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Senior Manager Financial Planning and Analysis

Senior Manager Financial Planning and Analysis

Smiths GroupHemel Hempstead, England, UK
11 days ago
Job description

Job Purpose :

The main purpose of the role is to lead the financial planning process for Smiths Detection and to be an advisor to VP of Finance providing financial strategic and analytical oversight to improve decisionmaking into specific business performance.

The individual will be a key member of the Divisional Finance team providing timely and accurate divisionwide management reporting and analysis to the Detection SLT and to the FP&A team of Smiths Group for inclusion in ExCo and Board presentations.

As FP&A Manager you will own the budgeting and forecasting processes for Smiths Detection and are expected to make a full contribution to the financial reporting integrity and financial control environment.

Duties :

  • Lead the Divisions business planning cycle including consolidation of shortterm and longterm forecasts. The scope of the analysis includes income statement cash flow and balance sheet and encompasses internal operating metrics and KPIs
  • Management Reporting and Analysis :   Manage the analysis and provide challenge to consolidated divisional financial information including preparing the Monthly Operating Review pack for Exco ensuring accuracy and consistency whilst being concise and insightful. Work closely with the Finance Analyst to ensure that inputs in the Planning system are fully completed and reconciled on a timely basis each month to allow reporting of the results to Divisional leadership and Group. Prepare additional data as required for key stakeholders such as senior leadership including the Group Executive Committee Divisional Leadership team and regional management teams. Provide useful and relevant information to support management decision making understanding explaining and driving business performance.
  • Budgeting and Forecasting : leading the budgeting and forecasting process for Smiths Detection including :

Ownership of the instructions and timetable covering inputs required across the division review meetings and deliverables;

  • Preparing the Detection level rollup challenging entity teams where necessary to ensure consistent and realistic assumptions used;
  • Preparing  information and presentation of data to senior management;
  • Ensuring that data being presented is consistent with the narrative of expected business performance and managing any changes required.
  • Analytics and Business Information : Drive process improvement in divisional analytics making use of Oracle (Onyx) Planning and dashboards in Microsoft Power BI.
  • Finance Systems Projects and Continuous Improvement : complete various adhoc projects as required including improving data flows to enable key FP&A processes such as using Oracle Planning or Power BI to consolidate reporting metrics. Drive efficiencies within Finance and the wider business including looking for opportunities to streamline and automate reporting and forecasting activities. Improvements will range from implementing best practices in financial modelling in Excel to changing the use of systems and processes to improve speed accuracy and flexibility of reporting and analysis.
  • Communication : maintain strong relationships and ensure clear communications between Smiths Group the divisional HQ functional finance teams and the business units globally. Maintain effective communication with divisional leadership team members and senior stakeholders at divisional HQ and Group.
  • Coordination and communication of FP&A processes : the individual will be responsible for ensuring an active dialogue and open communication between the sites and the division in relation to FP&A processes will provide advice and training in specific areas of focus and will be a single point of ownership and coordination with the group team.
  • Smiths Excellence System Black Belt projects : Provide financial guidance and governance for Smiths Detection Black Belt Projects
  • Y Tree : Assist up front benefit calculations associated with strategic YTree projects and provide guidance and challenge through project lifecycle to ensure accountability.

    • Qualifications :

    Technical Knowledge Skills and Abilities :

  • Qualified Accountant (CIMA ACA ACCA or equivalent)
  • Post qualification experience in a role where budgeting forecasting and management reporting are significant
  • Global mind set and comfortable working with a diverse geographically dispersed stakeholder base. The ideal candidate will have experience of working with consolidated data in a multinational listed group is an advantage
  • Strong analytical skills.
  • Results oriented with a record of delivering business performance improvement. Individual should be driven and be able to work independently and with a small team
  • The ability to make effective timely decisions in a complex global market by sourcing and analysing critical information whilst engaging challenging and working effectively with others
  • Flexibility with a strong problem solving mindset with the ability to prioritise and effectively handle several concurrent assignments under tight deadlines spanning timeframes geographies and functions
  • Excellent communication skills and influencing skills and a confidence and gravitas to work across the business and with senior stakeholders.
  • Good PowerPoint and presentation skills including preparation of materials for senior leadership
  • Excellent Excel skills and experience working with financial systems such as Oracle Smart View and SAP is an advantage.
  • The ability to effectively manage the performance of people monitoring progress on objectives and behaviours and coaching others for success
  • Willing and able to identify and support change and continuous improvement in own and wider business environment
  • The ability to make effective timely decisions in a complex global business by sourcing and analysing critical information.
  • The ability to build an effective network of relationships both internally and externally understanding their customers needs.

    • Additional Information :

    We offer

    Join us and well help build your career with excellent training and opportunities for career growth across the business both locally and globally. Youll experience an inclusive environment with strong leadership and a focus on safety and wellbeing. Youll also have the flexibility to choose from a wide range of benefits to suit your lifestyle offering you and your family support from a health and wellbeing financial and lifestyle perspective.

    Join us and work for a worldleader with the benefits and training to reward your dedication and skills. Be part of a team where we are making the world a safer place.

    We believe that different perspectives and backgrounds are what make a company flourish. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment regardless of color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin economic status disability age or any other legally protected characteristics. We are proud to be an inclusive company with values grounded in equality and ethics where we celebrate support and embrace diversity.

    At no time during the hiring process will Smiths Group nor any of our recruitment partners ever request payment to enable participation including but not limited to interviews or testing. Avoid fraudulent requests by applying jobs directly through our careers website Careers Smiths Group plc

    Remote Work : Employment Type :

    Fulltime

    Key Skills

    Internal Audit,Financial Services,Financial Performance,Variance Analysis,Journal Entries,Account Management,ACH,Customer Accounts,General Ledger Accounts,Payroll,Customer Relationships,Financial Statements,Annual Reports

    Department / Functional Area : Finance

    Experience : years

    Vacancy : 1