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About The Role

The FP&A Analyst will play a pivotal role in shaping and supporting GSF Car Parts’ financial strategy. This position is responsible for delivering high‑quality financial planning, forecasting, and analysis to drive informed decision‑making across the business. The successful candidate will support the development of financial models, lead budget preparation activities, conduct detailed variance analysis, and produce meaningful KPIs and insights that influence performance and operational outcomes.

This role offers a fantastic opportunity to grow within a dynamic finance team, gain exposure to senior stakeholders, and make a real impact within a fast‑paced, evolving organisation.

Main Duties and Accountabilities  

    • Annual Budgeting and monthly forecasting
    • Responsibility for the forecasting, budgeting and actual performance review of the P&L for the National Distribution Centre. This includes monitoring staff levels, productivity performance, payroll and overheads, as well as forecasting inventory levels and movements between the distribution centre and the branch network 
    •  Commercial business partnering with senior staff, in particular the National Distribution Centre management
    •  Preparation of reporting and PowerPoints for board packs, senior management packs and business updates
    •  Supporting with cost control through business partnering with senior management
    •  Report and presentation of monthly financial performance to senior management
    •  Process and reporting improvements including designing reports using Power BI
    •  Driving change within the current reporting systems to improve outputs
    •  Contribute to a collaborative culture by sharing insights and specialist expertise, helping to upskill colleagues and drive team performance 
    • Ensure monthly cost centre P&L reports are accurate by checking work completed by the accounts department
 
This role is hybrid and based from our head office in Wolverhampton working 40 hours per week. 

About You


Main Duties and Accountabilities 
Annual Budgeting and monthly forecasting
Commercial business partnering
Analysing payroll vs. budget, creating forecasts, people planning, productivity by branch
Commercial partnering with branch network driving profitability and understanding cost base / sales per head count / productivity analysis
Preparation of Reporting and PowerPoints for Board Packs, Senior Management Packs and Business Updates
Supporting with cost control through business partnering with senior management
Report and presentation of monthly financial performance to senior management
Process and reporting improvements
Driving change within the current reporting systems to improve outputs
Provide support and guidance to more junior members

Experience Requirements
Trained by big 4 accountancy firm is a must
Experience in FP&A desirable or the ability to demonstrate strong analytical abilities

Person Specification
Strong communication skills required as this is a commercial, business facing role and this person is expected to develop good relationships with many people across the business
Strong excel skills is a must with experience in modelling to support forecasts and budgets required
Ambitious candidate looking for progressive role and wants to continually learn and take on new challenges
A self-starter with a history of driving improvement and not accepting the status quo because that is how it has always been done
Qualified in ACCA, ACA or CIMA required

About Us

GSF Car Parts is one of the UK’s leading automotive parts distributors, supplying thousands of independent garages throughout the UK and Ireland with parts, tools, garage equipment and specialist training. The group has over 175 branches nationwide and a turnover exceeding £475 million. Built on the heritage and success of a dozen local brand identities acquired over several years, we have traded as one brand since November 2021. Our branch network is bolstered by centralised support and expertise from specialist departments in key areas such as procurement and supply chain, marketing and national accounts. The business also benefits from integrated IT systems, which include our industry leading catalogue system, Allicat, and access to the Group's national garage programme, Servicesure

 
 
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