Finance Systems Analyst (Powerbi, AI & Automation)

Michael Page; Northampton; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Michael Page is partnering with a leading Logistics & Supply Chain organisation to recruit a Finance Systems / Reporting Developer. You will help adopt and enhance the Pigment platform to support budgeting, forecasting and reporting across the business.

You will work in FP&A, collaborating with finance teams to translate needs into robust planning solutions, automate processes and improve data governance. The role includes training and user support for Pigment users.

Qualifications

• Experience in FP&A or management accounting functions.
• Experience with Pigment or comparable planning platforms.
• Strong financial modelling and data analysis abilities.
• Advanced Excel; SQL/Python desirable.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management.
• Experience improving finance processes through systems or automation.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain and enhance financial planning models in Pigment.
• Build scalable budgeting, forecasting and long-range planning solutions.
• Ensure models are accurate, efficient and well documented.
• Create scenario and sensitivity analyses for strategic decisions.

Skills

FP&A experience

Financial modelling

Advanced Excel

SQL/Python

Stakeholder management

Automation of finance processes

Simplify financial information

Education

Accounting qualification (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)

Tools

Pigment

Anaplan

Adaptive Planning

Oracle EPBCS

SAP Analytics Cloud

TM1

Power BI

Job description

This leading Logistics & Supply Chain organisation are looking for a Finance Systems / Reporting Developer to join their growing FP&A team. This is an excellent opportunity to play a key role in adopting, developing and enhancing their new Agentic AI enterprise financial planning platform (Pigment) from a technical perspective to support the delivery of high-quality financial planning, forecasting and reporting across the business.

Client Details

Leading Logistics & Supply Chain organisation

Description

This leading Logistics & Supply Chain organisation are looking for a Finance Systems / Reporting Developer to join their growing FP&A team. This is an excellent opportunity to play a key role in adopting, developing and enhancing their new Agentic AI enterprise financial planning platform (Pigment) from a technical perspective to support the delivery of high-quality financial planning, forecasting and reporting across the business.

Key Responsibilities

Planning Model Development

• Develop, maintain and enhance financial planning models within Pigment.
• Build scalable solutions to support budgeting, forecasting and long‑range planning.
• Ensure planning models are accurate, efficient and well documented.
• Develop scenario and sensitivity models to support strategic decision‑making.

Business Partnering

• Collaborate with FP&A Manager/Commercial Finance Team to understand planning and reporting requirements.
• Translate business needs into effective planning solutions.
• Support Finance teams throughout budgeting and forecasting cycles.
• Provide recommendations for improving planning processes and model design.

System Administration & Continuous Improvement

• Support the day‑to‑day administration of the Pigment platform.
• Identify opportunities to automate manual processes and improve planning efficiency.
• Maintain model integrity, dimensions, assumptions and calculation logic.
• Participate in testing and deployment of new functionality and enhancements.

Data Management

• Work with Finance and Data teams to ensure data quality and successful integrations.
• Investigate and resolve data or model issues.
• Support reconciliation of planning data against source systems.
• Promote good data governance and documentation.

Reporting & Analysis

• Build dashboards, reports and visualisations within Pigment.
• Support management reporting through improved planning outputs.
• Develop ad hoc analysis to support commercial and strategic decisions.

User Support

• Act as a key point of contact for Pigment users.
• Deliver training sessions and create user documentation.
• Provide ongoing support and guidance to Finance users.
• Encourage adoption of best practices across the planning process.

Skills & Experience

Essential:

• Experience within FP&A, Commercial Finance or Management Accounting function as a Business Intelligence Developer or IT Finance Systems Analyst
• Experience using enterprise planning solutions such as Pigment, Anaplan, Adaptive Planning, Oracle EPBCS, SAP Analytics Cloud, TM1 or similar.
• Strong financial modelling and analytical skills.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, SQL / Python coding is desirable
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to simplify complex financial information.
• Experience improving finance processes through systems or automation.

Desirable:

• Experience with Pigment.
• Experience of data modelling or ETL processes.
• Knowledge of Power BI or other reporting tools.
• Qualified or part-qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA - not essential)

Job Offer

• Opportunity to join an early stage AI adoption strategy
• Opportunity to support on the enablement of Business Intelligence