Financial Planning and Analysis Analyst

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We, TFP, are looking for brilliant minds and passionate hearts to help us shape the future of fertility health. We are one of the largest fertility service providers in Europe operating our IVF clinics and egg/sperm freezing banks in currently 6 countries. We have embarked on the mission to use technology to provide parents with a memorable best-in-class fertility journey that leads to the best outcome – starting a family!

At TFP, we offer all our patients the care, understanding and expertise that help to bring dreams to life. We are passionate about what we do, which reflects our commitment to creating lives and changing lives.

Science research and innovation are key to how we work and have led to us pioneering fertility treatment for more than 33 years. Many of our clinicians are internationally renowned specialists and we regularly share knowledge across our clinics to further improve our success.

The Role:

The FP&A Analyst supports the management and bank reporting of the TFP Group and is the business support for central functions. This role will work closely with the Senior Manager FP&A Region and the Group Director FP&A.

This role will provide financial and operational performance analysis and forward-looking indicators to enable function leaders and the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) to make fact-based operational and strategic decisions.

They will be responsible for supporting the key functions in the annual budget process and quarterly forecasts. Together with colleagues from the Group function Financial Planning & Analysis, he/she will be responsible for the development, implementation and continuous optimization of financial planning and analysis tools.

The FP&A Analyst will provide stakeholders with timely, accurate, forward-looking and impact-oriented insights that will enable the company to manage and improve financial and operational performance over time. This is a key role in the Financial Planning and Analysis team providing analysis and reporting that will drive business decisions

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist in the annual budgeting, forecasting and long-term planning process
• Preparation of monthly board reporting and analysis including:
• Group reporting pack (MMA)
• Bank reporting
• KPI reporting
• Development of new dashboards / other reporting as required.
• Support in the review of Managements Accounts with FP&A / Finance Team, carrying out detailed variance analysis to understand drivers on performance, articulated in a clear concise way
• Business Partner for Central functions, responsibilities to include:
• Budgeting, forecasts and variance analysis
• IT /Marketing tracker
• One off cost tracking
• CAPEX approval monitoring & forecasting for Group
• Further development of Function reporting (post Digital Finance Transformation)
• Interrogation of internal CRM & BI tool (QLIK) to provide commercial insight, analysis and decision support to the business.
• Partnering with business to deliver robust reporting, forecasting and budgeting
• Support decision making by providing stakeholders with timely, detailed and meaningful insights and visibility on business performance
• Adhoc analysis as needed by manager and wider Senior Management, including support on business projects
• Assist in delivering on Digital Finance transformation by identifying areas for technology adoption and streamlining
• Working closely with regional FP&A & local finance team members as well as senior management (CFO)
• Continuously develop and optimize reporting tools, processes, and create insights to enable performance improvements
• Support of ongoing project work in terms of planning, coordination and completion

Qualifications and Experience:

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA)
• At least 1-3 years of professional experience in financial planning and analysis
• Strong technical finance experience
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with strong business acumen
• Advanced MS Office skills, especially MS Excel and MS PowerPoint, as well as experience with common management reporting systems are an advantage
• Experience in ERP and BI tools
• Ability to manage & manipulate large volumes of data & present in a meaningful way
• Ability to work independently and effectively with people at all levels
• A well-structured way of working combined with a high degree of personal responsibility, hands-on and ownership mentality while at the same time managing orders
• Has the ability to take ownership of an area and drive improvement;
• Ability to communicate complex issues effectively, both orally and in writing