Job Introduction
We're currently recruiting a dedicated Regional Planning, Reporting & Analysis Manager – EMEA to support Compass Group Ireland’s Finance team on a full-time basis, based in Dublin with hybrid working.
Reporting to the Finance Director, you will be responsible for influencing decision making, optimizing financial performance and supporting the achievement of business objectives across the EMEA region. You will have the experience and confidence to critically appraise information and ask challenging questions whilst looking at the bigger picture. This role offers an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact within a fast-paced and high-performance environment.
Could you bring your financial acumen and strategic thinking to Compass Group? Here's what you need to know before applying:
Your key responsibilities will include:
Financial Planning
- Lead the budget and forecasting process for the EMEA region, working with local Finance Managers to coordinate the regional process
- Integrating and developing the tools and models used to forecast and budget
- Streamline Financial Planning processes to improve efficiency and accuracy
Reporting
- Responsible for consolidation & reporting of regional results across all 14 countries
- Maintenance of central databases for the region covering Financial & non-financial data
- Establish and maintain relevant, accurate and timely dashboard reporting on KPIs across the region covering financial and non-financial areas of reporting
- Ownership of internal reporting ensuring that the right tools are used for communication
- Production of Monthly and Quarterly results pack for relevant stakeholders, incorporating financial and operational information as well as commentary
- Leading monthly financial reviews with the wider Finance Team and Operations Directors
Analysis & insight
- Supporting key stakeholders with ad hoc projects and analysis within the scope of the job as required across: Operations, People, Business Excellence, Marketing & Sustainability
- Proactively looking for improvements and opportunities to add value and drive potential decision making.
- Provide ad-hoc analysis and decision support to senior leadership as needed.
Our ideal candidate will:
- Degree educated and qualified in CIMA, ACCA or ACA
- 5+ years experience in financial planning and analysis
- Strong analytical skills and proficiency in financial modeling and data analysis
- Advanced user of Google Sheets / Microsoft Excel
- Experience in setting new standards for reporting & financial planning
- Experience of working with non-financial teams to communicate and influence performance
- Able to demonstrate gravitas as a functional expert and be able to explain complex ideas to Finance and Non-Finance colleagues
- Results focused – responsive and delivers work on time
- A “can do” attitude, excited about being a part of an evolving team
- Basic knowledge of relational databases and coding languages such as SQL is advantageous
- Previous experience in the consumer / hospitality sector is preferred
At Compass Ireland, our people are our business. When you join the Compass Group you will be joining a supportive network of incredible individuals, each united by their passion for going the extra mile for the organisations we partner with. We are building a team who care about providing a great customer experience and want to grow and develop as we do. We are dedicated to investing in every colleague joining us and pride ourselves on being an equal opportunity employer; we celebrate diversity and are committed to building an inclusive environment for all our colleagues. We consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.
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