Financial Planning and Analysis Manager UK/IRL

at  Affidea Ireland

The Affidea Group is one of the most successful European healthcare diagnostics imaging companies, we have over 400 staff within our Irish clinics. The business operates diagnostic imaging and minor injuries centres’ around the country, offering a broad range of cutting-edge imaging technology and healthcare services to the public, insurers, employers and other organisations.
We have a new and exciting opportunity for a Financial Planning and Analysis Manager to join our team.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS :

• Lead the financial planning cycle, from annual budgeting, monthly and quarterly reforecast and the five year plan
• Understand the current model used by the Company and introduce improvements or elaborate new financial model that fits the needs of the organization and that includes: (i) definition of variables, (ii) input parameter values, (iii) model specification.
• Lead business partnering activities to key leaders across UK and Ireland, ensuring timely information and insights are provided to influence decision making
• Lead/Participate to any meeting in relation with the long-term planning and its consequences in terms of financial impacts.
• Provide monthly performance commentary to the Executive team with proposed actions, risks and opportunities
• Lead monthly performance reviews with department heads
• Conduct sensitivity analysis and what-if scenarios on the company financials and investment opportunities.
• Input into the integration of the Company’s information systems (manual and electronic), modernizing and reducing the level of manual intervention.
• Lead on investment appraisals of acquisitions, greenfield, brownfields, new services etc, summarizing the key points for the CFO and the wider executive team
• Support the Controlling team on specific issues when needed.
• Be proactive and help the Group Management Team to anticipate any future trend and its impacts in the financial statements for decision making purpose.
• Oversee regular cash flow forecasting
• Oversee Capex execution control in terms of planning and scope. Monitor the investment program and understand variances against budget.
• Work with the Group Finance team on ad hoc requests for wider group projects
• Supports the team in preparing all the reporting deliverables (revenue, EBITDA, monthly and quarterly reports and presentations)
• Analyses and provides feedback on country submissions to the business plan and forecast
• Reviews monthly country management accounts submissions and in particular the variance analysis and liaise with countries where items are not clear
• Comfortable analysing and negotiating new supplier and customer pricing contracts, supporting the Procurement team
• Prepares & distributes monthly CEO reports templates
• Writes commentary and prepares various materials for inclusion in the monthly, quarterly and ad-hoc consolidated board results packages
• Ensures support to the whole Group FP&A team in excel models’ analysis and cooperating strongly with MIS team for proper reporting
• Other ad-hoc duties as required by the Executive team
• Coaches and supports team members to create challenging objectives and opportunities for their development.
• Qualified Accountant or equivalent finance qualification
• Experience working in Financial Planning and Analysis
• Modelling experience: ability to build complex Excel models, maintain and run financial scenarios, analyse and evaluate the outputs; understanding drivers and connections of the 3 statements
• Good understanding of accounting principles and tax knowledge
• Knowledge of using SAP and SAGE preferable
• Advanced Excel knowledge
• Understanding of IFRS and local GAAP
• Excellent analytical, business knowledge and interpersonal skills
• Strong attention to detail & problem-solving skills
• Experience in the healthcare industry preferable
• Strong stakeholder management, especially with senior and executive levels