Midpoint DC, Solihull Service Centre

Accounting/Finance

Negotiable DOE

Permanent - Full Time

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FP&A Analyst / Business Partner

About The Role

We are looking for a FP&A Analyst / Business partner to work with the FP&A Manager to support business planning by providing financial analysis and modelling whilst identifying and measure key success drivers and providing finance and business support to commercial, sales and operational staff.

With our aim to be a flexible employer, this role offers hybrid working with 3 days in the office & 2 working remotely.

Main Duties include:

Ensure monthly cost centre P&L reports are accurate by way of checking work completed by
the accounts department and ensure P&Ls are ready for issue to internal stakeholders; Monthly forecasting and annual budgeting; this will involve:

-Liaising with budget holders on a monthly bases to update forecasts and internal models for all areas of overhead costs.
-Present and review previous month actual results to budget holders and be the go-to person for questions and information.
-Understand and report on variances to forecasts, budgets and assumptions and be able to communicate these to stakeholders.
-Track spend against company initiatives and investments and report on performance.

Prepare powerpoint presentation slides explaining overhead costs, P&Ls, budgets and forecasts.
Report on Network productivity and ensure the accuracy of data in our reporting software.
Analyse payroll versus budget, create forecasts, people planning and productivity by branch.
Calculate monthly bonuses for the Network and appropriate forecasting of changes to schemes.
Manage CAPEX spend including tracking, forecasting and measuring against budget, whilst ensuring budget holders follow process and spend within their limits.
Review of business cases for investment capex and ensure quality of ROI calculations prior to management review.
Support budget holders with identifying efficiency opportunities by way of modelling and analysing data available, enabling us to propose
ideas and solutions to problems faced within the Network.
Implement process and reporting improvements which drive efficiency by moving manual reporting into software based solutions.
Support with ad hoc investment models and analysis, to aid investment decisions.

Working hours:

40 hours per week, Monday to Friday between the hours of 8am & 5:30pm

About You

What you'll need to succeed:

Strong science or analytical based background (Maths, Science, IT, Economics, Business or Engineering degree)
Ambitious candidate at the start of their career looking for a progressive role
Strong personal skills as this role requires a lot of interaction with budget holders and management
Proficient in excel or with a high level of computer literacy and a strong ability to learn quickly
A self-starter with a desire to learn fast and take on new challenges

What we'll offer:

Benefits at GSF Car Parts are designed to support all aspects of our team members life throughout their career. Whether that’s their health, wealth or everyday lifestyle, we are here for our team members and their loved ones. To name a few of our exciting benefits we offer extra holidays for time served, free flu vaccine, health & wellbeing tools, free support from pension experts, discounts from 100’s of household names including Asda, Nike & John Lewis, life assurance scheme, a suit of financial wellbeing products including advances and savings schemes plus paid time off to volunteer. There is something for everyone!

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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