[Remote] Financial Planning and Analysis Manager
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Japan House London offers an authentic encounter with Japan, showcasing its art, design, and culture. They are seeking a Financial Planning and Analysis Manager to lead financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting activities, providing insights to support strategic decision-making.
Responsibilities
- Lead the annual budgeting process across all entities and departments, ensuring alignment with organisational objectives and priorities
- Coordinate reforecasting, rolling forecasts and medium-term financial planning activities
- Develop financial models, scenario analysis and business cases to support strategic decision-making and long-term sustainability
- Monitor organisational performance against budgets and forecasts, identifying risks, opportunities and emerging trends
- Lead the production of management accounts, performance reports and financial dashboards for senior management, Board and Committees
- Provide meaningful analysis, commentary and recommendations to support decision-making
- Develop and enhance KPI reporting across financial and operational activities
- Undertake income, expenditure, profitability and trend analysis across cultural, commercial and funded activities
- Act as a trusted finance partner to budget holders and operational managers
- Support departments in planning, forecasting and evaluating operational and commercial initiatives
- Challenge assumptions, improve financial accountability and promote informed decision-making
- Deliver financial training, guidance and support to non-finance colleagues where appropriate
- Lead payroll, establishment and workforce analysis in partnership with HR and the Financial Controller
- Maintain workforce planning models, salary budgets and establishment reporting
- Support annual pay review processes and workforce forecasting
- Analyse staffing costs, vacancies, organisational structures and workforce trends to support strategic planning and financial sustainability
- Support evaluation of commercial performance across retail, hospitality, venue hire and other income-generating activities
- Provide analysis to support grant funding, sponsorship, investment decisions and organisational initiatives
- Develop ad hoc financial analysis to support strategic projects and Executive decision-making
- Provide support and cover for the Financial Controller and other members of the Finance team as required
- Contribute to cross-functional projects and organisational initiatives to support effective financial management and organisational objectives
- Support organisational planning, governance and reporting activities as required
- Undertake any other duties commensurate with the level and responsibilities of the role
- Contribute to finance transformation and continuous improvement initiatives
Skills
- Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)
- Significant experience in FP&A, commercial finance, management accounting or business partnering roles
- Experience leading budgeting, forecasting and financial planning processes
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capability
- Excellent communication skills
- Experience producing management accounts and performance reporting
- Ability to interpret and communicate complex financial information
- Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills
- Experience developing financial models and scenario analysis
- Knowledge of workforce planning and payroll analysis
- Experience working in a cross-cultural environment
- Demonstrate and role-model Japan House London Values: Omotenashi, Integrity, Shared Passion, Cultivation, and Open-ness
- Experience within a multi-entity organisation
- Experience in a cultural, arts, public sector or not-for-profit environment
- Experience with Xero or similar finance systems
Benefits
- Generous holiday allowance – up to 36 days per year, inclusive of public and bank holidays
- Group life insurance scheme
- Remote GP service
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee discount for the Japan House Shop and Stand
- Discount platform for high street shops
- Access to perks and discounts local to Kensington High Street, London
- Personal learning budgetafter 6 monthsservice
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