Financial Planning and Analysis Analyst

The Opportunity

The role of FP & A Analyst will directly support senior leadership with all financial planning and analysis; and commercial and strategic finance work across the Group. The role will have a focus on automation and simplification to increase the amount of insight we can provide to the business

Key Accountabilities

High quality analysis: produce high quality analysis that provides valuable insight across the Group.

Monthly and quarterly reporting: deliver key financial information.
Business planning (annual): support the co-ordination of the business plan.

New reporting: consider ways in which new or additional analysis can provide valuable insight for the business and propose formats for new standardised reporting.

Deep understanding of the business: looking at trends, costs and sales to produce detailed reporting.

Adding value: provide insight and challenge to the business, including detailed assessments of cross-divisional performance and external benchmarking.

Continuous improvement: contribute to a process and culture of continuous improvement, with specific focus on automating and standardising reporting outputs, and ongoing development of modelling and analytical capability.

What will make you successful?

An experienced financial analyst with excellent technical skills

Working towards CIMA/ACCA/ACA

Experience delivering high quality financial analysis, and an ability to communicate findings.

Modelling capability and a strong understanding of Microsoft Excel.

Ability to understand and implement appropriate financial risk and controls processes within the FP&A environment.

Ability to manage multiple priorities and to thrive under tight deadlines and high-pressure situations.

Why James Cropper PLC?

James Cropper is a specialist paper and advanced materials manufacturer in north-west England with a strong ambition to grow in its chosen markets. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a rapidly-growing listed company with more than 175 years of heritage that thrives on innovation.

A business of around £100m, it has important market shares in the USA, China, the Far East, Europe and the UK. We are renowned globally for colour expertise, dedicated responses to challenging custom projects and award-winning commitment to the highest standards of sustainability.