Finance Analyst – FP&A

Job Description

About the Role

Working in the Group Finance team, the Finance Analyst adds significant value to the Group FP&A team and partners with other areas of the business. The analyst will support senior business partners and senior planning managers in producing compelling analysis that is shared with key stakeholders. The role is responsible for delivering regular reporting requirements, insightful analysis, process enhancement and partnership with stakeholder teams both within Finance and the wider business.

Key Responsibilities

• Support Finance Business Partners by delivering clear financial insights and actionable analysis.
• Translate complex financial data into concise, business friendly commentary for both finance and non finance stakeholders.
• Monitor performance against budget and forecast, highlighting variances and supporting corrective actions.
• Contribute to forecasting and budgeting cycles, including preparation of monthly forecasts and annual plans.
• Support variable compensation processes, including accruals, deferred share tracking, and fund analysis.
• Maintain and enhance financial models, templates and planning tools to support decision making and investment analysis.
• Produce regular reporting packs with insightful performance commentary and key financial metrics.
• Collaborate with Group FP&A on forecasting, budgeting and long range planning, ensuring alignment with group standards.
• Ensure data accuracy, consistency and strong financial controls across reporting and consolidation processes.
• Identify risks, opportunities and trends, while driving continuous improvement in reporting efficiency, data quality and forecasting accuracy.

About the Candidate

• Part qualified or newly qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, ICAS) or equivalent – essential.
• Experience in FP&A or analytical finance roles – essential.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to present information clearly and simply – essential.
• Strong Excel skills and familiarity with financial systems (e.g. Power BI, Oracle, Anaplan) – essential.
• Good understanding of budgeting, forecasting and performance reporting processes.
• Confident working with stakeholders and building collaborative relationships.
• A proactive approach to improving processes and supporting team delivery.

Benefits

Our benefits include 40 days’ annual leave, a 16% employer pension contribution, a discretionary performance based bonus (where applicable), private healthcare and a range of flexible benefits – including gym discounts, season ticket loans and access to an employee discount portal.

Equal Opportunity

We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Committed employer.