FP&A Analyst

at  Blick Rothenberg

BLICK ROTHENBERG

Blick Rothenberg are a leading tax, accountancy and business advisory firm founded on personal integrity and technical expertise. Our teams work seamlessly to provide advice throughout the life cycle of our clients. Our partner-led approach ensures that our clients receive an excellent service from a team of high-quality people who combine technical expertise with personal integrity. Our ethos is reflected in the way that we work with our clients, taking the time to understand their business and invest in the relationship to ensure that we can provide the best advice possible. We want success for our people, our clients and for our business.
In order to help preserve this winning formula, to bring it to life with our new joiners and to explain it to our clients, we have articulated our approach through the values of Collaboration, Authenticity Respect and being Dynamic. You can read more about our values here.
Blick Rothenberg is committed to improving the diversity of its workforce across all levels by building a culture that’s genuinely inclusive, a culture where everyone can fulfil their potential and can be themselves.
We seek to attract smart talented people from the widest talent pool as well as those that reflect the diversity of the communities we live and work in.
BR supports flexible working (BRighter working) which aims to allow you to balance your life with the needs of colleagues and the high expectations of our clients.
What we offer
We offer a nurturing and collaborative working culture that is caring and protecting of our people, within an environment where they can learn and flourish. In addition to a competitive remuneration package, we offer a range of flexible benefits and flexible hours of work. We have clearly defined career pathways which empower you to manage your own development. We have a number of colleague-led collaborative working groups which help shape our strategy.
The role
This role has arisen due to growth of the firm and will join a small but growing team of another FP&A Analyst, FP&A Manager and FP&A Director.
You will be a crucial part of ensuring that we have a best-in-class finance team that will be a true business partnering function to a growing business. You will support the FP&A Manager and FP&A Director to align closely to the revenue generating departments, and also business support functions, and ensure that you provide full financial support including both Budget and Forecast process for the firm as well as playing a crucial role in the production and understanding of management information, offering insight to help the firm meet its goals.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support in the preparation of the Annual Budget and quarterly forecasting models across Blick Rothenberg to build fair and accurate forecasts for the business
• Business Partnering with Heads of Department to ensure understanding of Department specific key performance indicators and key drivers for any variances to targets
• Preparation and distribution of monthly financial reports in a timely manner, to the CFO and Senior Leadership to enable clear understanding of the Departments’ progress against targets and identification of any risks or opportunities to the business
• Analysis of monthly management information, offering actionable insights and
• Support in development of reporting on Tableau and other monthly reporting in excel, to drive continuous improvement in financial data and analysis
• Ad hoc project work to provide additional analysis where required, to Heads of Department, Senior Leadership and the Azets Group

Personality and skills required

• Qualified or Part-Qualified Accountant (ACA, CIMA, ACCA or equivalent) or Graduate with relevant degree (Accounting, Finance or equivalent) with a good understanding of all primary financial statements
• Ability to manipulate and analyse large volumes of data with excellent financial modelling and analytical skills
• Attention to detail with a methodical approach
• Excellent communication skills with demonstrated ability to build strong professional relationships
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel with use of Planning Analytics / Tableau an advantage
• Experience of a medium/large standalone business or a similar role in a division of a larger organisation
• Knowledge of the professional services industry (preferred but not essential)
• Experience of working in an FP&A function (preferred but not essential)

A note from the Hiring Manager
““This role presents a chance for the right candidate to join both a growing team and business. Working closely with the FP&A Director, CFO and the Heads of Department, the role will get into the detail of the key drivers behind the performance of the different departments at Blick Rothenberg, distributing relevant reporting and analysis and ensuring it is being used to drive informed decisions. This is a real opportunity for growth and development””
Azets
Blick Rothenberg are a part of Azets, an award-winning firm of Accountants and Business Advisors operating across the UK, Nordics and the USA. Azets are a family of over 6,500 employees and have seen dramatic growth in recent years which has made us the 9th largest accountancy firm in the UK. This allows Blick Rothenberg to continue to deliver the high quality, partner-led service, but with greater resource that being part of a larger business provides.
What’s in it for you?

Coming up with a strict set of rules that work for every team and individual in a business as diverse as ours isn’t possible. Instead, we have BRighter Working, a framework to find ways of working that give us individually and collectively a great experience, while continuing to provide the highest quality service to our clients when and where they need us. This is inclusive of:

• Hybrid working– where teams are working together in multiple locations i.e. a BR office, a client site, their home or somewhere else
• Synchronous/Asynchronous working– using the office or technology to work together at the same time / using technology and different ways of working to work at different times to colleagues.
• Smarter working– finding simpler, more efficient ways of delivering services to clients and working together as a BR team. These can be tech-enabled but may also be simple changes to our processes
• Flexible working– a temporary or permanent change to someone’s terms and conditions which fixes a working pattern different to the standard contract

Pension - Looking after your future self when it’s time to step back and relax.
25 days annual leave + bank holidays – Time to focus on what’s important to you.
Life Assurance – 4 x times salary, our family is important to us, and so is yours.
Employee Referral Bonus – We’re always looking for talented individuals to join our family.
Employee Benefits Portal – Cashback and vouchers on everyday purchases.
Extensive Learning & Development Opportunities – Continuous development and support not only for your professional qualifications but also for your personal goals and aspirations, so we can grow together.
Opportunity to attend social events – Time to stop, pause and have fun.
Career Coaching – Better never stops. Sharing our time to make the best use of yours.
Job Reference: BR0055

• Support in the preparation of the Annual Budget and quarterly forecasting models across Blick Rothenberg to build fair and accurate forecasts for the business
• Business Partnering with Heads of Department to ensure understanding of Department specific key performance indicators and key drivers for any variances to targets
• Preparation and distribution of monthly financial reports in a timely manner, to the CFO and Senior Leadership to enable clear understanding of the Departments’ progress against targets and identification of any risks or opportunities to the business
• Analysis of monthly management information, offering actionable insights and
• Support in development of reporting on Tableau and other monthly reporting in excel, to drive continuous improvement in financial data and analysis
• Ad hoc project work to provide additional analysis where required, to Heads of Department, Senior Leadership and the Azets Grou