FP&A Analyst
£55,000 - £60,000 + Bonus & benefits

Aila is excited to be exclusively partnered with the UK’s leading operator within its field and a large multi-site business in the recruitment of an ACA/ACCA/CIMA Qualified Finance Analyst on a permanent basis, in a brilliant role for somebody looking to lead on FP&A projects, business partner around a large business and get direct and daily exposure to the senior leadership team.

Our client has an impressive brand reputation with unrivalled growth achievements within its area of specialty and they’re a great business to work for. Private Equity backed and with a £3bn turnover, they operate through over 900 sites nationwide and have recently been recognised in the Sunday Times Top Track 100. They have a hybrid working policy of 3 days in the office, and two remote.

The role is an exciting and variable role that takes responsibility for leading and develop analysis for the group and supporting the management team to drive the business forward. You will also look to develop insight through performance analysis of the whole group.
This role is a typical commercial and analytical FP&A role that has some weekly and monthly reporting requirements, but also has a large focus on capital spending and its ROI.

We are looking for a newly qualified accountant or 1-2 years PQE, who is comfortable working for a large corporate business and has exposure to an FP&A role where they’ve led on projects, built relationships successfully with senior management and is comfortable in a complex and fast-paced environment. You will have a strong finance background with good analysis skills, including monthly performance and returns on capital investment. It is essential you have excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to identify commercial opportunities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide analytical support and insight to three Divisional Directors
• Responsible for tracking capital expenditure and providing an ongoing rolling forecast to the business to understand future resource requirements
• Pre and Post investment review of development programme
• Production and review of weekly MI and Exec reports
• Provide commercial support to the trading team
• Regular KPI reporting on the fuel and retail performance of the business
• Develop customer friendly ‘front end’ reporting of trends
• Production and development of the Board report
• Analysis of performance for fuel, retail and forecourt businesses
• Support the budgeting and forecasting process taking ownership of account lines / businesses areas as required
• Ad hoc analysis to support various business initiatives
• Continuous improvement of business processes

Aila is a specialist finance recruitment business that was established with a modern vision of what a recruitment partner should be. With a genuine goal to provide the best jobs to the best people, we operate as an extended arm of our client’s business and a career coach for our candidates ongoing development.

Apply now for more information on this role. If you’re looking to make a move but this role is different to what you’re looking for, get in contact with us today and start a partnership with a finance agency that puts you first.