Rutherford Cross is delighted to be working in partnership with a premium drinks business in Glasgow to appoint a Senior FP&A Accountant for a 12-15-month period.

Reporting to the Financial Planning Manager, you will be responsible for:

• Ensuring the delivery of global budgets and forecasts are timely, in full and to a high standard
• Preparing quality and relevant financial analysis for the budget / forecast
• Performing specific analysis of any arising issues and provide solutions to the wider finance team
• Ongoing development of the budgeting / forecasting system to fit with the business objectives, ensuring new developments are properly scoped, tested and supported to ensure successful implementation
• Strong working relationships with the various finance teams in the UK and international markets and Group Operations, providing support and training on an ad hoc basis
• Configuring and administrating the Planning Analytics (IBM TM1 Planning Analytics) budgeting / forecast system (investigating user-reported issues, logging change requests and carrying out impact assessments)
• Managing and controlling master data in Planning Analytics
• Acting as the key point of contact for the regional / functional teams

The Individual:

• Fully Qualified Accountant (ICAS, ICAEW, CIMA, ACCA or equivalent)
• Relevant FP&A experience at Group level
• Demonstrable problem-solving, and strong organisational skills
• Confident and possess the gravitas to communicate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders cross-functionally at all levels
• Advanced Excel skills
• Good Systems knowledge including SAP and / or IBM Planning Analytics

On Offer:

• Competitive salary up to £59,000 p.a. (DOE)
• Hybrid working
• 37 days annual leave
• Excellent pension (Up to 21%)
• Early finish on a Friday
• Other generous benefits

**Our client is open to considering candidates on a 3-month notice period**

For more information on this role, please contact Christina McLean at Rutherford Cross - [email protected].