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At Holman, we exist to provide rewarding careers and better lives for employees and their families. We hire, train, empower, and reward exceptional people. Our journey is guided by our desire to get it right every time and the acknowledgement that we have an opportunity to be better. To be better, we have to do better, and to do better we must know better. That's why we are listening, open to learning new things - about ourselves and each other. We will never stop striving for improved diversity, equity, and inclusion because we are successful together when we feel trusted and supported. It's The Holman Way. At Holman, your total compensation goes beyond your paycheck. To position you for success and provide a rewarding career and better life for you and your family, Holman is proud to offer you the benefits you deserve; including protection against illness, disability, loss of work, or preparation for retirement. Below is a brief overview of these programs (programs may vary by country or worker type): Health Insurance Dental Insurance Life and Disability Insurance Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts Employee Assistance Program Retirement Plan Paid Time Off Tuition Reimbursement Holman currently has an opening for the Head of Financial Planning & Reporting to join their team in the UK! Job Responsibilities: Develop and maintain a suite of reports for the business, delivering key financial and non-financial data as appropriate to various groups within the organisation, utilising technology and other tools to continually improve the presentation of such information and the effectiveness of underlying processes required to collate the associated data; Oversee the timely and accurate production of monthly financial results, including detailed variance analysis to agreed targets and the associated reporting required both locally and by Group, as well as investigating material variations from targets and escalating any ongoing impact as appropriate; Maintain through collaboration with relevant stakeholders a detailed and interactive forecast model for the UK business, taking into consideration the key drivers for the business (for example MVI, lease book growth and payroll), in order to deliver a robust view of future multi-year performance based upon agreed changes in those metrics over the relevant time horizon, allowing the business to submit periodic forecasts to Group; Produce and complete local and Group related reporting and templates required in support of each periodic forecast cycle; Maintain a robust return on assets related analysis regarding the lease book, along with other key metrics across the business, producing relevant analytics around associated key measures keeping such data under continual review to ensure its relevance, completeness and accuracy; Maintain a detailed monthly headcount / FTE and payroll analysis, comparing to relevant agreed targets and ensuring deviations are fully validated and challenged as necessary; Produce an accurate monthly analysis of gross lease additions for submission to the Treasury team, in order to facilitate the placement of swap related transactions; Undertake the regular review of key balance sheet account reconciliations driving resolution of any associated issues and escalating matters of concern; Manage the annual audit process across all UK statutory entities, taking responsibility for the day-to-day liaison with the external audit team and ensuring compliance with statutory deadlines; Oversee the timely reporting of information to external parties, including Government related obligations and trade related bodies; Provide continual review and challenge of existing processes and procedures within the business in order deliver continued improvements both within Finance and across the organisation; Manage the day-to-day activities of the team ensuring alignment to the objectives of the business, whilst developing key skills and knowledge within the members of the team; Actively develop and maintain strong collaborative working relationships with colleagues across the wider business; and Perform all other duties and ad hoc requirements as assigned. Required Education & Experience: Finance qualification - CIMA, ACCA Minimum 7 years of progressive finance experience Minimum 3 years in a leadership role with direct reports Extensive knowledge and experience within own function and general knowledge of areas, departments and/or function(s) within and across other disciplines Advanced capability in various desktop tools including MS Office Programs (i.e. Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint) Experienced leading on significant change-initiatives Developing and implementing processes, methods, and tools to increase efficiency and accuracy Experienced managing teams / influencing key stakeholders Preferred Education & Experience: Experience of SAP would be beneficial Experience of Power BI would be beneficial Bachelors Degree would be preferred M
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