ELIQUO HYDROK UK
Financial Planning and Analysis Manager
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Financial Planning and Analysis Manager
Financial Planning and Analysis Manager
The Financial Planning and Analysis Manager will lead the company’s budgeting, forecasting, performance reporting and commercial analysis processes. The role will provide clear financial insight to support strategic decision-making, operational performance improvement and long-term business planning across a manufacturing environment.
The successful candidate will act as a key finance business partner to senior leadership, production, operations, sales, procurement and supply chain teams, translating financial data into practical actions that improve profitability, cash generation, cost control and manufacturing efficiency.
Responsibilities
- Lead the annual budgeting process, rolling forecasts and medium-term financial planning cycle, ensuring alignment with business strategy and operational plans
- Prepare monthly management reporting packs, including variance analysis, commentary and clear recommendations for senior management and the Board
- Develop and maintain financial models to support forecasting, scenario planning, investment appraisal, pricing decisions and strategic initiatives
- Analyse manufacturing performance, including:
- Labour efficiency
- Material usage
- Overhead absorption
- Production variances
- Inventory levels
- Margins and cost drivers
- Partner with operations, production and supply chain leaders to identify productivity improvements, waste reduction, cost controls and profitability enhancements
- Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) across the business and develop operational-financial reporting
- Support cash flow forecasting, working capital management, and analysis of:
- Stock
- Debtors
- Creditors
- Capital expenditure
- Provide financial insights for:
- New product introductions
- Customer contracts
- Capital investment proposals
- Make-versus-buy decisions
- Prepare presentations and analyses for:
- Senior leadership
- Investors
- Lenders
- External stakeholders (as required)
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Requirements
- Qualified accountant, ideally with ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualification, and strong post-qualification experience in FP&A, commercial finance or commercial finance business partnering
- Experience in a manufacturing, engineering, industrial, FMCG or product-based environment is strongly preferred
- Strong understanding of:
- Manufacturing cost drivers
- Standard costing
- Inventory
- Gross margin analysis
- Operational KPIs
- Excellent financial modelling, forecasting, budgeting and variance analysis skills
- Advanced Excel capability and experience using:
- ERP systems (primarily MS Dynamics 365)
- Reporting/Business Intelligence tools:
- Power BI
- Tableau
- SAP
- Oracle
- Ability to:
- Interpret complex financial and operational data
- Present insights clearly to non-finance stakeholders
- Strong commercial awareness with the confidence to:
- Challenge assumptions
- Influence key decisions
- Excellent communication, presentation and stakeholder management skills
- High attention to detail, strong analytical capability and ability to work to tight deadlines
- Experience in leading or developing finance team members would be advantageous
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About Us
ELIQUO HYDROK is an award-winning, established and growing UK market leader, providing water treatment solutions that protect:
- Seas and rivers
- Drinking water safety
From flood water management to sewage filtration systems, we offer innovative, environmentally sustainable, cost-effective and practical water solutions for municipal water companies.
We are a team of 180+ colleagues delivering high-quality, essential water infrastructure services underpinning environmental improvement across the UK.
Benefits
- Flexible/hybrid working options
- Access to a Medicash Health Plan
- Company Pension
- Sick Pay
- On-site parking
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Company Events
- Appraisal and Personal Development programme
Inclusion & Diversity
We are committed to fostering a culture of Fairness, Inclusion and Respect. We actively promote equality and diversity and do not tolerate discrimination based on:
- Gender
- Race
- Disability
- Age
- Religion
- Sexual orientation
- Employment status
Our goal is to ensure every individual feels respected, valued and empowered to reach their full potential. To support fairness in recruitment, we ask applicants to complete an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) survey after applying, helping us monitor and improve access to opportunities for all.
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