Senior FP&A Accountant

Position: Senior FP&A Accountant (Permanent)
Senior FP&A Accountant

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At Bellway we recognise that people are the key to our success, and we are committed to building an inclusive culture that values and respects difference combined with creating a safe and inclusive working environment for all colleagues. This means we are positive about making adjustments as well as providing flexible working and we would be happy to talk to you about how this could work for you.

There is an exciting opportunity to join Bellway, one of the UK’s largest house builders. Our Head Office located in Newcastle upon Tyne is looking to recruit a Senior FP&A Accountant to join the Group Finance Department.

The Role

The role of Senior FP&A Accountant will report to the Group Finance Manager. The Senior FP&A Accountant plays a critical role in supporting the financial planning, analysis, and reporting processes for the business. This position is responsible for delivering accurate forecasts, budgets, and insightful analysis to drive strategic decision-making and improve financial performance.

Principal accountabilities of the role include:

Support in the production and delivery of the existing suite of management reports, ensuring information is delivered accurately and on time

Continually look to challenge existing reporting solutions and develop innovative and insightful new reports and analysis

Assist in the expansion of the new data lake, ensuring new information is both accurate and available on-demand

Working cross-functional, support the rationalisation of reports across the business

Manage ad hoc data requests, ensuring that data is collected, analysed and reported accurately and efficiently

Partner with Heads of Department to provide ‘expert’ support in the analysis and interpretation of data within their function

Whilst working with Heads of Department, identify and implement efficiencies relating to the reporting of information within their function

Support the Regional Chairmen to understand regional performance and underlying trends

Assist in the management and preparation of the Group Annual Budget

Work on adhoc projects as required, working both as part of a team and also independently

Identify risks and develop solutions to enhance the control environment both within the FP&A department and the wider Group

Support in the integration of new reporting software as required, including the introduction of a new BI solution

Experience, Qualifications and Skills

Experience

5+ years post qualification experience, working in a reporting role at mid-management level

Strong knowledge of VBA and / or SQL - Desirable

Experience of developing dashboards in BI tools such as Microsoft Power

BI - Desirable

Qualifications and Training

Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA)

Skills and Aptitude

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, in particular Excel and Power Point

Experience in developing and maintaining complex excel-based models

Methodical with a strong attention to detail

Focus on meeting deadlines, and will ‘go the extra mile’ to ensure that compromises are not taken to achieve them

Enthusiastic, with the ability to work both independently and as part of a team

Ability to work cross functional to ensure the needs of all stakeholders are met

Strong commercial acumen

The Role and Working Conditions

Willing to be flexible in respect to day to day duties and hours worked.

Office based role with ad hoc travel as and when required.

Please note this role is subject to a basic DBS and financial pre-employment checks

In return we can offer you:

Competitive salary

Competitive annual bonus

Contributory pension scheme

25 days holiday, plus bank holidays

Access to discounts and benefits portal

Share Save Scheme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Life assurance

Holiday Purchase Scheme

Earn and Learn Opportunities

We reserve the right to close this vacancy if a large volume of applications are received