FP&A Analyst in Bristol

FP&A Analyst

Core3 are delighted to work on an exclusive basis to recruit a FP&A Analyst opportunity with an organisation based in Bristol. £50,000-£55,000 plus bonus. Hybrid working.

Why join our client?

This is a great opportunity for an ambitious individual to make their mark within a growing business who are working toward a greater sustainability. They are a values-driven high-performance business that has created a down-to-earth and collaborative work culture.

How you'll make an impact

Reporting to the FPA Manager, the FP&A Analyst will play a vital role in responsibility for optimising business performance, using data analytics, to realise the ambitious growth plans of the platform.

• Provide insight to drive action within the business, completing scenario modelling efforts for the improvement of company performance across a wide range of areas, including analysis versus comp set performance
• Benchmarking and reporting on profitability by property, route to market, length of stay or room type
• Define clear criteria to identify underperforming assets and, working cross functionally, support the improvement in performance of these assets over time
• Support the FP&A team on wider change programmes and improvements - driving and implementing improvements with internal and external stakeholders.
• Through variance and trend analysis, identify forecast gaps and improve ongoing forecast accuracy
• Provide a continuous feedback loop regarding accuracy of forecast, and maintain a log of risks and opportunities within the plan
• Support the annual business planning process through critical review of asset level performance
• Obsess about data quality, managing gaps and troubleshoot as required
• Enhance reporting capability, eg automation of external benchmarking datasets
• Support the monthly trading review forum, including maintaining the action log and holding people accountable for delivery of actions to an agreed timeframe
• Updating key reports required by the business on a monthly and quarterly basis to support strategic decisions (e.g. gross operating profit reporting, return on sale)
• Maintaining data within our business modelling system (IBM Planning Analytics (TM1)), to ensure the accuracy and integrity of information available to the business

Why we're excited about you

Our client is very proud of their culture, and this role is suited to someone who enjoys interaction with other people, is down to earth, driven, and genuinely cares about the quality of their work.

• CIMA, ACA or ACCA qualified
• Building cross functional relationships
• Creating and running processes and reports
• Experience of using a range of business intelligence and accounting systems
• Analyse a range of information sources but be able to quickly identify the key variables and important areas of focus and build scenarios that will determine the success of a decision across a spectrum of considerations.
• Excellent system and modelling skills, ability to learn this quickly (role uses IBM Planning Analytics (TM1), Excel, PowerBI, Business Modelling tools and other related systems)

What you'll get in return

This is a rare opportunity to fast-track your career. The breadth and pace of this role will expose you to more in one year, than most roles would in three. They are offering:

• £50,000 - £55,000 basic salary.
• 25 days holiday
• Great pension, health & wellbeing scheme

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