# Lead Finance Planning & Reporting Analyst

**Company**: Co-op
**Location**: Manchester, Lancashire
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: £45,000 - £50,000
**Category**: Finance
**Industry**: Retail

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## Description

We are seeking a Lead Finance Planning & Reporting Analyst to join our Food Retail Business. You will work closely with the Food Support Centre and the Food FPAR (Financial Planning, Analysis & Reporting) team.

Your main responsibilities will include managing cost forecasts, understanding and explaining variances, and partnering with functional teams to support decision-making. You will provide clear financial analysis and help ensure plans align with business priorities.

**Responsibilities:**

- Financial Planning & Analysis for our Food Support Centre, one of our biggest cost lines

- Provide key insights and commentary to various internal partners

- Own monthly performance reporting and period end packs for Food Support Centre, providing overview to risks and opportunities

- Produce insightful and clear planning communication packs for decision making

- Support the Finance Business Partners within Food Retail to monitor spend against budget

- Provide ad hoc financial analysis support for business initiatives

- Build strong relationships with internal senior leadership across the business

**Requirements:**

- An accountancy qualification (e.g. ACA, CIMA or CIMA) or are currently working towards one

- Experience making improvements to reporting processes and delivering actionable insights, with an understanding and experience within financial modelling

- The ability to understand core accounting principles and think commercially

- Excellent communication skills, with the confidence to present to financial and non-financial partners, challenging and influencing where necessary

- The ability to prioritise the right tasks in a complex, changing environment

**Benefits:**

- An annual bonus (based on personal and business performance)

- 28 days holiday (rising to 32 with service) plus bank holidays

- A pension with up to 10% employer contributions

- Access to a subsidised onsite gym (at our Manchester HQ)

- 30% discount on Co-op products and 10% off other brands

- Stream – early access to a percentage of your pay as you earn it

- Virtual healthcare including GP appointments, mental health support, nutrition and fitness advice

- 24/7 colleague support service

- Training and support for your development and career progression

- Cycle-to-work scheme

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## Skills

### Required
- financial planning
- analysis
- accounting
- communication
- financial modelling

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