Senior FP&A Analyst & Vi Planning Lead

Covetrus Inc.; Dumfries; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A global veterinary services provider in Dumfries is seeking a Senior FP&A Analyst & Vi Planning Lead. In this role, you will drive financial performance and strategic decision-making, overseeing the financial planning and analysis for the Veterinary Instrumentation business. You will be responsible for leading end-to-end forecasting and budgeting processes, engaging with stakeholders to ensure accountability for financial results. Applicants should be fully qualified accountants with experience in FP&A and strong analytical skills. Competitive salary and full-time position.

Qualifications

• Strong post-qualification experience in FP&A or commercial finance.
• Exposure to large groups with corporate reporting requirements is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Lead Financial Planning & Analysis for the Veterinary Instrumentation business.
• Support the distribution business in Dumfries and influence stakeholders.
• Develop and improve dashboards, systems, and processes for data-driven decisions.

Skills

Advanced Excel

PowerPoint skills

Data analytical skills

Education

Degree Level Education

Fully qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)

Tools

SAP

Sage

Job description

Senior FP&A Analyst & Vi Planning Lead page is loaded## Senior FP&A Analyst & Vi Planning Leadlocations: Dumfries, Scotland (UK)time type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: R-13602## Join our team as a Senior FP&A Analyst and VI Planning Lead, where you’ll play a key role in driving financial performance and strategic decision-making. Reporting to the FP&A Manager, you’ll act as the primary finance lead for the Veterinary Instrumentation (Vi) business.## ## You’ll lead Financial Planning & Analysis, delivering robust forecasting, planning, and strategic analysis for current operations and future opportunities, with full accountability for the Vi business’s planning and forecasting cycles.## ## You’ll support our distribution business based in Dumfries and our Vi business, challenging and influencing stakeholders to achieve financial goals. You’ll own and continuously improve FP&A processes, systems, and data ensuring scalable frameworks that meet global and local requirements. Working closely with commercial, operational, and leadership teams, you’ll proactively identify and drive strategic, value-creation opportunities through insight-led analysis that shapes decisions and delivers impact.## ## **More about the role**## * ## Lead end‑to‑end planning and forecasting for the Veterinary Instrumentation (Vi) business, including annual budgets, periodic reforecasts, long‑range plans and scenario analysis, providing clear recommendations to senior leadership.* ## Provide leadership across Profit and Loss forecasting and planning, both short‑term and longer‑term strategic, building robust models and processes that provide insight, challenge assumptions and enable key business decisions. Ensure that the global organisation receives accurate, timely and insightful submissions.* ## Lead complex business analysis in response to ad‑hoc leadership team requests, using scenario modelling and financial insight to drive improved business performance across customers, categories and products.* ## Presenting (both written and verbal) of results and analysis to others, in a complex and rapidly changing environment, messages (including those related to complicated accounting issues) are easily digested and understood by non-finance professionals.* ## Budgeting – lead the budget process for your areas of responsibility, including systems, processes and stakeholder engagement from leadership team level down, ensuring a clear, stretching and credible budget that the organisation can be held accountable to deliver.* ## Drive the development and improvement of dashboards, systems and processes to enable leaders to make data‑driven strategic decisions, including both financial and non‑financial metrics.* ## Act as a senior finance partner to commercial and marketing teams in identifying and delivering new sales and margin initiatives, through strong relationships, commercial insight and rigorous financial evaluation.## ## ## **About you**## * ## Fully qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) with strong post-qualification experience in FP&A or commercial finance.* ## Exposure to large groups with corporate reporting requirements would be very helpful.* ## Degree Level Education* ## Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills essential, SAP and Sage experience desirable. Strong data analytical skills.*Covetrus is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.*