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Job title: Senior Commercial FP&A Analyst, EMEA

Department: Finance

Location: Southampton, UK

GLS: P03

Working hours: 37.5 hours per week Monday to Friday

A brighter future awaits you

Job Summary

The EMEA Senior FP&A Analyst is an exciting role in the commercially orientated FP&A team sitting at the heart of the EMEA Commercial Finance organization. Reporting to the EMEA Senior FP&A Manager this hands-on role works in close collaboration with the EMEA FP&A Team and key business stakeholders to drive best practice Reporting, Analysis and Insights across the region. Closely involved in the preparation of strategic plans, annual budgets, quarterly forecasts and weekly flash. Analyzing actual results and supporting improved management decision-making.

Essential Functions & Accountabilities

• Key analytical support for the EMEA SLT & EMEA OpEx Leadership Teams to enhance proactive decision making and making recommendations to guide the business.
• Month-end support for EMEA OpEx departments, developing a deep understanding of the cost drivers and headcount across the departments.
• Submission of the EMEA monthly, quarterly forecast, and annual budget cycle Regional OpEx departments. Presentation of key variances and summary to the EMEA Finance Leadership Team.
• Drive revenue growth through prioritised OpEx investments, leveraging financial analysis, ROI modelling, and AI-enabled insights to improve investment decisions, optimise spending efficiency, and maximise business value.
• Lead best practices in reporting, BI, and AI across the EMEA FP&A team, driving consistency, process efficiency, and enhanced financial insights through automation and analytics.
• Evaluate market revenue & margin performance, and provide insights and recommendations for management decisions.
Partnering with Senior leaders across Finance, regional teams, and local markets to ensure consistent reporting and sharing of key financial and commercial drivers.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Commercial and strategic focus, thinking fast, adapting and developing solutions to changing priorities and business demands
• Hands-on close and financial experience backed with a broad technical background of US GAAP to understand the drivers and demands of all aspects of Regional and Corporate Finance
• Executive presence, comfortable working with business leaders to build a case and recommend actions
• Direct, hands-on experience in creating, tracking and controlling actual, forecasts and budget metrics.
• Proven ability to analyze actual vs. plan results and summarize underlying drivers of variances as well as providing clear and succinct interpretation of results to management.
Use of AI tools to strengthen analytics and decision-making.

Experience and Education/Qualifications

• Qualified (ACMA/ACCA/ACA) Accountant or equivalent
• Strong experience working with commercial teams
• Likely to have +4 years PQE

• Prior experience working for a European subsidiary of a US multi-national

• Working at executive, global or regional leadership levels with individual contributors, Directors, and President level staff

• Matrix style organization
  

What we offer:

You’ll receive competitive compensation and a fantastic benefits package including, private medical, health cash plan, 25 days holiday, pension scheme, life assurance, access to our Wellness Platform to support you in mental health and wellbeing, a discounted contact lens scheme and much more!

We are committed to our employees’ personal and professional development and offer extensive training to support your career growth and help every individual to reach their full potential. To help us achieve our goals, we’ll give you everything you need to help you achieve yours.

We also provide access to LinkedIn Learning to help you develop your career and grow with CooperVision.

What you can expect:

As a CooperVision employee, you’ll be welcomed into a diverse and progressive global business. We appreciate how important fostering a diverse and inclusive culture is and how different perspectives add value and contribute to our success. With our CooperPride, African Descent, Woman’s Impact Network and Mind Body and Wellbeing Employee Resource Groups, we offer opportunities for employees to learn and grow within an inclusive and safe space.

If you like what you see, take the first step towards your Brighter Future and apply today! All suitably qualified applicants will receive equal consideration and opportunities from CooperVision.

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