Financial Planning Analyst

TechNET IT Recruitment Ltd; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading membership organization is looking for an experienced Finance Analyst to join their FP&A team in Birmingham. This role requires a strong candidate with extensive experience in financial analysis, capable of engaging with senior stakeholders. The opportunity offers a 12-month fixed-term contract with possible longer-term prospects, entrepreneurial spirit, and a collaborative work environment.

Qualifications

• Experienced FP&A Analyst or Finance Analyst with prior exposure to full month-end cycles.
• Confident communicator comfortable presenting to budget owners and Execs.
• Strong attention to detail and hands-on approach required.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and deliver clear monthly reporting packs for key stakeholders.
• Present and explain variances in stakeholder meetings.
• Support month-end close processes and maintain robust financial models.

Skills

Business partnering

Data presentation

Financial analysis

Excel

Power BI

Education

Degree in Finance, Accounting or related discipline

Part-qualified CIMA / ACCA

Tools

Microsoft D365

Excel

Job description

Direct message the job poster from TechNET IT Recruitment Ltd

Head of Professional Services at TechNET-IT, part of Ascent International Group Ltd

Finance Analyst – Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) | 12-Month Fixed Term Contract

Location: Birmingham (Hybrid – 3 days office, 2 days remote)

Hours: 35 hours per week

Industry: Professional Membership Body / Built Environment

TechNET IT has partnered with a prestigious global professional membership body, shaping the built and natural environment sector worldwide, to recruit an experienced Finance Analyst for their Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) team.

This is a highly visible role with strong business partnering elements, offering fantastic exposure across senior stakeholders up to Exec level, within a collaborative and evolving Finance function.

Although initially offered as a 12-month FTC (maternity cover), there is genuine potential for longer-term opportunities, as Finance is going through positive change and restructuring.

Role Overview

In this role you will split your time across:

You’ll support the creation of monthly P&L positions, lead the reporting and presentation of financial results to key stakeholders, and partner with budget owners and Execs to explain performance, variances, and future trends.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare and deliver clear, insightful monthly reporting packs for c. 12–13 key stakeholders, ranging from budget owners (Heads of) to Executive Board members.
• Present and explain variances confidently in stakeholder meetings (approx. 2-slide summaries per stakeholder area).
• Act as a trusted business partner, helping non-finance audiences understand financial drivers and performance trends.
• Support month-end close processes, including preparing journals, validating entries, analysing data, and contributing to final P&L positions (working closely with the Financial Accounting team post day 4 close).
• Build and maintain robust financial models to support scenario planning, forecasting, and budgeting cycles.
• Drive continuous improvement of reporting, with a current transition towards enhanced Power BI-based reporting.
• Work with Microsoft D365 (core ledger system) and Excel for data extraction, manipulation, and reporting.

Ideal Candidate Profile

• Experienced FP&A Analyst or Finance Analyst with prior exposure to full month-end cycles, reporting, and stakeholder engagement.
• Strong business partnering experience — able to tell the story behind the numbers, not just analyse data.
• Confident communicator — comfortable presenting to budget owners and Execs in Teams meetings.
• Strong Excel skills (essential); Power BI experience highly desirable (transition to Power BI reporting underway).
• Familiarity with Microsoft D365 an advantage.
• Degree qualified in Finance, Accounting or related discipline; ideally studying or part-qualified CIMA / ACCA.
• Pragmatic, collaborative, and adaptable — this is a global organisation but not a highly complex matrix; FP&A needs strong attention to detail and hands-on approach.
• Hybrid working: 3 days in Birmingham office (anchor days: Monday & Thursday; 3rd day flexible).
• Supportive, down-to-earth Finance team with strong respect for work/life balance (35-hour week, no culture of long hours).
• Exposure to strategic Finance conversations with senior leadership.
• Potential for permanent opportunities due to upcoming team restructuring.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Associate

Employment type

• Employment type

  Contract

Job function

• Job function

  Finance and Analyst

• Industries

  Professional Services

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