Specialist, Platform FP&A

Externally, this title is equivalent to Senior FP&A Specialist, FP&A Manager, Finance Business Partner, Finance Manager.

What you’ll be doing

Financial Planning & Analysis

• Accountable for the Platform Revenue and Technology Planning, Budgeting and Forecasting process for Platform ensuring a cohesive planning cycle which informs and challenges the business in making key strategic decisions.
• Monthly Reporting and presentation of Platform Revenue and Technology Performance including a FY Outlook with an assessment of risks and opportunities to the Commercial and Business Management Director
• Key point of contact for the Commercial and Business Management Team for all requirements such as forecasts, contract analysis, external vendor support as well as representing Finance in all relevant Platform working groups.

Management reporting / insight & analysis

• Accountable for a month end process which will support review; challenge and interpretation of all material variances against plan and prior year to ensure Platform SLT and the Group / Platform Finance team have a full understanding of the value drivers. This then rolls into a regular in-year outlook process.
• Prepare insightful and clear commentary to ensure the key messages are clearly articulated to senior management. Prepare reporting and analysis for Monthly Reviews, including deep dive analysis on KPIs, financial performance, key issues.

Systems & Modelling

• Develop and maintain Platform segment as a standalone module in Anaplan for pricing, forecasting and performance management.
• Ensure Platform data is up to date and managed within Anaplan and that the system and modelling is continuously monitored, maintained and updated.

Adhoc Support

• Support wider team on adhoc analysis across but not limited to Strategy, Business Development, Investor Relations, Deko partnering and Commercial analytics

Your Skills and Experience

Essential

• Key financial principles, holding a recognised accountancy qualification or equivalent professional qualification
• FP&A or Partnering role, working with functional and commercial teams to achieve results.
• Presenting information in a clear and concise fashion to senior management.
• Building financial forecasting models in Excel, using a logical and analytical approach.
• Generating commercial insight from raw data.
• Payments/platform technology with an understanding of impact on cloud costs
• We work with Textio to make our job design and hiring inclusive.

Desirable

• Partnering Across Businesses

• Financial Services

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