Skill required: Financial Planning & Analysis - Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)

Designation: Delivery Operations Team Lead

Qualifications:Chartered Accountant/Master of Business Administration

Years of Experience:5 to 11 years

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What would you do We are looking for a commercially savvy FP&A Reporting Analyst (5+ years experience) with FP&A reporting experience to support the financial planning, performance analysis and strategic decision making of a Retail client. The role will be a part of our client's FP&A team - responsible for financial planning, budgeting and analysis delivering strategic business insights to executives on key elements of the Company's operations.

Support the preparation of the corporate budget, forecasts and the corporate plan covering the P&L and other KPIs for the business, which will involve: o Working closely with Finance teams, developing an understanding of trends in performance, and key issues, activities, and timetables o Consolidating submissions into the corporate Retail picture, providing constructive challenge to relevant Finance teams o Assisting in the production of executive summaries and board papers which distil the data and focus on the key issues
Support the production of timely, accurate, and insightful periodic management accounts
Coordinate and consolidate the Latest View process by working closely with divisions on their latest expectations and monitoring the risks and opportunities
Work closely with Finance teams to establish consistency, development of best practice and triangulation of forecasts across the business / financial statements, particularly surrounding future developments of reporting
Support the Group Finance and Investor Relations teams on the corporate interim and preliminary financial reporting process
Assist in the production of a high quality internal and external financial / business review in addition to answering queries raised by the Senior Leadership Team to support external reporting
Perform sensitivity analysis and financial evaluation of different financial performance scenarios
Perform a high standard of ad hoc analysis supporting the Head of Retail Financial Planning, Commercial & Retail Finance Director and CFO What are we looking for
Prioritization of workload
Ability to work well in a team
Results orientation
Strong analytical skills
Written and verbal communication
Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business (MBA or CPA/CFA a plus)
5+ years of experience in FP&A, commercial finance or related roles. Retail experience is a plus.
Strong analytical skills and attention to detail
Proven ability to translate complex data into clear business insights
Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills; experience with planning/reporting tools (OneStream, Anaplan, Tableau, Power BI) preferred
Effective communicator with stakeholders, ability to work collaboratively with stakeholders & build trusted relationships at all levels
Strong planning and prioritization skills with an ability to thrive in a fast-paced consumer driven environment Roles and Responsibilities:
In this role you are required to do analysis and solving of moderately complex problems
May create new solutions, leveraging and, where needed, adapting existing methods and procedures
The person would require understanding of the strategic direction set by senior management as it relates to team goals
Primary upward interaction is with direct supervisor
May interact with peers and/or management levels at a client and/or within Accenture
Guidance would be provided when determining methods and procedures on new assignments
Decisions made by you will often impact the team in which they reside
Individual would manage small teams and/or work efforts (if in an individual contributor role) at a client or within Accenture
Please note that this role may require you to work in rotational shifts