Head of Strategic Financial Planning
Description:
The Head of Strategic Financial Planning will be responsible for leading the development of financial and KPI reporting to the Board and Executive Committee, as well as long term financial planning that aligns with the company's strategic goals and objectives. This position will provide strategic financial guidance to senior leadership, including financial analysis, and recommendations for revenue growth and cost optimisation. The successful candidate will evaluate the financial impact of business decisions, initiatives, and investments, and provide insights and recommendations to inform decision-making. This position will require building relationships with key stakeholders, as well as leaning on support from a team of financial professionals. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of success in financial planning and analysis, with strong analytical and communication skills at board level.
Responsibilities:
- Provide strategic financial guidance to senior leadership, including financial analysis, with recommendations for revenue growth and cost optimisation
- Evaluate the financial impact of business decisions, initiatives, and investments, and provide insights and recommendations to support decision-making
- Appraise operating results in terms of profitability, performance against plan and competitors
- Understand the mechanics of revenue generation across the group including regional, client type and product profitability to help deliver meaningful analysis
- Establish and maintain relationships with key internal and external stakeholders
- Co-ordinate the quarterly financial and business updates for the board, obtaining insights from senior business heads
- Overall responsibility for all KPI data sent to senior stakeholders of the business
- Enhancing daily, monthly and quarterly financial and KPI reporting
- Coordinate and direct the preparation of the long range financial planning, as well as driving the assumptions to support the revenue budget
- Provide key insights and commercial analysis for business sector heads
- Assist with the automation of KPI data with Business Intelligence and Finance Transformation teams
- Ensure arms-length intra-group charging mechanisms in place
- Commentate on net revenue performance analysis vs plan for flash PL results
- Support future projects including enhancements to the Sales reporting, Business Intelligence and dashboards
Requirements:
- Proactive team player with a commercial focus and ability to build strong business relationships with colleagues and stakeholders
- Strong verbal, written, and presentation skills with the ability to multitask
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, with advanced MS Excel and PowerPoint skills
- CIMA / ACA qualified preferably with min 5 years of post-qualification experience
- Prior experience in Capital Markets desirable
- Highly numerate with high regard for accuracy
- Ability to manipulate, interpret and summarise large data sets
- Proven experience in using data for analysis and decision making
- Ability to multi-task and work in a challenging fast paced environment
- Strong work ethic with a positive, can-do attitude
- Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
- Exhibit maturity, professionalism, and a high level of discretion is required