Central Operations FP&A Analyst – London or Chesterfield – Hybrid – Permanent

Job title:

Central Operations FP&A Analyst – London or Chesterfield – Hybrid – Permanent

Company

Royal Mail

Job description

Job reference number 309212Central Operations FP&A Analyst – London or Chesterfield – Hybrid – Permanent
Competitive salary
Car allowance £4000 or £3500 cash equivalent, Single person healthcare, annual bonus potential, generous annual leave offering of 27,.5 days, plus bank holidays, increasing to 30 days after 10 years service
Company pension scheme with highly competitive contribution rates
Permanent, Full timeThis is a Hyrbid working role with a requirement to attend your closest geographical office, London or Chesterfield, 2 – 3 times per week, with flexibility required in line with business needs.At Royal Mail we have served our communities for over 500 years, helping to lead and transform the postal delivery market on a global scale. Our journey to improve never stops, and that’s where we need you.An exciting opportunity has become available to join Royal Mail as an Operations Project Analyst. Are you a qualified accountant with strong system and Excel skills? Do you have excellent stakeholder management and organisational skills? If so I would love to hear from you.In this role, you will support the Functional FP&A Lead, Fuel, Fleet & International Team and Functional FD, with specific focus on the delivering their monthly reporting. The role ensures the teams are accurately reporting their monthly financials.About the role
You will support Ops Finance in the day to day running of their departments by providing financial support and advice, approving purchase orders, posting adjustment journals etc. You will track and challenge costs and budget variance.You’ll conduct variance analysis against plan and escalate to business partners and/or project managers as required.You’ll work collaboratively with business partners to effectively deliver informative management information relating to their functional areas.You’ll work with Group Finance, Operations Finance and the FP&A teams to communicate overall financial performance of the investment programme.You’ll be involved in adhoc projects in support of the broader Group and team objectives, as well as improvement of reporting.About youTo truly excel in the role, you’ll possess the key skills and experience listed below –

• Strong systems and data skills (SAP, Qlikview, Advanced Excel, Advanced Powerpoint, Think Cell and Anaplan).
• Sound analytical skills
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, both verbal and written
• Effective organisational skills
• Attention to detail
• An enquiring and inquisitive mind
• Ability to work at pace and evaluate risk
• Good knowledge of business case activities

Qualification

• Qualified Accountant (required)

We don’t expect every candidate to meet the full criteria for the role. If your experience looks a little different from the job requirements, but you feel you have the relevant skills to bring value to the role, we’d love to learn more about you.Extra Benefits

• RMG Share Schemes – partnership and matching share offer
• Family friendly support – enhanced maternity pay, paternity leave, adoption leave and shared parental leave
• Discounts and offers – there are more than 800 offers to help you save on things like groceries, days out, holidays and your household bills*.
• Supportive and generous company sick pay
• Your Wellbeing – you and your family have 24/7 access to services and tools to help you get the most out of life. From your physical and mental health to financial and social support and advice. It’s free, and it’s for everyone.
• Lifestyle benefits – You can purchase a car, bike, home technology or mobile phone, or choose from a range of health benefits and insurance products. You make regular payments from your salary, and so could save on tax*.
• Financial support – information and services to help you manage debt and grow your financial knowledge, with debt consolidation & savings plans*
• Your peace of mind with – Healthcare CashPlan, Dental Cover, Additional Life (life insurance) & Additional Life Partner, Hospital & Death Benefit Plans; Voluntary Critical illness & Voluntary Critical illness Partner
• Free & discounted RMG products – free keep safe & redirection, partner discounts
• Free stamps at Christmas

*Available only to perm employeesYour career in safe handsAt Royal Mail we value our people and we want our people to be proud to work for our businesses.We have the assets, the infrastructure and the scale that others don’t, yet we are a big part of the communities we operate in, making billions of precious deliveries each year. We are responsible for the largest B2B customer database in the UK and are one of the largest employers in the UK, providing one in every 194 jobs.An operation of this size needs a strong support network, and the HR, Legal, Finance, IT, Risk & Governance, Customer Experience, Sales & Marketing departments are all integral to helping us to utilise the latest technology and business approaches to optimise, automate and digitise our operations.Royal Mail is a forward thinking, innovative organisation, that is also committed to reducing emissions and improving air quality in our communities. This includes investing in technologies such as electric vehicles, drones, alternative fuel trucks and energy improvements to our estate.For more information on Royal Mail Group and our values please click here:Next StepsThe next stage of the selection process will be a virtual interview consisting of competency based and role specific questions.Trust forms the foundation of everything we do in Royal Mail. We want to be transparent about what kind of qualities we are looking for and build trust from the very beginning of your journey with us. The first step is your interview, and we mean ‘your’ interview. We want to give you the opportunity to shine. To enable you to do this, we will provide you with your interview questions ahead of the interview taking place. This will allow you time to prepare, and ensure you have your best examples in mind. Royal Mail Group values both trust, and our people.Royal Mail are proud of our diverse employee network groups and the active role they play to support belonging and encourage a positive work environment. We are firmly committed to inclusion and passionate about our people representing the communities we serve.We are happy to support your need for any adjustments during the application and hiring process. Please share the details within your application if required.We are Forces family friendly and a Gold signatory to the Armed Forces Covenant. We welcome applications from ex-Armed Forces personnel, reservists, veterans, cadet instructors and military spouses/partners.For more information on Royal Mail Group and our values please click here:Closing Date: Tuesday 9th April 2024. Please note, this advert may close early if the appropriate number of applications has been reached.#LI-POST #RMG #LIMRT #LI-Hybrid

Expected salary

Location

London

Job date

Wed, 03 Apr 2024 22:51:28 GMT

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