Financial Planning & Analysis Analyst

at  Argus Media

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR

We are looking for a passionate, driven and ambitious Analyst to join our global Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) team at Argus.
The Financial Planning Analyst will produce the monthly reports for senior management, dashboards, KPIs, developing new insights, working on budget/forecast cycle and support the various internal stakeholders from a finance perspective.
The ideal candidate will be a part-qualified accountant with experience in the production of reports and information for senior management and business heads. They will have strong analytical and modelling skills and good communication skills.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the FP&A team with the production of daily, weekly and monthly reporting including providing the business with financial information
• Work alongside the team on the delivery of the financial planning cycles; strategic plan, annual budget and ongoing forecasting
• Support the preparation of all necessary analysis, reporting and presentations for the forecast and plan processes and provide support to the 5YP process
• Help develop financial models and prepare in-depth analyses to support strategic initiatives and enable effective decision making
• Support in the preparation of presentations for board, group management and committee meetings
• Other regular and ad hoc reporting as required to support the FP&A and reporting requirements
• Business Partnering with various departments
• Month end tasks and responsibilities

Skills and Experience

• Part-qualified accountant with a background in Business, Economics, Accounting/Finance or related discipline
• Strong and effective analytical skills and good business acumen
• Ability to present findings in an insightful and informative manner
• Good communication skills and strong interpersonal skills with ability to maintain a professional and collaborative relationship with all levels of the organisation
• A pro-active nature and ‘can-do’ work ethic in seeking out and resolving issues; and identifying opportunities to deliver improved processes and effectiveness within the team
• Proficient using Microsoft Office products such as Excel, PowerBI and Power Point.

• Support the FP&A team with the production of daily, weekly and monthly reporting including providing the business with financial information
• Work alongside the team on the delivery of the financial planning cycles; strategic plan, annual budget and ongoing forecasting
• Support the preparation of all necessary analysis, reporting and presentations for the forecast and plan processes and provide support to the 5YP process
• Help develop financial models and prepare in-depth analyses to support strategic initiatives and enable effective decision making
• Support in the preparation of presentations for board, group management and committee meetings
• Other regular and ad hoc reporting as required to support the FP&A and reporting requirements
• Business Partnering with various departments
• Month end tasks and responsibilitie