Financial Planning Manager

3 weeks ago


Chorley, Lancashire, United Kingdom AFR Consulting Full time

Job Title: Financial Planning Manager

Salary Range: £60,000 - £80,000 per annum

About the Role

A leading FMCG manufacturing company in Lancashire is seeking a Financial Planning Manager to join their team. As a key member of the finance department, you will be responsible for preparing budgets and forecasts for all departments across the business.

The ideal candidate will have experience of owning the process of preparing budgets and forecasts, with a strong background in financial planning and analysis. You will work closely with department heads to manage cost, improve efficiencies, and drive performance.

You will be responsible for reporting variances against budget, preparing forecasts with detailed analysis, and meeting regularly with budget holders to discuss results and actions. Additionally, you will liaise with all departments, including manufacturing, sales, and warehousing, to provide insightful and actionable data to senior management.

Key Responsibilities
  • Preparing budgets for all departments across the business
  • Reporting of variances against budget
  • Preparation of forecasts with detailed analysis
  • Meeting regularly with budget holders to discuss results and actions
  • Liaising with all departments, manufacturing, sales, warehousing etc
  • Reporting and analysis of costs, margins, and performance
  • Supporting planning and decision-making
  • Financial modelling and scenario/trend analysis

You will work with SAGE 200 and should be comfortable manipulating large volumes of data in Excel into meaningful reports and analysis for non-finance managers.



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