Senior Financial Planning & Analysis Analyst

Senior Roles & responsibilities Reporting to a Group FP&A Manager, the Group FP&A Analyst will support the central FP&A function across financial planning, reporting, modelling and analysis. The role will work across a range of FP&A priorities, including investment finance, budgeting and forecasting. The successful candidate will combine strong data and financial modelling capabilities with a sound understanding of finance, using complex financial and operational data to support planning, challenge assumptions and provide clear insights for decision-making. Key Responsibilities • Financial modelling and analysis: Develop and maintain robust financial and forecasting models, using financial and operational data to assess performance, identify trends and risks, challenge assumptions and support business decisions. • Planning and reporting: Support budgeting, forecasting and period-end reporting across investment finance and wider Group FP&A priorities, including the preparation, consolidation and analysis of financial information and investment submissions. • Data management and controls: Extract, transform and combine data from multiple sources, maintaining appropriate validation, reconciliation and control checks to ensure outputs are accurate, consistent and reliable. • Insight and communication: Translate complex data and model outputs into clear conclusions, recommendations and actions, including insights into investment performance, costs, benefits and key assumptions. • Process improvement and collaboration: Work with stakeholders across Finance to coordinate inputs and deliver timely outputs, while identifying opportunities to simplify, standardise and automate FP&A models, reporting and processes. • · This role is for you if you have the below Work experience • Advanced financial modelling and data analysis skills, with experience building and maintaining models using large or complex datasets. • Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel; experience with Power Query or comparable data transformation tools is highly desirable. • Strong understanding of financial planning, reporting and accounting principles, gained through relevant professional experience, an accountancy qualification or a finance-related degree. • Experience with budgeting, forecasting, performance analysis or management reporting. • Ability to understand complex business questions and determine an appropriate analytical approach. • Ability to interpret results and communicate their financial and commercial implications clearly. • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with high attention to detail and data quality. • Experience with SAP, Power BI, R, Python or other financial and analytical tools is desirable. • Ability to manage competing priorities and work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment. Roles & responsibilities Reporting to a Group FP&A Manager, the Group FP&A Analyst will support the central FP&A function across financial planning, reporting, modelling and analysis. The role will work across a range of FP&A priorities, including investment finance, budgeting and forecasting. The successful candidate will combine strong data and financial modelling capabilities with a sound understanding of finance, using complex financial and operational data to support planning, challenge assumptions and provide clear insights for decision-making. Key Responsibilities • Financial modelling and analysis: Develop and maintain robust financial and forecasting models, using financial and operational data to assess performance, identify trends and risks, challenge assumptions and support business decisions. • Planning and reporting: Support budgeting, forecasting and period-end reporting across investment finance and wider Group FP&A priorities, including the preparation, consolidation and analysis of financial information and investment submissions. • Data management and controls: Extract, transform and combine data from multiple sources, maintaining appropriate validation, reconciliation and control checks to ensure outputs are accurate, consistent and reliable. • Insight and communication: Translate complex data and model outputs into clear conclusions, recommendations and actions, including insights into investment performance, costs, benefits and key assumptions. • Process improvement and collaboration: Work with stakeholders across Finance to coordinate inputs and deliver timely outputs, while identifying opportunities to simplify, standardise and automate FP&A models, reporting and processes. • · This role is for you if you have the below Work experience • Advanced financial modelling and data analysis skills, with experience building and maintaining models using large or complex datasets. • Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel; experience with Power Query or comparable data transformation tools is highly desirable. • Strong understanding of financial planning, reporting and accounting principles, gained through relevant professional experience, an accountancy qualification or a finance-related degree. • Experience with budgeting, forecasting, performance analysis or management reporting. • Ability to understand complex business questions and determine an appropriate analytical approach. • Ability to interpret results and communicate their financial and commercial implications clearly. • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with high attention to detail and data quality. • Experience with SAP, Power BI, R, Python or other financial and analytical tools is desirable. • Ability to manage competing priorities and work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment. Roles & responsibilities Reporting to a Group FP&A Manager, the Group FP&A Analyst will support the central FP&A function across financial planning, reporting, modelling and analysis. The role will work across a range of FP&A priorities, including investment finance, budgeting and forecasting. The successful candidate will combine strong data and financial modelling capabilities with a sound understanding of finance, using complex financial and operational data to support planning, challenge assumptions and provide clear insights for decision-making. Key Responsibilities • Financial modelling and analysis: Develop and maintain robust financial and forecasting models, using financial and operational data to assess performance, identify trends and risks, challenge assumptions and support business decisions. • Planning and reporting: Support budgeting, forecasting and period-end reporting across investment finance and wider Group FP&A priorities, including the preparation, consolidation and analysis of financial information and investment submissions. • Data management and controls: Extract, transform and combine data from multiple sources, maintaining appropriate validation, reconciliation and control checks to ensure outputs are accurate, consistent and reliable. • Insight and communication: Translate complex data and model outputs into clear conclusions, recommendations and actions, including insights into investment performance, costs, benefits and key assumptions. • Process improvement and collaboration: Work with stakeholders across Finance to coordinate inputs and deliver timely outputs, while identifying opportunities to simplify, standardise and automate FP&A models, reporting and processes. • · This role is for you if you have the below Work experience • Advanced financial modelling and data analysis skills, with experience building and maintaining models using large or complex datasets. • Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel; experience with Power Query or comparable data transformation tools is highly desirable. • Strong understanding of financial planning, reporting and accounting principles, gained through relevant professional experience, an accountancy qualification or a finance-related degree. • Experience with budgeting, forecasting, performance analysis or management reporting. • Ability to understand complex business questions and determine an appropriate analytical approach. • Ability to interpret results and communicate their financial and commercial implications clearly. • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with high attention to detail and data quality. • Experience with SAP, Power BI, R, Python or other financial and analytical tools is desirable. • Ability to manage competing priorities and work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment. Experience Level Senior Level