Senior FP&A Analyst

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Senior FP&A Analyst | Drinks Manufacturing | West London | £60,000- £65,000 | Permanent Role

Robert Half are partnering with a fast-growing, entrepreneurial drinks business to recruit a Senior FP&A Analyst into a newly evolving finance function. Reporting directly to the Finance Director, this is a broad and commercially focused role covering financial planning, forecasting, management reporting, financial modelling and business partnering across a growing group of drinks manufacturing and distribution businesses.

This is an excellent opportunity for a qualified accountant with strong FP&A experience and a background in food or drink manufacturing who is looking to take on a genuinely progressive role. A key focus of the position will be using AI, automation and Power BI to improve the way FP&A operates, while retaining strong traditional financial analysis and commercial judgement.

About the Position

Reporting into the Finance Director, you will be responsible for:

• Preparing monthly financial reporting across the Group, including P&L, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow and production standard costs.
  * Producing detailed analysis of sales, gross profit, margins and operating costs by channel, customer, category, brand and SKU.
  * Preparing management reporting packs with clear commentary on actual performance against budget, forecast and prior periods.
  * Supporting the annual budgeting process and periodic forecasting across the Group.
  * Building and maintaining financial models covering P&L, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow.
  * Providing insightful analysis on key variances, risks and opportunities and working with management teams to identify appropriate actions.
  * Acting as a finance business partner to Commercial, Operations and wider management teams, turning financial analysis into practical recommendations.
  * Developing and maintaining Power BI dashboards covering trading, distillery and other business activities.
  * Supporting cash flow reporting and highlighting potential opportunities, risks and funding requirements.
  * Identifying opportunities to automate recurring FP&A and reporting processes, using AI and other technology where appropriate. xwwtmva
  * Supporting finance systems, reporting and AI implementation projects across the business.
  * Developing practical AI-driven solutions, templates and models to improve the speed a
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