To provide consistent, insightful and timely management information to the business (retrospective and forward looking through IBP).　

CONTENT OF POSITION:

• Provide monthly reporting packs (BPR / QPR) on the region results including:
  • Full P&L to EBITDA by country and total region, month and YTD
  • Robust and consistent variance analysis for key P&L lines at region level
  • OWC performance summaries
  • Capital spend summary
• Provide the monthly financial analysis and insight on the Retail, and Trade businesses' financial performance for inclusion in the Commercial Review slide packs and Monthly Management Report Pack
• Provide the financial analysis for the retail and trade IBP Demand Review meetings on a monthly basis
• Collate business insight to deliver the WD24 forecast and other business forecasts
• Update on a monthly basis the business balance scorecard requirements
• Build relationships with UK and Ireland finance team to enable the efficient coordination of reporting and forecasting activities
• Submit monthly forecasts accurately on time and in full
• Coordinate the region budget process including issuing timetables and specifying key deliverables
• Assist with ad-hoc queries

COMPETENCES REQUIRED

Experience & Educational Requirements:

• Qualified accountant (ACA/CIMA) with strong commercial acumen
• Able to communicate effectively with senior finance and non-finance colleagues
• Experience dealing with corporate requests and requirements

Skills:

• Excellent Excel analytical skills
• Excellent Powerpoint presentational skills
• Knowledge of key systems (Cognos, SAP, Hyperion) preferred

Capabilities:

• Understands accounting policies & principles
• Can present financial data clearly & accurately to non-finance people
• Recognised as being reliable and able to complete assignments on time in full
• Solves own problems, taking ownership to find solutions quickly and completely
• Strives to deliver continuous proven improvement
• Champions change within own team and role
• Works well in a team, exchanges feedback with team members
• Relates to people and is confident to converse with people in all functions and all levels in the business
• Strong analytical skills, including data manipulation in systems (Cognos, Excel, Access)
• Understands needs of customers and ensures outputs meet their requirements