Roles and Responsibilities
- Coordination and leadership of the budgeting, forecasting and long-term planning process
- Lead on analysing actuals against budget/ forecast and prior year
- Support decision making by providing stakeholders with timely, detailed and meaningful insights and visibility on financial performance
- Develop clear and engaging presentations to communicate financial information in a compelling and simple way, for a variety of differing audiences including the NWS Exec, Board and NDA Corporate Centre
- Development and oversight of the SharePoint file structure for the finance teams, ensuring all documentation and financial information is organised effectively and accessible as necessary
- Perform ad-hoc analysis where required to assist in management decision making
- Day to day management of the NWS FP&A system (Vena or equivalent) and work to continuously improve how it is used – reducing the reliance on Excel in the business
- Manage the Financial Forecasting process (process, systems, timelines, guidance, review meetings etc) – encompassing rolling forecast, budget, Government Spending Reviews, Corporate Targets, Operating Plan etc
- Using Power BI to help present information through a number of lenses, developing new ways of reporting.
- Responsible for consolidating financial reporting across NWS and producing Exec / Board slide packs for the CFO/Finance Director and Head of FP&A to present which explain clearly and simply financial and operational performance of the business against budget and forecast (with clear variance analysis and insight)
- Manage risk to NWS Outturn – working with Finance Business Partners to ensure that these are identified early and managed appropriately. For opportunities work with the Finance team to ensure they are identified owned and delivered
- Track performance against the NWS Integration Business case (and other key Business Cases on behalf of the Exec / Board) and put in place appropriate efficiency tracking to ensure that we deliver the best value for money for the UK Taxpayer
- Lead analysis and interpretation of complex financial information and transform it into actionable insight and recommendations
- Work as a key member of the FP&A team and wider finance function to help the business achieve its strategic objectives
- Develop the financial planning team, overseeing the work of others and leading areas of work, delegating effectively, while maintaining accountability
- Work with colleagues across the NDA to understand and share best practice
- Deputise for the Head of FP&A as required
Experience Required
- Fully Qualified Accountant (CIMA / ACCA / ACA / CIPFA or equivalent) with considerable post qualification experience
- You will have previous experience of operating in a FP&A role in large complex organisations
- Significant experience in analysing large datasets, and communicating them effectively
- Experience in prioritising work and managing the workloads of others, managing expectations and taking responsibility for delivery against tight deadlines.
- Demonstrable experience in problem solving, challenging and leading activity to the best solution.
- Experience in developing financial reporting products and methodologies and building best practice.
- Experience in understanding and interpreting financial information and the ability to correlate with business performance
- Demonstrable experience in providing subject matter expertise in analysis and presentation of financial data
- Experience in leading and developing others in a financial operation
- Proven experience in using financial modelling tools and the use of Excel and PowerPoint to communicate the story.
- Public Sector and Nuclear experience would be advantageous but not essential
- Excellent written and oral communication skills to present complex financial information simply
- Able to quickly build rapport with and influence key stakeholders
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