Financial Planning and Analysis Manager

What will you be doing:You will have a key role in supporting the development and maintenance of medium to long-term financial models, working with colleagues and stakeholders across the organisation and our parent department, to ensure the sustainable funding of Companies House. This includes the review of Companies House fees and Spending Review bids, building upon our funding model which uses activity-based costing methodology.You will identify risks and opportunities for our medium to long-term funding, taking mitigating actions where required and providing challenge as appropriate.You will have commercial acumen and be able to operate within a potential environment of ambiguity and uncertainty.Working with a range of experts across the organisation, you will analysis our financial and non-financial datasets to gain fresh insights and understand cost to aid you in the production of detailed financial models.Using an iterative financial modelling process using cutting edge software (such as Alteryx) to automate and provide consistency across the modelling process, you will support projects in the development of their business cases.You will also provide expert advice on the risks presented within the financial model, data inputs and assumptions.You will also produce affordability analysis alongside should cost modelling for our largest and most complex procurements, ensuring compliance with the Green Book best practice, Managing Public Money and other relevant HM Treasury guidance. This includes identifying budgeting and accounting treatments and to advise on the long-term financial impacts of delivering proposed solutions.You will support the business by building relationships with key stakeholders to challenge and influence decision making through expert analysis and interpretation of strategic goals.About the team:The Financial Planning & Analysis team is an essential part of the finance directorate and play an important role in supporting and enabling the ambitious transformation plans of Companies House. There is a strong culture within the strategic finance teams to provide training, mentoring and opportunities to develop, ensuring we support you to maximise your development and to reach your full potential.Use of new technologies such as Alteryx and Power BI has seen the team win public sector and national finance awards for advancement in automation, analytics and reporting, which has created time for the team to focus on adding organisational value.The team have won Public Sector Team 2023 and Rising Star of the Year 2023 at Finance Awards Wales. The team support and assist each other and have developed a great team ethos, valuing their colleagues, celebrating success and the embracing the mixture of strengths and differences they possess. The Financial Planning & Analysis team at Companies House are valued contributors within the organisation and regularly are seen as being vital for the success of our large and complex project delivery:The FP&A function is a real asset and will be integral to understanding the VfM of our major projects over the next few years Head of Economics, Companies HouseThe FP&A team has developed a model which breaks down how individual elements within the organisation contribute to its overall costs, which has enabled a wide range of scenarios to be modelled from various angles Senior Finance Business Partner, The Department of Business and Trade.