Senior FP&A Analyst

Who you are

• We’re looking for someone with strong financial modelling skills and the right mindset to thrive in a fast-paced, commercial environment
• You are analytical, commercially-minded and have a strong attention to detail but can also zoom out and see the big picture
• Above all, you genuinely enjoy working with numbers and are energised by turning them into a clear story
• ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified (or equivalent)
• Prior experience in an FP&A or Commercial Finance role and/or Advisory experience (e.g. Transaction Services / Management Consulting)
• Exceptional excel and financial modelling skills
• Experience with data visualisation tools (Tableau, Power BI, Looker etc), SQL skills are a plus
• Confident communicator, able to clearly summarise information for senior stakeholders
• Proactive and forward thinking with a passion for driving improvement
• Adaptable and comfortable working in a dynamic, ever-changing environment

What the job involves

• We’re looking for a Senior FP&A Analyst to join the Commercial Finance team in a newly created permanent role
• This role will work closely with senior stakeholders within the Finance team and across the wider business to help drive the financial performance of the Group
• This role offers a unique opportunity to take ownership of the forecast model for the Group
• You will work with large and complex data sets translating operational information into meaningful insights that support business decision-making
• The role will report to the Head of Commercial Finance but will have a high degree of exposure to both the Director of Commercial Finance and CFO
• Owning the rolling forecast model for the Group
• Working closely with the divisional Finance Business Partners to ensure forecast assumptions are accurate and up-to-date, providing challenge as required
• Producing weekly and monthly variance analysis against forecast with clear explanations on the key drivers of change
• Building and stress-testing scenarios across revenue and cost plans to support decision- making
• Tracking and interpreting key commercial KPIs by division / brand and translating trends into financial impacts
• Collaborating with the HR team to quantify cost impacts across the employee lifecycle
• Driving process improvement across planning, budgeting and forecasting cycles by utilising automation and AI