Analyst, Group Financial Planning & Analysis

Hotel: Corp Branston, 1 First Avenue, Centrum100, DE14 2WB

The Role

Step into a high-impact role where your financial expertise will drive IHG's success! You'll be at the heart of delivering powerful insights on group performance to our Group FP&A and Finance business partners, enabling them to make bold decisions that enhance performance and unlock incredible value for IHG. This is your chance to shape the future and make a lasting impact!

Your day to day

• Provide day to day financial management and analytics to support Group FP&A, Finance business partners and business stakeholders to understand and drive business performance.
• Perform decision support activities such as reporting on Group P&L performance; System size and pipeline analysis and providing support with management contract valuations.
• Support preparation of financial presentations for the Executive Committee and Board including providing valuable insight through accurate commentary.
• Provide support with the verification process of Annual Report and quarterly stock exchange announcements.
• Be flexible to provide ad-hoc reports and analysis, incl. scenario modelling to support decision making.
• Identify process improvement opportunities and support the delivery of improvements in processes and systems.
• Build strong relationships within the DS and with the SSC, and collaborate to deliver high quality outputs.

What we need from you

• Bachelor degree in finance or Accounting oriented study. Preferably working towards professional finance qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
• Preferably, experience as a finance analyst, incl. experience with operational planning, budgeting and forecasting processes, management reporting, scenario analysis and modelling skills, with preference for leisure and hospitality or similar single unit, multi-revenue stream operations.
• Experience in audit with knowledge of financial statements and financial principles would be beneficial but not essential.
• Understanding of trading metrics and key drivers which impact operations revenue and cost.
• Advanced user of Excel, PowerPoint. Prior use of Oracle, Essbase and/or reporting tools a distinct advantage.
• Ability to prioritise and to operate effectively in a fast moving, global environment with tight deadlines.
• Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Strong oral and written communication, interpersonal and problem-solving skills.
• Critical thinking and ability to connect and explain linkage between drivers and outputs.