Teaching FP&A Lead, EU region

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We work directly with individuals to help them gain the skills, confidence and connections to transform their lives and shape a better world in partnership with the UK. We support them to build networks and explore creative ideas, to learn English, to get a high-quality education and to gain internationally recognised qualifications.

Working with people in over 200 countries and territories, we are on the ground in more than 100 countries. In 2021–22 we reached 650 million people.

Role Purpose:

To support the Financial Planning and Analysis Lead in providing professional guidance and support in any aspect linked with planning, forecasting and monitoring performance against targets. The post holder will deliver direct and effective support to stakeholders by providing assurance on the integrity of our financial management reports and confirming the accuracy of our reports on business performance. The role is in charge of analysing and interpreting long and short term financial and operational plans as well as business performance against targets through management reporting, including the analysis and interpretation of financial trends, variance analysis and financial impact assessment. This post will be part of the FP&A team that may be dispersed across the region. The role may support individual SBUs or geographical groupings, depending on the regional context.

Main Accountabilities:

Accountable for the analysis and interpretation of long and short term financial and operational plans for the SBU through management reporting, analysis and interpretation of financial trends:

Planning, forecasting and budgeting:

• Support the planning process for the SBU, ensuring proper tools are in place and respond to the individual business needs, challenging submissions, identifying synergies and ensuring delivery to deadlines.

• Provide user-friendly cluster consolidation and interpretation of plans/forecasts and actual financial data, ensuring they are in line with SBU strategy.

• Support FP&A Regional Lead and also the Head of FP&A in the introduction of any changes (regionally or corporate led) on planning and forecasting processes and tools.

• Ensure plan and forecast data by the businesses are in line with approved guidelines and assumptions.

• Support FP&A Regional Lead and also the Head of FP&A in developing planning tools that automate and streamline planning and forecasting processes at country and regional level.

• Provide financial data necessary for investment cases writing, modeling and scenario planning, pipeline financial management and follow up.

• Support the Regional/ country /cluster SBU leads and Country Directors with FP&A activities relevant to them. Build a trusted relationship with senior stakeholders to ensure appropriate business partnering

• Lead on and support process improvement initiatives

• Reconciliation and review of SAP plans before system closure.

Financial analysis:

• Analyse growth trends, product trends and KPIs across the region, making recommendations to maximise opportunities and manage risks to ensure targets are met

• Perform analysis scenario planning and modelling, based on the stakeholder needs.

Management Reporting:

• Manage the regional reporting and commentary process for consolidation at Regional level for SBU leads, the regional leadership team

• Liaise with business leads for any variances between business planning and operational planning figures and provide explanations / commentary.

• Review the monthly dashboard output to assess pipeline activities to achieve next period’s target.

Business Performance Management:

• Review financial performance with the business leads and make recommendations for action to address issues identified at Country, Cluster or Regional levels.

• Monitor cost allocation accuracy.

• Deliver outputs within corporate and regional timelines as requested by Regional Head FP&A.

• Support the business in relation to Master Data set up (WBS, PC, CC).

Role specific knowledge and experience Minimum/essential

• Minimum 2 years of experience in Operational financial management and or management accounting.

Delivery of results within a complex international structure and reporting to tight deadlines.

• Experience of working in a multinational & multi-cultural organization, with a complex international structure

• Experience on provision and interpretation of financial information Desirable • Experience on commercial organization

• Experience working with SAP.

Role specific skills

• Effective communication skills, especially to explain complex financial data to non-finance people, using nontechnical language

. • Strong skills in business partnering

• Advanced excel skills, including complex pivot tables and tools to link/ update financial data

• Skills in using technology

Qualifications

• Part qualified with a recognised accounting body or equivalent master degree in business administration or finance.

• Desirable: Fully qualified with a recognised accounting body.

Education

• Business or Finance graduate

• Degree level education