KennedyPearce is excited to partner with a prestigious hospitality company located in the vibrant West End. This position offers a flexible hybrid working model, with 2-3 days in the office expected each week. You'll become a vital member of a dynamic and ambitious team, leading a talented group of two. We are seeking an innovative thinker with a deep understanding of reporting, business partnering, and financial planning & analysis (FP&A). Join us in shaping the future of this exceptional hospitality brand!

The role:

Business Partnering

• Business partnering with Senior Leaders of sales channels to formulate growth plans, designing appropriate reporting tools to track performance and suggest corrective action where necessary.
• Providing Senior Leaders with all relevant tools which will enable them to optimise performance or meet certain goals. E.g. analysis of historical financials, variance explanations, updated forecasts with risks and opportunities to current plan, KPIs.

Budgeting and Forecasting

• Support the Head of FP&A to drive the process for the annual budget, strategic plans and other rolling forecasts the business may require.
• Conducting variance analysis, showing how the budget and forecast compares against actual performance on an ongoing basis.
• Prepare an accurate liquidity forecast weekly, based on expected outcomes and risks; challenge inputs holding those contributing to the forecasts to account for the quality of their inputs.

Reporting

• Month-end consolidation, reporting and analytical review including variance analysis
• Reporting of the month-end results to the Senior Leadership Team
• Maintenance of the consolidation system SAC
• Maintenance of monthly management data packs for the Group
• Creation of board reporting pack, to be shared with external stakeholders

Analytics and Decision Support

• Business partnering with Senior Leaders of sales channels to formulate growth plans, designing appropriate reporting tools to track performance and suggest corrective action where necessary.
• Providing Senior Leaders with all relevant tools which will enable them to optimise performance or meet certain goals. E.g. analysis of historical financials, variance explanations, updated forecasts with risks and opportunities to current plan, KPIs.
• Conducting cost efficiency and benchmarking reviews to ensure that business performance is optimised.
• Analysing monthly performance results to report on key variance drivers.

The ideal candidate:

• Qualified Accountant: ACA or CIMA
• 2 years + experience working within FP&A or similar field and 2 years management
• Previous experience working closely with senior management