Assistant Finance Manager - Planning and Reporting

As Assistant Finance Manager - Planning and Reporting your role is focused on the delivery of high-quality reporting (including commentary), budgets and forecasts to the Group.  Managing a small team of Assistant Managers and/ or Analysts, the Manager will take responsibility for delivery of the functional purpose for a focused area of the business.  The functional purpose is as follows: 

• To develop and provide timely and accurate weekly, periodic, quarterly, annual and ad-hoc performance reporting for the entire business.  This will include first line commentary for all budget holders.
• To deliver timely, detailed and accurate budgets and forecasts at a GL and cost centre level, as required by the group planning processes. 
• To act as first line business partners, providing commentary where appropriate and answering some queries.  More detailed and ad hoc business partnering is outside of scope. 

The Assistant Finance Manager - Reporting and Planning will be the first line finance business partner for an area of the business, issuing reporting and commentary, and answering questions as appropriate. 

Join us at Greene King the country's leading pub company and brewer, where our mission is to pour happiness into lives and become the pride of great British hospitality. We have something special, deeply rooted in our 220-year brewing and pub history, creating the business we are proudly known for today. Still today our 39,000 strong team are the guardians of what’s wholly British, the pub experience. 

As Assistant Finance Manager - Planning and Reporting within the Centre of Excellence you will:

• Produce reporting for an area of the business, including weekly, periodic, quarterly, annual and ad hoc reporting as required.  This will include financial and some non-financial reporting as required.  Reporting should be accompanied, where appropriate, with top line commentary, including but not limited to explanation of key variances to expectations. 
• Produce the budget, forecasting and strategic planning process for an area of the business, working with the budget holders to achieve an accurate forecast. 
• Manage a small team of Assistant Manager and Analysts to support in delivery of functional outputs. 
• Work closely with the BI team to migrate standard reporting into a BI environment, freeing up capacity to take more reporting from the business. 
• Support other areas of the business to remove standard reporting burdens. 
• Act as a first line business partner to an area of the business, striking a balance between service, efficiency and standardisation. 
• Ensure the accuracy, reliability, and timeliness of data and reports, by applying quality checks, validation processes, and data governance and control standards.  
• Own the first cut of project justifications for capital expenditure projects. 
• Support the development of the team, championing career mobility and working to improve the culture of the finance function. 
• Manage ad-hoc projects, analysis and insight as required. 

The role will interface across the Group, being the first line business partner lead for the key outputs of the finance function.  It will be essential to balance customer service with efficiency, and the successful candidate will be comfortable making judgement calls regarding service levels. 

What you'll bring...

• Qualified or nearly qualified accountant.
• Advanced Excel (incl. Macros/VBA).
• IBM Cognos Analytics experience
• Previous business partnering experience.
• Good PowerPoint and presentation skills.
• Process improvement.
• Ability to develop innovative solutions to problems.
• Ability to communicate and influence effectively at all levels within the business, adjusting the style of communication to meet the needs of the audience.
• Ability to prioritise effectively, balancing short term deliverables with long term objectives in order to deliver for the business.
• Positive attitude with a personal drive to succeed.

In reward for your hard work, you will receive... 

You will receive a competitive salary and pension contribution as well as: 

• 33 days Annual Leave – With the opportunity to buy an additional 5 days! 
• Life Assurance 
• Discounted Dental and Health Insurance  
• Discount of 33% for you and 15% for your loved ones on all of our brands – so you enjoy your favourite food and drink at a discount. 
• Free employee assistance program – Mental Health, well-being, Financial, and Legal support because you matter!  
• Discount of 50% for you and 25% for your loved ones at our Greene King Inns and hotels. – so, you can enjoy a weekend away without breaking the bank 
• Refer a friend – Who do you know who could be interested in a new role? When they are placed, you could receive up to £1,500 for referring them! 
• Wage Stream – Access your wage before payday for when life happens.  
• Retail discounts – Receive up to 30% of at Superdrug, exclusive discounts with three mobile along with many more… 
• The chance to further your career across our well-known brands – As one of the industry's top apprenticeship providers, we can provide training and development at each level of your career.