SALARY: from £48,109 to £58,000 dependent on experience
LOCATION: Milton Keynes
HYBRID WORKING: Our current hybrid working policy requires a minimum of 20% of working time to be based in the Milton Keynes office however flexibility is expected to meet the needs of the business and the role.
HOURS / CONTRACT TYPE: 35 hours per week / Permanent
CLOSING DATE: 24/09/2025 We reserve the right to close the advert earlier If we receive a high volume of applications.
We’re looking for a Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) Manager to deliver excellent forecasting and planning as well as internal and stakeholder reporting. You'll be an expert in identifying and implementing best practice financial planning, performance analysis and the insight to the business to help drive the best decisions.
This high impact role will also be a data champion in the department, developing processes that are efficient and using BI tools to ensure high quality outputs and time is spent on value add.
What you’ll be doing:
- Producing internal and shareholder reports with one eye on how we can make this process more efficient
- Be a subject matter expert and partnering with your business areas to provide clarity and confidence on any issues arising and championing data quality and maintaining data dictionaries
- Analysis and commentary on all reporting & KPIs with a view to understanding what the impact is to the business across income & overheads with variances clearly explained and understanding the "so what" element to drive business performance
- Build, develop & maintain high quality forecasting models using local data in order to support the planning round and quarterly forecasting process using BI tools to automate the process where possible
- SME for designated matrix controlling topics related to the Income Statement, Balance Sheet, Overheads & Cost of Money utilising this approach in the planning round and forecasting processes with in depth understanding of the matrix area
- Review and Challenge Cost centre managers robustly on a monthly basis to drive efficiency in spend and ensuring value for money and accountability through the benefits realisation process.
What you’ll bring:
You’ll have a passion for numbers and insights that drive better business decisions.
Essential experience & skills
- Excellent numeric and problem-solving skills
- Self-starter and able to quickly understand next steps to drive forward the role and resolution of queries
- Strong analytical skills and commercial awareness with an ability to deliver management and financial accounts and to develop strategic initiatives Strong MS Office / SAP / SAP BW / Tableau skills
- A proactive approach with the ability to react appropriately and effectively to changing circumstances and demands
- Proven ability to provide accurate data in a fast-paced environment
- An appreciation of stakeholder requirements in particular Brands and Retailers
- The ability to communicate complex issues with integrity at all levels up to, and including, Board level
What’s in it for you?
Bonus: Discretionary 10% on-target bonus (based on personal and Group company performance)
Pension: Employer pension contribution of 9% (based on employee contribution of 3%). VWFS will pay 6% if employee chooses a 2% employee contribution.
Car schemes*: Choice of Employee Car Ownership (ECO) scheme for petrol/diesel and hybrid vehicles plus car insurance
OR Company Car scheme for Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) plus car insurance cover for you and a partner/eligible family member.
Other benefits: From day 1 we provide income protection, life assurance (4x salary), retail discount vouchers, access to Care Concierge (a service to support carers of adults), along with other salary sacrifice options including a will writing service and cycle to work (subject to scheme restrictions).
Following successful completion of probation, you will have access to private medical insurance for you (with the option to buy additional family cover), access to our loan car scheme for up to 2 cars for your partner or eligible family members (subject to scheme restrictions) and during our annual benefit window you can purchase critical illness cover and dental cover, so you can select the benefits that matter to you.
We invest in our people and are passionate about driving development. You’ll have access to LinkedIn Learning via our Degreed platform as well as a host of professional development programmes and opportunities to build your technical and soft skills so you can further develop your career. We also offer mentoring schemes and reciprocal partnerships recognising that we can all learn from each other in the flow of work.