Senior Financial Planning & Analysis Manager

Culina Group; Tattenhall; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job description

Company Description

Culina Group is a leading UK 3rd party food & drinks logistics provider offering dedicated and shared user warehousing and distribution solutions.

At Culina we have a winning culture, we believe that our culture is one of the reasons our company continues to thrive… A place where you're valued, challenged, and inspired!

Job Description

Joining us on a permanent, full-time basis, you will be ideally situated at our Tattenhall site however we do have some flexibility on location. You will be accountable for leading the delivery of the planning, reporting and analysis activities, engagement with the FBPs and the business, ensuring delivery of insightful management and strategic reporting.

Working hours: Monday to Friday, 09.00-17.00 (Hybrid working)

• Target Setting - lead the budgeting, forecasting and medium-term planning processes across multiple business units within the Ambient Division, supporting the delivery of operational and strategic goals
• Performance Management and Course Correction – develop insight into potential BU performance gaps, enabling transparency on the success of actions taken within the business and highlight where course correction is required.
• Insight – lead the provision of proactive and reactive analytical support to the Executives, FBPs and Business as required
• Organisation & People effectiveness - Work with FBPs, Business and Finance Process Leads to ensure that the planning, reporting and analysis produced through the interactions with, and direct activity of FP&A are efficient, controlled and deliver insight and value to the business
• Planning & objective setting - Coordinate and manage the strategic plan process, including inputs from FBPs and Business stakeholders; champion a comprehensive framework to guide the planning process and assist the business in developing its strategy; Co-ordinate and manage the production of the annual budget working closely with FBPs and business stakeholders; and Co-ordinate and manage the production of in-year re-forecasts.
• Management Reporting - Co-ordination of inputs into the first draft of strategic companywide reporting to senior leadership; Accountable for the production and management of related SLAs for all management reporting; and accountable for the maintenance of agreed reporting catalogue and updating the related reporting guidelines and governance.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with proven track record in FP&A
• Experience in using AI to leverage efficiencies.
• Highly numerate and literate
• Efficient and can offer flexibility to meet various competing deadlines.
• Accurate with good attention to detail
• Tenacious: focused on delivery and closure
• Excellent communicator at a local level, but equally with a variety of stakeholders which will include board.
• Ability to interpret and manipulate large and complex information to generate workable solutions to issues across the ambient business units.
• Robust personality to stand up to competing organisational demands
• Excel competent
• SAP experience preferred

Additional Information

As part of our drive to make Culina Group a great place to work. We are proud to be an inclusive and diverse organisation where we are committed to employee development and recognising success for hard working performers.

Our dedicated learning and development programmes are open to every employee to give you the opportunity to shape your own future within logistics and continue to work in an environment where team culture thrives.

Our People are the driving force behind our success, which is why we offer a wide range of benefits which include:

• Annual Leave- Competitive holiday entitlement of 25 days plus the bank holidays
• Company Bonus – We do our best work to succeed together. When we achieve our goals you'll be rewarded through our bonus scheme
• Private Medical Cover– This gives you peace of mind, you have choice, flexibility and speed of access to the most clinically appropriate care via Bupa
• Car Allowance -£7,000 per annum
• Pension scheme –we want colleagues to enjoy a comfortable retirements so we offer a great contribution of 5% employee and 8% employer
• Life Assurance- x4 your annual salary
• Wellness –Via our Employee Assistance Programme we offer immediate access to a confidential telephone counselling and legal information service that operates 24 hours a days, 365 days a year
• Eye Care Vouchers –We can provide you with substantial savings with free eye tests and discounts on prescription glasses
• Reward & Recognition –We recognise that employees have gone the extra mile via Employee of the month and year, special recognition and long service awards.
• Everyday discounts- via our benefit platform you will have access to over 50 retailer discounts for everyday savings!