Finance Planning & Reporting Manager
£55,000 - £65,000 plus excellent benefits (Work Level 5)
Manchester City Centre - hybrid working between home and the office
We're looking for a planning and reporting manager to join our finance team, supporting across a number of areas with a focus on driving our cash planning, reporting and understanding across the Food business.
In this role, you'll collaborate with the wider finance teams to provide end to end reporting, planning, and insights which supports decision making. We'll look to you to support with everything from short term risks and opportunities to longer term strategic planning, working closely with the Co-op Board across P&L, case, and capital for the end-to-end Food business. It's a big job, but one in which you'll gain a breath of exposure within a small, flexible team. So, if you have the skills we need, we can offer you the opportunity to develop your skills and build a rewarding career with us.
What you'll do
* own our cash reporting, both weekly and periodic ensuring understanding of key business drivers
* drive improved cash reporting and understanding, working closely with the data, BI and finance teams to improve viability and commercial understanding of cash in the food business
* own our cash and capital planning processes including the short term 13 week forecast through to longer term planning working closely with treasury, group, and capital/investments teams
* support planning and reporting activity across the team, collaborating across all finance teams to ensure timely and accurate outputs across P&L, cash, and capital
* develop an understanding of the business across functional areas to story tell and make sure explanations of performance are commercially aligned
* adapt your communication and presentations for a variety of key colleagues, including storytelling for our executive leadership teams
This role would suit people who have
* an accountancy qualification (CIMA, ACA, ACCA etc)
* experience working as a finance manager in a similar role, with a focus on planning, analysis, and reporting
* proven experience managing budgets and forecasting
* good knowledge of finance systems and processes, including general ledger and/or BI tools
* experience owning key projects and working as a team to deliver them
* strong communication skills, with the ability to present to financial and non-financial audiences, challenging and influencing to a senior level
* the ability to work in a fast-paced environment with a culture of continuous change
Why Co-op?
Here you'll do work that matters. We're a commercial organisation with a purpose beyond profit. You'll have an opportunity to help us build a stronger Co-op and stronger communities. You'll also get a package that includes:
* competitive salary
* private healthcare
* coaching, training, and support to help you develop
* pension with up to 10% employer contributions
* annual incentive scheme
* 28 days holiday (rising to 32 in line with service) plus bank holidays
* discounts on Co-op products and services
Building an inclusive work environment
We're actively building diverse teams and we welcome applications from everyone. We want to build inclusive work environments, where our colleagues have equal opportunities to reach their full potential. We celebrate our differences, and recognise the importance of our teams reflecting the communities they serve.
If you have a disability, we can make reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process according to your needs. We're also part of the Disability Confident scheme, meaning we'll always offer an interview to disabled candidates who apply through the scheme if they meet the minimum criteria for a job.
We'll ask whether you'd like to be considered under the Disability Confident scheme when you apply.
If we invite you to take part in the recruitment process for any of our jobs, we'll ask you if you need any reasonable adjustments to enable you to participate.
You can find out more about our recruitment process at jobs.coop.co.uk/apply-process.
You can find out more about the Disability Confident scheme and all our commitments to diversity and inclusion at colleagues.coop.co.uk/diversity-inclusion-and-wellbeing.
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