Group Fp&a Manager

Group FP&A Manager – Sysco Europe
Covent Garden
£Competitive, Excellent career development, company car, discounted products and services and much more!
Your local pub, your favourite restaurant, your children’s schools all have one thing in common – Brakes. There are a lot of hungry mouths to feed out there and every day we deliver 1.5 million products from our fleet of 2000 trucks to thousands of restaurants, pubs, hotels, schools, hospitals and care homes in every corner of the UK. Our customers count on us for exceptional food and service, and as our response to Covid-19 proved, our 6,000-strong workforce is dedicated and proud to play their part in feeding the nation
We are currently recruiting a people centric and results driven Group FP&A Manager to join our Finance team in Covent Garden
The role:
Our Finance colleagues are a central hub of knowledge, and as a Group FP&A Manager, you’ll ensure that your team are on hand to support the business in every way possible. Working as part of the Group FP&A team, the Group FP&A Manager will report into the Head of FP&A and assist in the planning and execution of the Group forecasting, understanding of financial performance and provision of financial insight to Senior Management and key stakeholders.

• Delivery of annual planning, 3YP, monthly forecast, monthly management reporting and weekly finance reports
• Drive change and process improvement to improve the quality, scope, and comparability of reporting & forecasting across multi-national operating companies
• Provide insightful analysis and review of business performance to senior stakeholders, including Capex, Sales Churn, and Cost Analysis
• Understand and challenge key assumptions, and ensure that the financial projections and associated assumptions are aligned to the Group financial and operational targets
• Act as the interface between the Group businesses to ensure key commercial and financial messages are clearly presented, including the latest financial projections and drivers of any movements
• Business Partnering with senior leadership across the group to provide financial insight
• Ad hoc projects and analysis You:
‘ll live and breathe Customer First, with an innovative and agile approach to identify new ideas and methods. You’ll enjoy working collaboratively with a dedicated focus on driving results. You will be resilient – accepting and learning from mistakes and building future solutions. Naturally, you will embrace an inclusive working environment and be committed to acting with integrity and honesty in everything you do.
Required skills and competencies:

• Qualified accountant, ACA/ACCA or equivalent
• Previous FP&A experience, including multi business unit budgeting and forecasts
• Strong Excel modelling and PowerPoint skills
• Excellent attention to detail
• Ability to quickly understand and find practical solutions to complex problems as they arise
• Strong communicator with experience in presenting information to both finance and non-finance
• Ability to build effective stakeholder relationships, both with the wider Finance team globally and throughout the business
• Operates with a strong commercial mind-set and understanding of business
• Flexibility, ability to manage and prioritise multiple deadlines
• Proactive approach to work and a self-starter

What you’ll get:

• A highly competitive package including all the benefits you would expect at this level.
• Unbeatable discounts on our fantastic range of award-winning products
• Generous holiday allowance, with option to purchase more
• Recognition awards and Incentives
• Pension
• Real career opportunities – being part of Sysco, the world’s leading foodservice business, opens up a world of possibility
• And much more….
There’s a lot on offer, so what are you waiting for?

FEED YOUR AMBITION. DELIVER YOUR FUTURE