Overview
The Interim Group FP&A Consultant will play a key role in transforming the finance reporting of an international retail and FMCG business during a critical growth phase. Reporting to the Group Finance Director, this position involves collaborating closely with the FP&A and finance teams to develop and implement a comprehensive reporting suite that meets the needs of both regional and consolidated operations.
Responsibilities
- Lead the design of the group's reporting suite covering actuals, budgets, forecasts, and ad hoc reporting requirements.
- Define reporting requirements with central and regional finance teams and establish a single reporting standard across the group.
- Build automated reporting within the new environment to reduce manual preparation and improve turnaround.
- Rebuild existing spreadsheet reporting, including the consolidation logic, within the new systems.
- Ensure consolidation outputs and management reporting reconcile at every reporting level.
- Ensure a high level of testing across both the old and new reporting to confirm accuracy ahead of sign-off.
- Document changes, reporting logic, and data definitions effectively for future use.
- Support issue resolution and continuous improvement once the reporting is live.
Requirements
- ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified.
- Has designed a group reporting suite from scratch, not only run one built by someone else.
- Strong grasp of consolidation, intercompany, and the planning cycle.
- Advanced Excel skills, comfortable with large data sets and rebuilding models.
- Led on a programme of change management previously (ERP/Systems etc).
- Desirable experience includes Power BI and working with ERP systems (e.g. NetSuite, D365).
- Multi-entity or international group experience.
- Experience in retail, consumer, or other product-led businesses.