Financial Planning Analyst (Fp&a)

Reed Accountancy & Finance are currently looking to recruit a financial planning analyst for our client based in Ramsgate. The ideal candidate would need to be able to show the relevant competences obtained from a similar role with the below duties:

The duties:

• Perform financial forecasting, reporting, and operational metrics tracking

• Analyse financial data and create financial models for decision support

• Report on financial performance and prepare for regular leadership reviews

• Analyse past results, perform variance analysis, identify trends, and make recommendations for improvements

• Work closely with the accounting team to ensure accurate financial reporting

• Evaluate financial performance by comparing and analysing actual results with plans and forecasts

• Guide the cost analysis process by establishing and enforcing policies and procedures

• Provide analysis of trends and forecasts and recommend actions for optimisation

• Recommend actions by analysing and interpreting data and making comparative analyses; study proposed changes in methods and materials

• Identify and drive process improvements, including the creation of standard and ad-hoc reports, tools, and Excel dashboards

• Increase productivity by developing automated reporting/forecasting tools

• Perform market research, data mining, business intelligence, and valuation comps

• Maintain a strong financial analysis foundation creating forecasts and models

If you are able to show the relevant experience obtained from a similar role then please apply!