FP|amp|A Analyst

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Here at Gousto, we are on a mission to become the UK's most loved way to eat dinner, and for every meal to leave the planet better off. Gousto is changing how people shop, cook and eat food at home. It’s an incredibly exciting time to join our team - and we’re a friendly bunch!

We’re proud to be one of the fastest-growing companies in the UK. Powered by data and a love of food, we’re a recipe box company that’s disrupting the sector, and we’re passionate about our diverse team and our customers.

All of our people are responsible for the success of Gousto, and we’re passionate about creating an inclusive environment for all to thrive. Our guiding values - Dream, Deliver and Care - show our commitment to innovation, our ambition to hit goals at speed, and our deep respect for the people we work with.

Job Description

Location: London

Here at Gousto, we have an exciting opportunity to join our Financial Planning and Analysis team as an analyst. You will be part of a team that reports and analyses all of Gousto’s financial metrics, regularly reporting on actual results, forecasts and budgets.

This role will own a key finance system and the re-forecasting process, as well as business partnering with the People Team

Core Responsibilities
• Responsible for administering Gousto’s FPA software tool, Planful. The Finance team uses this tool for reporting actuals and forecast scenarios, and the People team for salary forecasting
• Ensure the tool contains accurate data and is useable by the teams
• Finance ownership of the monthly re-forecasting process. Your role is to own the overall timetable, ensuring an up-to-date forecast is completed by the deadline
• Business partnering with the People team about salary costs, involving monthly reporting of actuals vs targets, monthly forecasting and annual budgeting.
• Preparing monthly performance slides for the management team to present to their teams
• Updating the Long Term Plan Excel model for monthly results
• FPA lead for cost items - you will own analysis for these areas
• Providing support to the senior team members for processes such as month-end, weekly and monthly forecasts, credit insurance presentations, and annual budgeting

Who you are
• Strong Excel and/or GSuite skills
• Experience with an ERP system. Microsoft Dynamics 365 is preferred but not essential
• Interest in finance systems, as this role requires ownership of the Planful system
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to succinctly summarise financial information into an easy-to-understand format for a wide range of stakeholders
• Able to be discreet, as you will be dealing with confidential information
• Have a growth mindset, as this is how you’ll excel at the role.

Qualifications
• Studying towards or qualified CIMA / ACCA / ACA

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Equal Opportunities

Here at Gousto, we are on a mission to become the UK's most loved way to eat dinner!

Whether it is creating diversity in our recipes or building new teams, we care about our people and the opportunities they have at Gousto. We are committed to equality of opportunity across our organisation. At all levels we promote equality, ensuring our people are consistently treated in a fair and equal manner. If you need reasonable adjustments at any point in the application or interview process, please let us know. In your application, please feel free to note which pronouns you use (For example - she/her/hers, he/him/his, they/them/theirs, etc). If you like what you’ve read about Gousto and want to find out more please click I’m interested below to apply! Read more