Senior Fp&a Analyst - Barcelona, España - Kaplan Languages Group

Kaplan Languages Group

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Barcelona, España

hace 2 semanas

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Isabel García

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Company Description

Kaplan Language Group (KLG) is a reliable and respected leader in the language travel industry, that provides high-quality, language-travel programs across the world.

The group consists of some of the biggest names in educational language tourism:
Alpadia Language Schools, ESL Languages, and Kaplan International Languages.

With more than 130 combined years of experience and thousands of happy and satisfied alumni - KLG is a reliable and respected leader in the language travel industry.

KLG offers a wide range of language and cultural programs in more than 100 countries across the world, allowing students to embark on a unique, life-changing journey specifically tailored to them.

Job Description:

This pivotal Finance partnering role will lead our understanding of the performance of UK & Ireland Schools production.

You will be granularly analysing and forecasting revenues, costs and profitability, providing monthly actionable insight on school results and demand trends.

This will entail ownership for management reporting, budgeting and forecasting of UK & European schools, business partnering with the schools' Managing Directors and principals.

The role will also and also lead our understanding of global Sales and Production trends, performing quarterly deep-dives and reforecasts to present revised global forecasts.

Reporting to the Head of FP&A and supporting point of contact of our Languages School, this is a high-profile role with direct access to key members of the senior management team.

You will provide commercial support to Finance, Acquisition and Schools functions by taking the lead on developing complex financial forecasting and analysis models, sparring with the business on their output, and driving the resultant deep-dives to provide and present the data for decision-making.

As such, this role will have a direct impact on business profitability.

Main responsibilities and functions

MANAGEMENT REPORTING AND ANALYSIS
FINANCIAL AND OPERATIONAL
Management reporting for the Languages Schools businesses, presenting insightful monthly Management Information based on an in depth understanding of the business
Close monthly coordination and review.
Controllership of operational KPIs to challenge completeness in our accruals and indepth understanding of our operational efficiency and cost management
Measurement and analysis of Transactional Finance and Accounting teams' production efficiency, highlighting areas for focus
MANAGEMENT REPORTING AND ANALYSIS
SALES PROFITABILITY
Monthly "Country P&L" reporting and deep dives to understand the profitability impact of our Sales decision making
FP&A and financial modelling support to expand revenue and margin analysis and adhoc business development modelling, supporting senior finance and operations management
BUDGETING AND FORECASTING
Languages Schools P&L: Ownership of Languages schools budgeting and forecasting, working closely with schools accountants.
Sales and

Produced Weeks:
managing the iterative creation of global sales targets and subsequent productions forecasts and budgets.

Analysis of complex sales, pipeline and financial information and reports to provide accurate and timely financial recommendations to management for decision making purposes.

AUDIT SUPPORT
Supporting the Financial Controller in the management and coordination of audit requests to ensure accurate accounts and timely audit completion

Qualifications:

Qualifications and experience

Min 5 years of experience in budgeting, forecasting, business partnering and closings.
Significant experience in a datarich analytical role involving complex Excel models, including both regular reporting packs and projectorientated deepdives.
Proven ability in bringing numbers to life for nonFinance stakeholders, both visually and articulately
Excellent attention to detail and ability to investigate problem areas with an inquisitive mind
Experience working with multiple management levels and functional roles outside of a finance/accounting group

Skills and competencies

High level of initiative, selfmotivation, and drive an ability to work independently with guidance to prioritize, plan, manage time efficiently and meet deadlines
Advanced Excel knowledge is essential.
Spanish and English is a must.
Ability to create adhoc models and use them to analyze and present financial and operational information and insights this will require not only analytical but strong interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal)
Solid technical accounting skills
Systems experience in Microsoft suite including Great Plains, Business Central and Power BI would be an advantage

Additional Information

What We Offer You:

This is a fulltime position based in Barcelona. You will be fully supported in your role with ongoing coaching and training from your colleagues and managers.
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