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CY Resourcing

Salary

From £20 to £25 per hour

Location

Herefordshire

Qualifications

Qualified ACCA /CIMA or Equivalent

Job term

Temporary

Job hours

Full time

An exciting project for an Experienced Interim Financial Planning and Data analyst.

To carry out four to six week, business modelling and forecasting project within a growing and dynamic commercial organisation in Hereford.

The role is required to extract and analyse business and financial data to support the 3-5 year business planning with the executive management team.

Excellent advanced Excel skills, experience in projective analysis, data extraction, in depth project experience and an accounting qualification are the essential skills required.

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Hays Senior Finance

Salary

From £31,138 to £46,680 per year

Location

Birmingham

Job term

Permanent

Job hours

Full time

Senior Accountant – Business Planning – 2 Year Fixed Term Contract
£31,138 - £46,680 per annum
About Ofwat

Ofwat is the economic regulator of the water and waste-water industry. We exist to protect consumers from the risk of monopoly abuse and ensure that these essential services continue to be delivered.

This is an exciting time to be joining the water sector as we are facing a period of the most significant challenge and change since privatisation. Delivering the ambitions set out by the UK Government will require legislative and regulatory change as well as deep and significant cultural change in the sector and Ofwat has an important part to play in driving this.

About the role

As Senior Accountant – Business Planning you will be responsible for a number of key deliverables for the business including, but not limited to:
· developing fee recovery procedures and formulae;
· implementing, developing and continuously improving business planning systems;
· ensuring co-ordination across the business linking business planning to procurement and contract management strategies;
· assisting in developing management information for programme directors and project managers to help them monitor and improve performance;
· ensuring month end information on project accruals is accurate;
· producing of annual fee invoices; and
· assisting in the preparation of 9 and 12 month statutory accounts.

The person
For your application to be successful you will need to be CCAB qualified. You will need to have had in depth experience of managing stakeholders at a variety of levels and understand the tools and techniques of business planning. It is essential that you have experience of financial forecasting and the production of business plans.
Furthermore you will need to have strong interpersonal skills with the ability to present complex financial information to non-financial colleagues. It will be essential for you to have strong analytical skills with the ability to manipulate and analyse information to be able to present key findings and conclusions.
How to apply

For further information and details on how to apply please call David Withycombe at Hays on [contact details removed] or please visit our bespoke recruitment website at www.hays.co.uk/jobs/ofwat where there is a full job description to download and further information about Ofwat.
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Investigo

Salary

From £35,000 to £42,000 per year

Location

London

Job term

Permanent

Job hours

Full time

A global FMCG institution is actively seeking an ambitious, entrepreneurial Commercial Analyst to join its Business Planning team based in Central London.

Are you a self-starter who thrives on juggling multiple priorities and can effectively and efficiently manage varying stakeholders within demanding time lines?

This role will act as an integral, contributing member of the Business Planning team, and become the key analyst with the team covering all aspects of sales, marketing, overheads and Group reporting. In the short term, this individual will be predominantly focused on supporting the Sales Team and managing a bespoke forecasting tool, however, the role will evolve into 2014 to encompass marketing, overheads and overall reporting.

Key Challenges:

* Fast paced environment
* Evolving team structure
* Multiple stakeholders
* Managing priorities and deadlines

Strategic Contribution:

* Integral member of the business planning team
* Key commercial analyst responsible for top line, marketing and overhead analysis & reporting as well as monthly Group reporting requirements.

Internal & external relations

* Business Planning and wider finance community
* Sales department (Controllers & National Account Managers)
* Marketing community (mainly Brand Managers)
* Department heads

This role will act as a support function within Business Planning & the wider business, to analyse and track sales, marketing & overheads and assist in Reporting requirements.

The role will include a variety of core functions including, but not limited to:

* Support the Head of Business Planning, Business Planning Manager & Sales team
* Owner and key contact for all Blue Planner (bespoke sales forecasting tool) maintenance
* Preparation & collaboration between Sales Controllers for Weekly Operations Meeting to analyse monthly landing and FY figures
* Participation in pre demand meetings to assess risks & opportunities not included in forecast
* Preparation and analysis of key monthly reports (analysing top line, variance analysis, customer & brand/format review)
* Core responsibilities will expand to include the following:
* Key support for the marketing team and department / cost centre heads
* Tracking & reporting of monthly advertising & overhead spend – ensuring actuals are aligned to budget and pro-actively highlight any risks or opportunities
* P&L simulation for New product development
* Support the team in month end closing (reporting to Group)
* Participate in forecast & budget process
* Capex, costing/transfer pricing
* Assisting the Business Planning team in ad hoc projects

To be considered for this phenomenal opportunity you MUST meet the following criteria:

* Extremely ambitious, interested in self-development and career progression
* Entrepreneurial, innovative, able to think outside the box
* Able to drive and lead change
* Extremely confident, professional and polished, with impeccable communication skills
* Charismatic, enthusiastic, able to liaise with and influence people at all levels
* Degree educated, with an excellent academic history
* A stable career history with demonstrable progression within an FMCG or leading blue chip

This is truly an exceptional opportunity to join a leading name within the FMCG sector, working within a highly commercial, entrepreneurial, forward-thinking and thoroughly rewarding environment.

