AI-Driven FP&A Analyst — Pharma Forecasts & Partnerships

R&D Partners; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

R&D Partners seeks an experienced Commercial Finance & Planning Analyst to support business planning, forecasting, and reporting across the Northern European Hub. The role emphasizes financial analysis, month-end reporting, and business partnering to deliver actionable insights that drive performance.

AI tools like Claude and automation will modernize workflows and spend variances will be analyzed. The ideal candidate has a finance degree and 3+ years FP&A experience, with strong Excel and

Qualifications

• Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or related field.
• Minimum of 3 years FP&A, Finance, Accounting, or relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Support annual business planning and ongoing forecast processes, ensuring accuracy and alignment with objectives.
• Own and maintain select forecast models, track accuracy, and recommend improvements.
• Provide actionable insights to business partners by understanding key performance drivers.
• Challenge assumptions and support decisions with robust financial analysis.
• Assist budget owners in understanding spend variances and forecast accuracy.
• Prepare month-end reporting and commentary in line with accounting policies.
• Partner with Finance leadership on forecasts and highlight deviations versus plan.
• Support ad hoc analysis, business cases, and project requests as needed.
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders and act as a trusted financial advisor.
• Collaborate with Marketing, Supply Chain, HR, and other teams on financial initiatives.
• Use AI tools like Claude to enhance analysis, draft commentary, and streamline models.
• Identify manual or repetitive tasks in planning and reporting and automate them using tools such as Power Query.

Skills

Forecasting

Financial analysis

Stakeholder communication

Excel

Power BI

AI in analysis

Automation

SAP-SAC

Education

Finance degree

Tools

SAP-SAC

Power Query

Job description

R&D Partners seeks an experienced Commercial Finance & Planning Analyst to support business planning, forecasting, and reporting across the Northern European Hub. The role emphasizes financial analysis, month-end reporting, and business partnering to deliver actionable insights that drive performance.

AI tools like Claude and automation will modernize workflows and spend variances will be analyzed. The ideal candidate has a finance degree and 3+ years FP&A experience, with strong Excel and