Senior Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)
We are seeking a seasoned, qualified financial professional with strong commercial, analytical, and business partnering expertise. This role has two main components: analysing and reporting on previous performance and future trends to inform accurate business forecasts and support budgeting, and monitoring and driving continuous efficiencies across the business.
You will work closely with the business and finance team to provide high-quality advice, information, analysis, and interpretation that underpins the delivery of pricing plans, efficiencies, and performance improvements.
This position reports to the Business Partnering & Planning Manager. The ideal candidate will be commercially astute, possess excellent business partnering skills, and have very strong financial analysis expertise, including proficiency in Excel and financial modelling.
Duties and Responsibilities
Analysis and Reporting
1. The role will serve as the finance team's subject matter expert, leading and coordinating Finance consolidation, processes, performance metrics, and outputs, supported by Revenue, Capex, Planning, and Partnering teams.
2. Responsible for delivering and owning Financial Modelling.
3. Coordinating and delivering OPEX processes, including planning and consolidation of the OPEX model, leading the OPEX consultation process and submissions in relation to Price Controls lookback and Price Controls.
4. Developing project plans for OPEX collation processes, implementing them, and coordinating activities across Finance Departments and with the Strategic & Regulatory team to ensure timely delivery of high-quality price control OPEX submissions.
5. With Business Partner and wider finance support, responsible for rolling out, updating, and tracking OPEX allowances and overhead allocations across the business.
6. Reviewing and challenging OPEX cost base from a