Reporting to Director of FP&A & Commercial Finance (London based)
Responsibility for owning budgeting/forecasting of business including:
Owning and maintaining company forecast (Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Cashflow) in Adaptive Planning
Owning and running budgeting process
Making changes to calculations in Adaptive Planning as required
Producing different forecast scenarios for the business
Reporting on Budget vs Actuals
Controlling cost decisions with the business vs budget
Business Partnering with multiple functions
Additional support of the FP&A and Finance function as required
Ad hoc analysis as required
Opportunities for growth and project work
Key Experience:
4-8 years of FP&A and/or accounting experience. SaaS environment is a plus, alternatively an analytical role in consulting, investment banking or similar environment may be considered with financial modeling and systems experience.
Experience working with and building financial models with Adaptive Planning (Workday tool) a distinct advantage. Alternatively experience with a competitor tool would be valuable (e.g. Anaplan, Vena, Oracle EPM, IBM Planning Analytics or similar tool). Otherwise a commitment to learn Adaptive Planning and experience quickly learning new tools will be considered.
Comfortable working in a high achieving environment
Degree qualified unless qualified by experience. Accounting, economics, finance or business qualification a plus
Key Skill-set:
Proficiency in G-Suite/Microsoft Office especially Excel/G-Sheets.
Adaptive Planning skills or experience with a similar tool.
Strong writing and presentation skills - ability to distill complex information into clear slides and messaging.
Ambitious mindset looking to take on new challenges and grow with the company.
Inquisitive mind - asking questions when unsure to ensure alignment going forward.
A proactive attitude and eager to learn from peers and business partners.
An interest in changing and improving process and budget management.
Willing to commit to ensure quality work output and attention to detail.
Excellent communication skills to ensure collaboration across teams and relationship building at all levels.
Ability to work independently, think objectively and interpret quantitative and qualitative data.
While you are hands-on, you hate solving problems manually but want to do as much as possible in an automated, scalable way. Including learning new tools/applications.
Ability to work independently, think objectively and interpret quantitative and qualitative data