Financial Planning Analyst

Insight Select; Maidstone; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Select is seeking an FP&A Analyst on a 12‑month fixed term contract to join a high‑caliber finance team. You will prepare monthly management reports, perform variance analysis and support budgeting, forecasting across six international entities, delivering insights and improving processes.

You will work 3 days in the office with 2 days working from home, collaborating with budget owners and IT to ensure accuracy and timely delivery of reporting.

Qualifications

• 3+ years' experience in FP&A, management reporting or financial control within a multinational or multi-entity environment.
• Strong experience in financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis.
• Advanced Excel skills, including modelling and pivot tables.
• Experience working with financial systems.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with excellent stakeholder management.
• Commercially aware, organised and confident communicating financial information to non-finance stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly management reporting, including analysis of KPIs against budget and forecast.
• Perform monthly variance analysis, investigating key movements with budget owners to understand performance.
• Manage reporting, accruals and reconciliations across key cost areas.
• Support budget and forecasting cycles, including developing cost estimates and financial models.
• Partner with budget owners across six international entities, providing financial insight and best-practice guidance.
• Monitor financial data and systems to ensure reporting is accurate, complete and delivered on time.
• Investigate data discrepancies and work with Finance and IT teams to resolve issues.
• Support process improvements, automation and wider finance projects.

Skills

FP&A

Forecasting

Excel modelling

Variance analysis

Stakeholder mgmt

Financial systems

Communication

Tools

Financial systems

Job description

My client, a successful international business, is seeking an FP&A Analyst to join their team on a 12-month fixed term contract. This is a great opportunity for an experienced finance professional with strong reporting, analysis and forecasting skills to work across multiple international entities.

Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly management reporting, including analysis of key KPIs against budget and forecast
• Perform monthly variance analysis, investigating key movements and working with budget owners to understand performance
• Manage reporting, accruals and reconciliations across key cost areas
• Support budget and forecasting cycles, including developing cost estimates and financial models
• Partner with budget owners across six international entities, providing financial insight and best-practice guidance
• Monitor financial data and systems to ensure reporting is accurate, complete and delivered on time
• Investigate data discrepancies and work with Finance and IT teams to resolve issues
• Support process improvements, automation and wider finance projects

Skills

• 3+ years' experience in FP&A, management reporting or financial control within a multinational or multi-entity environment
• Strong experience in financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis
• Advanced Excel skills, including modelling and pivot tables
• Experience working with financial systems
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with excellent stakeholder management
• Commercially aware, organised and confident communicating financial information to non-finance stakeholders

Package

• 3 days in office and 2 days WFH
• 12-month fixed term contract
• Opportunity to work within a successful international business