Group FP & A Director

Job Description : GROUP FP & A MANAGER LONDON UK Candidate must have the right to work or be eligible to qualify for UK work permit A brilliant new opportunity within a well established private equity firm to be focused solely on the commercial outlook of the business. Working closely with the financial control team, you'll be a key figure for all forecasting, budgeting and business partnering needs across the business. Paying between £100-120k + an excellent package, it's the chance to be the go to person in the FP&A function, providing great exposure across the firm. Take a lead role in the preparation of monthly and quarterly reporting (e.g. management accounts, quarterly board reports, quarterly reporting to external investors and other reports), delivering on a timely basis; Identify and implement improvements to the content of regular reporting and to the efficiency of its production; Reviewing results against budget and prior periods, challenging variances to ensure the accuracy of reporting; Communicating drivers of budget variances effectively via the management accounts commentary; The preparation and delivery of cost centre reporting, including some business partnering with cost centre owners; Taking ownership of certain external reporting requirements, ensuring timely and accurate reporting to external bodies and regulators; Participating in other ad-hoc projects and dealing ad-hoc queries from across the firm. Financial Planning & Analysis Play a key role in the preparation of multi-year plans, budgets and forecasts with a specific focus on ensuring that the data infrastructure to complete these activities is reliable and flexible; Support management decisions through regular and informative forecasting and business analysis; and Support management with other ad-hoc FP&A projects, business reporting and analysis. Qualified Chartered Accountant, with a minimum of 12+ years PQE Degree or equivalent Financial services (ideally within Private Assets) background, with a demonstratable experience in Financial Planning and Analysis. English (fluent), other European languages an advantage Excellent IT skills (MS Office), NetSuites, Oracle PBCS Organised, with the ability to multi-task in a fast-paced, dynamic environment; Strong communication skills; Result oriented, but with a focus on quality; Ability to work accurately and to tight deadlines; Pro-active, independent and confident in a rapidly evolving environment; Good team player, used to successfully working and collaborating with colleagues within the team and across the wider organisation;

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