About the roleWe have a unique opportunity for a FP&A Analyst to join our Finance Team, based at our Fender EMEA head office in East Grinstead!
Reporting to the FP&A Manager, this role will provide business partnering to key stakeholders in the business, and provide good quality financial information and analysis in all areas of sales and margins for Fender Europe.
If you're passionate about making a difference, working with a close knit team, and will enjoy the challenge of working in a fast-paced environment across a European business, this role is for you!Main Responsibilities Preparation of monthly management reports, for use at meetings with European and US executive management Reviewing P&L performance against budget, prior year and previous forecastsDetailed margin variance analysis, including price and cost variancesSales and order analytics, including NPI Price and promotional analytics, to drive and support inventory reductionsBusiness partnering key stakeholders, to aid in decision making on discretionary spendProduce reports, variance analysis and analytics on various areas of Gross Margin and A&PActive involvement in the forecast and budgeting processes for Sales, Gross Margin line items and A&PIdentify process improvements and implement once approvedad hoc projects and tasks Essential Skills/Experience Part Qualified AccountantTwo or more years of experience, ideally in a product-based companyExcellent attention to detail, and high level of accuracyAbility to analyse figures and present the information in a readable and understandable format for non-finance staffAdvanced excel skills to manipulate large volume of dataDeadline driven with the ability to remain calm under pressureGood interpersonal and communication skills to deal with different cultures and stylesExperience of working in a multi-currency environmentProactive and inquisitiveMulti-tasking, flexible and adaptableDesirable Skills/Experience Budgeting and forecasting experienceExperience of Hyperion, Tableau, BW and SAPConsumer Goods or Manufacturing Background preferred