Financial Planning Analysis Apprentice
Undisclosed employer · Stockport
Key Responsibilities
• Administer the Groups Financial Planning & Analysis platform: maintain templates, user access, workflows and data structures across all Group
entities.
• Act as the first point of contact for the Financial Planning & Analysis platform queries and issues across the Group.
• Support the groups transition to a common ERP system feeding the Financial Planning & Analysis platform.
• Assist with the improvement of forecast templates used across the Groups operating businesses, working with the wider
Financial Planning & Analysis team and BU finance teams.
• Assist with building and maintaining a reliable pipeline for operational and people data that currently sits outside the
Financial Planning & Analysis platform — including data held in operational systems — working with operations and HR contacts across the
Group.
• Identify and reduce manual, repetitive tasks in the reporting and forecasting cycle.
• Produce the groups recurring weekly and monthly financial reports and reporting packs.
• Play an active role in preparing the monthly board meeting pack, and in enhancing the groups performance reporting
outputs over time.
• Support the groups annual budget cycle, including data collection, consolidation of submissions, and analysis.
• Support the Financial Planning & Analysis team with ad hoc analysis and reporting requests.
• Prepare performance analysis that explains why a variance exists — distinguishing between an incorrect assumption and
a fundamental change in the business.
• Prepare bridges and analysis that tell the story behind the numbers, not just the numbers themselves.
• Support capital allocation and investment case appraisals across the Group.
• Help identify opportunities for profitable growth.
• Use this analysis to inform continuous improvement of the drivers and assumptions underpinning the groups forecast
models.
Perks & benefits
Skills required
Prior finance experience is not required but may be beneficial. Competent, confident use of excel would be beneficial. Attitude is more important than experience - a willingness to learn and curiosity about how the business works will be beneficial. Attention to detail is a key competency. Experience of working with large data sets would be beneficial but not essential. A naturally curious, analytical mindset would be beneficial.
Qualifications required
GCSE's grades 9/A* - 4/C including Maths and English.
A levels.
Training you'll get
Our Finance Analyst apprenticeship programme integrateseight modules of technical training with work based projects. This ensures thatlearning and skills are directly applied to the apprentice’s role, andmaximises the time used as part of off-the-job training.
As an evolution of the Data User apprenticeship, thisindustry tailored programme is the first of its kind to combine essential dataskills and competencies with core accountancy knowledge for those working in afinance function, but not necessarily in an accounting role.
It offers your employees the unique opportunity to beequipped with relevant skills to directly apply their learning in the workplaceand unlock potential from your data. As well as developing technical skillsusing a range of core technologies and platforms, your employees will developthe ability to source, analyse, work with financial data, and generate insightsthat underpin business decisions to build a case for change.
Future prospects
We have a growing finance team with roles in AR, AP, Finance Operations as well as FP&A. FP&A is a growing focus of the business so plenty of scope to grow within the FP&A function.
The essentials
Hours, commitment and the dates that matter.
Training provider
Delivers the training for this role and manages your application.
