We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Financial Planning and Reporting Lead to support the Country Road Group Head of Financial Planning & Analytics in leading the creation and enhancement of Group financial planning and reporting capability.
Key Responsibilities
* Lead key commercial and board reporting to ensure accuracy and insightful narrative, including preparation of weekly and monthly trade reporting.
* Drive utilisation and improvement of Business Intelligence (BI) reporting, facilitating budget/forecast process and ensuring key internal and external milestones are met.
* Support continuous improvement of Finance reporting and planning through technology and processes, leading the enhancement of Group financial reporting capability with a focus on consolidation, automation and exploration of BI tools.
Financial Analysis and Reporting
* Prepare daily and weekly sales and Balance Group Plan (BGP) reporting, ensuring alignment of actuals, forecast and budget to Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) and Group reporting.
* Review analysis and insights from business on trade outcomes and performance of key trading metrics, preparing weekly trade report for senior management team.
* Support Sales, Markdowns and Promotional activity reporting where required, leading transition of reporting to brand planning teams.
Strategic Business Planning
* Support Head of Group Financial Planning in establishing guidelines for budgeting & forecasting process, ensuring alignment across all Finance Business Partners and business stakeholders.
* Coordinate annual budget and quarterly forecast process, including management of timeline and key milestones.
* Lead creation and consolidation of Sales & BGP budget and forecast review template, working closely with brand commercial team to ensure accurate approval in Master Planning Framework (MFP) and uploading into EPM.
Requirements
* Chartered Accountant (CA) or Certified Practising Accountant (CPA) qualification is essential.
* Senior experience in Financial Planning or Business Partnering in a complex environment.
* Experience with financial systems, preferably Oracle Financials and EPM or equivalent reporting/forecasting tool.
* Extensive experience with Business Intelligence (BI) tools such as Power BI, Tableau or QLIK.
Why Work With Us?
* Generous employee discounts across our brands.
* Seasonal clothing allowance.
* An additional day of leave for your birthday.
* An industry-leading Parental Leave Program.
* Flexible working arrangements to support work/life balance.