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The FP&A Controller role is responsible for financial planning, budgeting, forecasting and providing strategic insights to decision‑making. The focus is to work cross‑functional to understand the P&L fully, own the annual budget cycle and the short‑ and long‑term forecast process, and report to the FP&A Manager. The role owns all business forecasting and provides analysis to support decision‑making.

• Responsible for the total P&L for reporting and providing insights and analysis, including preparing monthly reporting decks for the UK leadership team and International Head Quarters (IHQ)
• Take ownership of the monthly forecast cycle, working closely with key stakeholders and providing the latest insights
• Prepare analysis and decks for the monthly review cycles (M meetings)
• Take ownership of Annual Operating Plan (AOP) planning, modelling and drive the reporting, and prepare presentations of the plans (SMRD)
• Support medium‑to‑longer‑term planning in the business – e.g., 5‑year Value Creation Plan or equivalent
• Work closely with the commercial finance team, Central Finance, and other company functions – Marketing, Sales, Supply Chain, and Manufacturing – on short‑ and long‑term projects to improve total performance
• Experience of COGs review and analysis
• Support finance automation centred around Power BI
• Deputise for the FP&A manager when required

• Qualified accountant with 5 years of post‑qualification experience (PQE)
• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting or controlling
• Ability to work on own initiative and be proactive
• Previous FMCG experience
• Ability to prioritise own workload
• Analytical mindset and attention to detail
• Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, V‑lookups, knowledge of databases)
• Good written and oral communication skills – ability to challenge & influence in a commercial environment
• Ability to work to tight deadlines and under pressure