Group Financial Planning & Analysis - Head of Revenue and Profitability

Waystone Governance Ltd.; London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job description

Group Financial Planning & Analysis - Head of Revenue and Profitability

Summary: Reporting to the Deputy Group CFO, the FP&A - Head of Revenue and Profitability will be an integral part of the team's success.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Financial Analysis

1. Monthly Contribution analysis across the different legal entities, country and product structures delivering KPI, revenue trend analysis and management insights to business leadership.
2. Monthly revenue analysis on Opportunities, Wins and Onboarding to give insights into future performance trends.
3. Product Centre profitability analysis, reviewing revenue performances and cost allocations by department.
4. Assist in managing profit center locations in terms of ensuring general ledger integrity for revenues posted and costs assigned.
5. Develop analysis/reports for products and countries through Adaptive Planning to enable tailored analysis to support the different business areas within the Group.
6. Collaborate with other finance team members and business stakeholders to ensure the delivery of client profitability reporting.
7. Work with other departments within Waystone to manage the gathering of data around client revenue/cost of sales to leverage for analytical purposes.

Financial Reporting

1. Drive accurate and timely reporting processes, ensuring compliance with Waystone Group Policy and reporting requirements.
2. Maintain and manage the Adaptive Planning Revenue and Profit Center reporting suite.
3. Deliver financial reporting to Product Heads and inputs for Country/Group level reporting covering:

1. Revenue and Profit Centre reporting with commentaries to support monthly/quarterly/annual management accounts for reporting.
2. Financial KPIs as defined by engagement with stakeholders within the business.

1. Be responsible for the Group reporting calendar for all revenue/profit center reporting, ensuring that all reporting requirements are known, tracked and executed by the Finance function.

Budgeting & Forecasting

1. Partner with the wider FP&A/Finance function and country/product leadership for the annual budget process.
2. Lead revenue and cost of sales budgeting and work with all key stakeholders in the business to deliver the budgeted revenues by legal entity aligned to the group chart of accounts.
3. Review monthly forecasting for revenue and cost of sales through Adaptive planning coordinating with Business Partners, members of the finance team and other key business stakeholders.
4. Lead quarterly revenue and cost of sales forecasting process.
5. Deliver presentation materials to support all budgeting/forecasting to Internal and External stakeholders.

Business Partnering & Collaboration

1. Collaborate with Country/Product leadership and dedicated Country Business partners to provide financial guidance and contribute to the achievement of overall business objectives.
2. Lead the Commercial FP&A function, managing direct reports and defining reporting outputs to align to the needs of the business.
3. Deliver revenue/product profitability inputs for strategic projects within the Group.
4. Work closely with the wider FP&A team and the Business Partners for Country to drive revenue and product profitability reporting and analysis.
5. Collaborate with the Waystone Group Finance team by contributing to Group Policy & Procedure, Finance Transformation initiatives and participate in business wide projects as a Finance delegate.
6. Build and maintain strong relationships with all key internal and external stakeholders.

REQUIREMENTS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Experience:

1. 10 years+ post qualified experience.
2. Proven experience in a senior finance role with a focus on leadership and strategic financial management.
3. A good communicator who can deliver important messaging to the business and is able to prepare financial presentations.
4. Advanced proficiency in financial management systems and Microsoft Office Suite.
5. Sage Intacct, Adaptive Planning and Salesforce experience is preferable but not necessary.

Education:

1. Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field.
2. A professional accounting qualification is preferred.