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Harper May

Salary

From £40,000 to £50,000 per year

Location

The City

Job term

Permanent

Job hours

Full time

A rare opportunity has arisen with the world’s largest online retailer. The extremely reputable e-commerce company requires a finance analyst to join their team in the heart of the city. This role is ideal for someone who is enthusiastic about furthering their career as there is also the opportunity to move up to a more senior role within a year.

Key responsibilities:

* Creating and analysing business plans
* Working with the ecommerce director to come up with annual 3 year and 5 year business plan
* Reviewing revenue streams and looking for ways to maximise profitability
* Analysing trends in revenues and expenses
* Financial modeling and analysis
* To analyse the expense forecasts and identify spending risks
* Creating and reviewing financial records
* Analyse financial performance using financial data
* Presenting financial information to managers
* Preparing spreadsheets, graphs, and charts to help illustrate financial trends
* Preparing budgets and forecasts
* Performing revenue and expense forecasts in order to make financial decisions

Key requirements:

* ACCA, ACA or CIMA
* Strong experience in JD Edwards
* Strong analytical and MS Excel skills (Macros, V-Lookups and Pivot Tables)
* Great communication skills
* Solid analytical skills
* Team building skills
* Ability to build financial models
* Attention to detail

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Robertson Bell

Salary

From £400 to £450 per day

Location

London

Job term

Temporary

Job hours

Full time

Our client, an NHS Trust in London, is immediately recruiting for an Interim Head of Finance to play a leading role in their team for a minimum of 3 months

This hands on role will involve making quick decisions, informing, guiding and providing financial information to senior staff members both internally and externally, contributing to business plans, analysing data, setting up costing models, understanding where cost improvements can be made and implementing these ideas as well as managing a team.

You will be a qualified accountant with NHS experience at a mid - senior level or higher, have sound knowledge of PbR and cost improvements and savings and have a hands on approach.

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Marks Sattin

Salary

Competitive

Location

London

Job term

Permanent

Job hours

Full time

Working for one of the sexiest brands on the planet this role will monitor ad sales for the company's online business, producing financial models and analysis to be used in determining future business plans. Producing detailed revenue analysis, sales analysis and gross margin analysis this role will play a key role in assessing profitability for the division. You will be a qualified accountant with previous exposure to ad sales and highly commercial in your outlook with excellent communication and interpersonal skills. This person will need to have advanced excel skills. European languages are also a plus.

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Hays Senior Finance

Salary

From £250 to £350 per day

Location

London

Job term

Temporary

Job hours

Full time

A great opportunity has arisen for a Finance Manager to provide a Business Partner to a number of subsidiaries that operate in the Media space. The role will be part of a busy team and will be responsible for managing the operations of the finance function ensuring timely delivery of accurate results and providing an invaluable contribution to business planning processes and decision making processes. This is a three months appointment.

Reporting to the Group Finance Director, the Finance Manager will support the existing finance team during a busy time.

Your duties will include, but will not be limited to:Business partnering with budget holders and the managing director to support with business planning and help with maximising revenue generating opportunities.
Management accounting including delivery of timely, accurate month end management accounts together with comprehensive report of results and variances
Preparation and finalisation of annual budgets and rolling forecasts as required in conjunction with key operational personnel Coach, support and develop the�Management Accountant Taxation

To be successful in this role, you will possess the following skills and experience:
Fully qualified
Experience reviewing and analysing results, identifying underlying drivers of costs and revenue
Strong commercial focus and proven experience improving the finance results of a company by working with the business to provide insight through financial modelling and analysis
Experience creating business plans for new ventures including launch of a new business, brand or product
Experience of reviewing joint venture or merger and acquisition opportunities Experience with multiple currency and global companies
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EquityFC

Salary

From £80,000 to £80,000 per year

Location

Central London

Qualifications

ACA/ACCA/CIMA

Job term

Contract

Job hours

Full time

Our client is a private equity backed business services company that are growing rapidly. The CFO requires a ‘hands on’ financial controller to manage and motivate a small established team.

• Preparation of financial statements
• Monthly management accounts, variance analysis and management reports.
• Budgeting and forecasting, 3 year business plan preparation.
• Financial modelling and KPI monitoring and development
• Ad-hoc projects for the CFO

You will be a UK qualified accountant with experience of working within a commercial business as financial controller. You will be comfortable presenting financial information to senior executives and have a passion for working with entrepreneurial businesses.