Summary

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Job Description

FP&A Accountant



Location:
Leeds, Thorpe Park, Hybrid working.

At Lowell, we value togetherness. And that’s what enables us to drive onwards as a company, as a team, and as individuals, together. Because together, we go further.

Our mission is to make credit work better for all. Based in Yorkshire, with offices across Europe, we’re a leading credit management company. We buy lots of different kinds of debts and give our customers the tools to pay them off in practical and affordable ways. We understand that every person’s situation is different. And every year, we help thousands of people take control of their debts.

The FP&A Accountant role is a key member of the Group FP&A team and will report directly to the Group FP&A Director. Your responsibility will be to support the Group FP&A team in providing numerical, commercial insight and analysis of the key drivers of our business as well as the wider finance community as well as being a core part of the group wide planning processes.

Accountabilities and

Responsibilities:

• Take reporting from the BSU and with the support of the senior members of the team, use it to drive strong, value adding insight and support for all financial aspects of the business across the regions and group wide
• Play a consolidation role in the annual budget process and subsequent reforecasting exercises, across P&L, balance sheet and cash flow elements
• Use strong modelling (Excel and other tools) and analytical skills to help develop ways of assessing business performance
• Support the senior members of the team by maintaining the Excel models (e.g. budget and plug & play) ensuring their integrity as well as ensuring data quality of the inputs and outputs
• Develop insight and understanding of the major P&L / Balance sheet drivers from operational, financial, commercial and people data
• Significant input to the budget/forecasting processes, providing requisite knowledge and understanding of the business to help feed assumptions
• Communicate insight and findings via clear and crisp presentations / documents for example the monthly board pack

What we need from you:

• Qualified accountant (CIMA, ACCA, ACA)
• Experience of working in a finance function in reporting / analysis / accounting role
• Experience in month end close and input to budgeting
• Evidence of building detailed financial models and exposure to reporting cycles
• Able to communicate effectively with finance / non-finance people through a variety of media eg. Spreadsheets and presentations (strong MS Excel ability is important)
• Sound understanding of the business / finance function
• Commercially focused Finance professional who has excellent accounting, modelling and analysis skills
• Capability to handle a wide breadth of topics relating to performance, plus an ability to work under pressure

A mission that gives back:

You’ll also have lots of opportunities to make an impact on your personal development. At Lowell we have a big focus on helping our colleagues develop their careers and grow with us, together.

So, whatever your culture, gender identity, religion, ethnicity, age, neurodiversity, or disability status, if you’re ready to help us make credit work better for all, we think you’ll fit right in.

Our people are our strength, so we build strong teams thriving with diverse voices, and offer benefits that can keep our people strong.

That means...

• A competitive salary.
• A discretionary annual bonus for a job well done.
• 3% flexible benefits; pick additional benefits or take as cash each month. Whether this is extra holiday or dental cover there will be something for you.
• We are committed to a hybrid working environment, where we will ask you to work in our Leeds office, which will be based in Thorpe Park. Our new purpose-built office to support collaborative working and those meaningful moments you’ll only get from being in the office.
• Free parking when you are in the office and when working from home, you’ll be fully equipped with everything you’ll need to be successful.
• 28 days holiday plus public holidays with the option to purchase up to an additional 5 days.
• Life assurance & Group income protection
• A fantastic culture with more little perks along the way including, self-development opportunities, recognition awards and on-site facilities to support the varying needs of our colleagues.
• Wellbeing support and a programme of webinars and classes geared towards mindfulness.