Financial Analyst FP&A

Finance Analyst | Leicester | Up to £55,000 + Bonus + Benefits

If you enjoy FP&A but you’re also the person who naturally looks at a report, model or process and thinks there must be a better way of doing it, this could be a really interesting opportunity.

We’re working on a confidential search for a well known Leicester business that is investing in how its finance team uses data, technology and automation.

It’s also a genuinely good time to join the organisation.

The business is in a good place, the finance team has low attrition and there is a clear track record of people progressing internally rather than having to move elsewhere to take the next step. There is good visibility across the wider business, plenty of exposure to senior stakeholders and a real opportunity to build a longer term career rather than just take on another analyst role.

At its core, this is an FP&A role.

You’ll be involved in budgeting, forecasting, financial modelling, performance analysis and supporting wider commercial decision making.

But the real opportunity is around improving how all of that is done.

They want someone who is genuinely interested in Power BI, better use of data, automation and AI, and who can help move the finance team away from manual reporting towards clearer, faster and more useful information.

That could mean rebuilding a Power BI dashboard, improving a forecasting model, automating a repetitive reporting process, working with larger datasets or finding a better way of presenting financial information to senior leadership.

You don’t need to come in as a Power BI developer or AI expert.

What matters is that you have hands on experience using Power BI within finance, understand the fundamentals of FP&A and are curious about how technology can improve the way a finance function operates.

You’ll need to understand what sits behind the numbers too. Budgeting, forecasting, cash flow, ROI, payback, scenario analysis and challenging commercial assumptions will all form part of the role.

There is also a broader opportunity to become one of the people within finance who helps drive better use of technology across the team, including Power BI, advanced Excel, automation and potentially AI.

What they’re looking for

You’ll probably be working within FP&A, commercial finance, financial analysis or a similar finance role.

You’ll need:

• Experience of budgeting, forecasting and financial analysis

• Hands on Power BI experience, ideally building or improving dashboards rather than only consuming reports

• Good Excel and financial modelling capability

• An interest in automation, AI and improving finance processes

• Experience working with financial and operational data

• To be studying towards a recognised accounting qualification, part qualified or newly qualified

Retail experience would be useful because of the scale and nature of the data involved, but it isn’t essential.

More important is having the combination of finance understanding, technical curiosity and the confidence to challenge how things are currently done.

What’s on offer

• Salary up to £55,000

• Bonus up to 25%

• Hybrid working with three days in the office and flexibility around which days

• Flexible core working hours

This is a confidential search. Get in touch directly or apply to find out more.