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• Reporting into: FP&A Director EMEA

Overview of the role

• The FP&A manager role supports the Commercial (Sales) organisation and is responsible for the consolidation of the financial results of the EMEA region and will provide insightful financial information to key stakeholders to drive profitable decision making and support the growth agenda within the business.
• What are we looking for?
• Be a fully qualified accountant (ACA/CIMA/ACCA or overseas equivalent)
• Detail conscious, with an ability to meet deadlines
• Be a clear and strong communicator
• Have a strong commercial awareness and experience in supporting senior leadership
• Demonstrable FP&A and commercial reporting experience
• Self-motivated with drive for continual improvement.
• Experience of handling large volumes of data from multiple sources within excel

Duties and responsibilities

• Consolidation of EMEA monthly reporting – providing commentary, variance & KPI analysis with core focus on Commercial Sales
• Lead monthly business review meetings with senior stakeholders and review and challenge drivers of performance.
• Input into the board report providing insight and analysis into the underlying drivers of business performance.
• Own the planning and forecasting cycles for the region, delivering robust budgeting and forecasting processes utilising the systems to drive automation
• Work with the Director of FP&A to proactively identify revenue growth and profit enhancement opportunities.
• Business partnering with finance regional heads and regional sales leaders
• Adhoc reporting on Lines of Business (product performance)
• M&A reporting

Essential Skills and Experience

• Advanced Excel , with knowledge of BI tools an advantage
• SAAS experience
• Knowledge of a subscription-based business model beneficial

Key internal relationships

• Local and Global FP&A Team and regional business stakeholders
• Hybrid working with 2-3 days in the office.
• As a global leader in PR, marketing and social media management technology and intelligence, Cision helps brands and organizations to identify, connect and engage with customers and stakeholders to drive business results. PR Newswire, a network of over 1.1 billion influencers, in-depth monitoring, analytics and its Brandwatch and Falcon.io social media platforms headline a premier suite of solutions. Cision has offices in 24 countries throughout the Americas, EMEA and APAC. For more information about Cision's award-winning solutions, including its next-gen Cision Communications Cloud®, visit www.cision.com and follow @Cision on Twitter.
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