FP&A Manager - Hybrid

Job Description

FP&A Manager - Hybrid

Reporting to: Head of FP&A

About us

Buyagift and Red Letter Days are the UK’s leading gift experience provider. Our core focus is to deliver happiness to our customers, suppliers, staff and retail partners, we aim to do this by providing industry leading products. The iconic Red Letter Days brand was added to our portfolio in November 2017, and we are extremely proud to be part of the Moonpig Group since July 2022.

First a bit about the role:

As our FP&A Manager you will join our new team which undertakes decision support and planning for the Experiences segment of Moonpig Group which covers the Buyagift and Red Letter Days brands. We are looking for a FP&A Manager to be the key Finance contact for Marketing, Operations and other Trade Channels within the Experiences segment. You will directly influence senior stakeholders from daily trading decisions and monthly reporting and performance analysis to influencing planning deliverables such as quarterly forecasts and annual budgets. In this role, you will be responsible for creating and having ownership of key elements of the budgeting and forecasting cycle and providing rich analysis and insight of business performance. You will also be comfortable with building, developing and owning business cases, models and commercial finance reporting.

• Create, develop, and embed key FP&A processes to support monthly board and leadership deliverables
• Support the Experiences segment annual budgeting and quarterly forecasting process by providing up‐to‐date financials that relate to business drivers and partner with senior business stakeholders on how they achieve these targets
• Prepare monthly performance reporting and insightful analysis on trends and drivers of variances
• Support and educate the business in understanding gross margin performance
• Supporting the wider Finance team with critical deliverables such as audit requests
• Engagement with Group Finance

And now about you:

The ideal candidate will be a self-starter, has the capability to take ownership and responsibility whilst also being adaptable and curious about how things function and is commercially astute. You will have the ability to identify and solve problems, influence others, and have a willingness to dive into and understand the detail.

• Relevant accounting qualification - Qualified Accountant, ACA or equivalent with at least 2+ years of PQE
• Extraordinarily strong financial modelling and Excel skills, including building models from scratch
• Experience in setting up and implementing FP&A processes in a business
• Proven/demonstratable success in an e-commerce or retail environment or listed group experience (preferable)
• Previous experience of working in a cross-functional environment
• Ability to create effective and credible partnerships by working collaboratively to support and challenge stakeholders
• Strong relationship building, communication, and presentation skills
• Aptitude and desire to work in a diverse, dynamic, fast-moving environment, managing multiple tasks simultaneously

We live by our company core purpose of Delivering Happiness – Amazing People. We only hire amazing people like you, if this is you and if this sounds like the opportunity you have been looking for, we would love to hear from you.

In addition to a competitive salary package, you will also be eligible for our host of employee benefits:

• 25 days paid holiday, increasing by one each year
• After 5 years with us you will be eligible for 1 month fully paid sabbatical
• Access to Perkbox shopping discounts
• Free private healthcare
• Company matched pension benefits
• Learning & development opportunities
• Employee wellbeing program
• Discounted gym memberships and lots of opportunities to try out our products

We are a super friendly bunch with very big plans both for ourselves, our team and the business.

Our mission

For everyone in the UK to create unique memories that last a lifetime

Our vision

To be the most trusted platform in the UK gift experience market

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity

We’re committed to creating an inclusive and caring culture with amazing people who feel a real sense of belonging. We welcome and celebrate all diverse backgrounds - from working parents who need flexibility with their hours, individuals who are neurodiverse and prefer to work a certain way to those from underrepresented communities. We’re proud to have an employee-led group pushing the agenda on all things inclusive. And we will continue to strive for diversity and that sense of belonging so that each and every one of our team have a safe and comfortable environment in which they can be themselves and thrive at work.

Want to know what it is like to work at Buyagift and Red Letter Days, come take a look at what our team has to say https://www.buyagift.co.uk/aboutus or check out our company reviews on Glassdoor: https://www.glassdoor.co.uk/Reviews/Buyagift-Reviews-E1140132.htm

Disclaimer: In applying to this position, you consent to Experience More Ltd to keep your CV and application details on records and to process your CV internally with relevant departments involved with the recruitment of the advertised position.