Financial Planning & Analysis Business Partner

at  Arriva UK Bus Limited

YOUR TYPICAL DAY WILL INVOLVE:

• Liaising with Finance business owners to ensure alignment with UK Bus’ planning requirements.
• Owning the planning calendar for UK Bus and its operating companies, based on Arriva Group’s quarterly planning cycle.
• Preparing clear forecast guidelines and assumptions for teams to follow.
• Managing and executing planning processes to ensure accurate and timely reporting, introducing process enhancements where required.
• Working with the FP&A Analyst to streamline processes and support automation efforts.
• Managing data inputs and outputs in Adaptive software, including some journal entries, ensuring completeness and integrity of planning data
• Managing the completeness and integrity of planning data.
• Preparing data & analysis packs (covering P&L, cash flow, and balance sheet) to the Group Finance Director.
• Preparing presentations for the quarterly Extended Executive Review and board meetings.
• Ad-hoc project & monthly reporting support.

ABOUT THE ROLE

As an FP&A Business Partner you’ll play a vital role within the UK Bus Finance team, collaborating with stakeholders across all levels. You’ll work closely with the Head of FP&A to drive our financial planning processes: managing the coordination, delivery, and presentation of business plans, while ensuring that planning timelines, assumptions, and results are communicated effectively. If you’re ready to make a real impact in financial planning and strategy, this is your opportunity.

To be considered for this role you must have experience in financial planning, budgeting and forecasting and be ACA / ACCA / CIMA-qualified or nearly qualified.

• Having experience in Microsoft Power Query/Python/SQL/R is advantageous