benefit is being generated for Sue Ryder.
• Act as a key commercial partner to the leadership team by providing analytical support for strategic initiatives and identifying growth opportunities.
• Oversee the production of the monthly consolidated management accounts with associated commentary.
• Lead and manage the financial planning for annual budget and quarterly financial and P&L forecasts, partnering with all appropriate stakeholders.
• Partner with Management Accounts to deliver a high quality and insightful end to end month end process by analysing financial performance versus forecast.
• Lead the FP&A team in acting as trusted Business Partners to the Business Unit Directors and Senior Leadership Team by building effective working relationships in order to maximise financial opportunities and reduce risk for the business.

About you
• Strong commercial acumen, a good understanding of the Charity sector would be desirable.
• Confident with strong influencing and interpersonal skills and proven ability to motivate and encourage positive change.
• Knowledge of utilising key management information & systems to drive improved performance & develop financial strategies

Essential Criteria
• Post qualification experience in a financial analysis role or experience in positions providing financial business insights in a complex business environment.
• Advanced Excel & business modelling skills.
• Proven experience of inspiring, motivating, coaching, mentoring & managing staff to build high performing teams
• Experience of working with senior business leaders to improve performance.
• Significant experience of leading a team in forecast & budget preparation & variance analysis, to include supporting and challenging assumptions.


Closing date: 7th April
Interviews: TBC

We reserve the right to close this advert prior to the closing date should we feel we have a sufficient number of suitable applications.

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Benefits
Company pension scheme
27 days holiday - rising to 33 with length of service plus bank holidays
Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
Enhanced sick pay
Employee Networks - LGBTQ+, Ethnic Diversity and Equality, People with Disabilities, and Women and Non Binary Individuals
Staff discount of 10% on new goods online at shop.sueryder.org
Structured induction programme and learning and development opportunities.

For more of our employee benefits please visit our website.

https://www.sueryder.org/jobs/why-work-for-sue-ryder

We actively encourage applications from people from all backgrounds to help us to provide the best possible experience for the people who use our services and continue to make Sue Ryder a great place to work, and attract and recruit the best, most diverse workforce possible.
We are particularly interested in increasing applications from the global majority, LGBTQIA+ and people with disabilities as they are currently underrepresented in our organisation.

For more information on our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion work, please visit: https://www.sueryder.org/jobs/equity-diversity-inclusion

If you require support to compete an application or participate fully in the interview process, please email recruitment@sueryder.org.

Please let us know if you have any feedback to make our recruitment processes more accessible and inclusive or if you require any adjustments made to your application or interview process by emailing recruitment@sueryder.org

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