Senior Manager, FP&A role focusing on finance and analytics at Paramount. Analyzing data and building financial models to drive business initiatives.
About the role
- Financial Planning & Analysis Analyst at Farnell, a global technology distributor, analyzing financial data and providing data-lead insights. Collaborate with finance teams across regions in a hybrid work environment.
Responsibilities
- Report, analyse and interpret financial and operating data for global accounting and business operations.
- Provide analytical support including P&L projections/forecasts, scenario planning, ratio analysis, budgeting and cost analysis.
- Liaise closely with colleagues in the global Finance Business Partnering team, furnishing them with data-lead insights into sales, margin, operating expense and working capital performance
- Gather, analyse and summarise recommendations for financial plans, acquisition activity strategic growth initiatives, future requirements and operating forecasts.
- Develop financial reports for forecasting, trending and narrative results analysis for management.
- Co-ordinating closely with our global Business Intelligence team to ensure our suite of daily, weekly and self-serve reporting available to business leaders is appropriate, relevant, accurate and on a constant evolution pathway
- Prepare, review and analyse standard and ad-hoc monthly reporting, including assisting in the production of reporting for Avnet and Farnell Executive Team consumption.
- Review reports to verify accuracy and highlight variances.
- Other ad-hoc reporting requirements as assigned
- Generate financial forecasts and create financial models to support business planning decisions.
- Assist in the development, preparation and presentation of short- and long range financial plans.
- Work with management to develop, monitor and report KPIs for the business.
- Prepare journal entries, calculate accruals and allocate expenses.
- Work closely with the global accounting teams (EMEA, APAC and Americas) during month-end period close to gain insight into financial results, applying rigor, financial challenge and a curious mindset to ensure understandability of all financial results (P&L and working capital) for the period.
- Perform economic research on rates of return, depreciation, working capital, investment opportunities and regulatory impacts.
- Respond to information requests from internal customers, including but not limited to Farnell and Avnet global performance, competitor analysis and market trends.
- Contribute to various improvement initiatives and business insights projects.
- Support other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- 3+ years of experience in financial analysis, FP&A or a similar role.
- A Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
- Knowledge of GAAP and complex accounting systems.
- Strong analytical ability and experience interpreting financial data.
- Advanced Excel skills (XLOOKUP, Pivot tables; exposure to Power BI or SAP is advantageous.
- A proactive, curious mindset and confidence working with cross functional teams across regions and time zones.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to translate data into actionable insight for senior management.
Benefits
- A supportive team environment where everyone really is working toward the same goal.
- A strong open-door policy within management
- An environment where you will be given the tools and opportunities to further your career
- Pension scheme (matched up to 8%)
- Company car salary sacrifice scheme
- Simply Health Medical Scheme
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays with option to buy additional holiday
- Free On-site Parking and free on-site gym
- Flexible hybrid working
- Cycle to work Scheme
- Reward schemes
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