Financial Planning and Analysis Manager

Overview

In this FP&A Manager role, you will lead budgeting, forecasting and financial planning to influence business decisions in a fast-paced Bristol retail environment. You’ll partner with senior finance and operations stakeholders to translate numbers into action, identify risks and opportunities, and support growth through robust reporting and modelling. The role offers high visibility and a chance to shape strategic investments and performance improvement. You will work across teams to drive a data-led approach and meaningful financial insight.

Pay / Benefits

• annual performance-related bonus
• Hybrid/flexible working
• Generous company pension
• 28 days’ holiday + bank holidays
• Employee discount across products or brands
• Private medical insurance

Responsibilities

• Lead the budgeting and forecasting processes
• Produce regular forecasts and longer-term financial plans
• Analyse sales, costs, margins and overall business performance
• Deliver variance analysis and commentary
• Develop financial models and scenario analyses for commercial decisions
• Partner with stakeholders to improve financial performance
• Support senior leadership with high-quality reporting and management information
• Identify trends, risks and commercial opportunities
• Develop and improve FP&A reporting, processes and systems
• Support strategic projects and investment decisions
• Drive a data-led approach to decision-making across the business

Key requirements

• ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified
• Experience in FP&A, commercial finance or similar analytical finance role
• Comfortable managing complex budgets and forecasts
• Highly analytical with strong financial modelling skills
• Commercially curious and able to look beyond the numbers
• Confident presenting financial information to senior stakeholders
• Experience working in a fast-paced environment
• Ideally from retail, FMCG, e-commerce, consumer or another high-volume commercial environment

• Commercial acumen
• Stakeholder engagement
• Strong communication
• Financial modelling
• Budgeting and forecasting
• Variance analysis

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