Financial Planning Analyst

United Kingdom National Nuclear Laboratory; Risley; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Family-friendly policies

Pension plans

Generous annual leave

Gym discounts

Performance bonus

Professional development

Employee assistance

Cycle to work

Life assurance

Health care discounts

Job summary

United Kingdom National Nuclear Laboratory (UKNNL) is seeking a Financial Planning Analyst to coordinate budgeting, forecasting and strategic planning across the business. You will build financial models, analyse data and provide timely recommendations to senior leadership.

Join UKNNL to contribute to critical national projects, work with a supportive finance team and benefit from comprehensive employee packages and development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience in financial modelling and reporting.
• Part qualified with CIMA/ACCA/ACA or equivalent.
• Strong planning and analytical skills.
• Experience in complex financial analysis, modelling and forecasting.
• Highly numerate with advanced Excel skills.
• Experience handling large data volumes.
• Proactive problem solving and teamwork.
• Process improvement mindset; adaptable to change.
• Ability to obtain BPSS security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the budget and forecast processes across the business areas.
• Consolidate budgets, strategic plans, and cash flows.
• Build and maintain financial models for budgets and forecasts.
• Develop financial models and analyses to support strategic plans and initiatives.
• Provide analytical support to senior finance leaders.
• Maintain internal costing for all resources.
• Ad hoc analysis and project work.

Skills

Financial modelling

Forecasting

Analytical skills

Excel proficiency

Data handling

Problem solving

Teamwork

Process improvement

Numeracy

Attention to detail

Education

Part qualified accounting body (CIMA/ACCA/ACA)

Tools

Business World

Job description

Job Description for Financial Planning Analyst

There’s never been a more exciting time to be part of the nuclear sector. New opportunities are being created all the time. At UKNNL, you’ll be in the ideal place to capitalise on this momentum, face new challenges and develop a long, successful and meaningful career.

We’re an organisation that’s here to experiment and push the limits of what’s possible. So, if you’re keen to excel in your chosen field, this is the place to do it. Because at UKNNL, anything is possible.

The post holder will coordinate the company-wide financial planning activities, including budgeting, forecasting and strategic business planning. The post holder will develop and implement process improvements across the financial planning cycle and will support evaluation of strategic initiatives. Additionally, the post holder will be responsible for maintaining accurate internal costing for all resources within the business

Main Responsibilities for Financial Planning Analyst

• Coordinating the budget and forecast processes across the business areas.
• Consolidating company budgets, strategic plans, and cash flows using sensitivity analysis.
• Building financial models for budget and forecast purposes.
• Developing financial models and analyses to support strategic plans and initiatives.
• Analysing complex financial information and reports to provide accurate and timely financial recommendations for decision making purposes.
• Managing the internal costing system ensuring cost attribution methodologies are appropriate for all resources.
• Calculation and maintenance of internal cost rates for all resources.
• Providing analytical support to the VP Finance and Head of Corporate Finance.
• Ad hoc analysis and project work.

Essential Criteria for Financial Planning Analyst

• Demonstrable experience in a financial modelling and reporting role.
• Minimum part qualified member of a recognised professional accounting body (CIMA, ACCA, ACA etc).
• Strong planning and analytical skills.
• Experience of complex financial analysis, modelling and forecasting.
• Highly numerate with strong excel skills.
• Experience in handling large volumes of data.
• Problem solving.
• Team working.
• Process improvement mindset.
• Ability to obtain BPSS level security clearance (this includes but is not limited to identity, employment and criminal record checks).

Desirable Criteria for Financial Planning Analyst

• Knowledge of major Finance ERP systems (Business World would be ideal).

Why join us?

UKNNL isn’t just a place where you can do career-defining work that makes a real-world impact. It’s also a place where you’ll feel appreciated and valued. We’re creating an inclusive workplace where everyone is free to be themselves and feel like they belong. We put your wellbeing first, we push you to reach your potential, and we do everything possible to help you feel safe, supported and inspired.

We also offer a range of employee benefits:

• Sector leading Family-Focused Policies: celebrate life events, including enhanced maternity and paternity leave and a week off for your marriage.
• UKNNL offers attractive pension plans. If you contribute 5%, UKNNL contributes 15%. Alternatively, if you choose not to contribute (0%), UKNNL will still contribute 10%.
• Annual Leave: Benefit from 25.5 days of leave, plus 4 extra days to be taken during Christmas shutdown, plus Bank Holidays.
• Reduced gym membership with discounts of up to 25% from 3,700 gym and leisure providers across the UK.
• Company Bonus: Be rewarded for your contributions.
• Learning Opportunities: Enhance your skills through excellent development programmes.
• Employee Assistance: Access support for personal and professional challenges.
• Cycle to Work: Stay active and eco-friendly.
• Life Assurance: Ensure peace of mind for you and your loved ones.
• Enhanced Sick Pay Benefits: Receive support during illness or injury.
• Access to ‘Mydiscounts’ which has a range of special offers and discounts from more than 200 suppliers, including medical insurance and dental insurance.
• Health Care: Health savings plan which allows you to claim money back on visits to the dentist, optician and/or physiotherapist (limits apply).

About The Company

UKNNL is an incredible place to work. A place where people do things that have never been done before. A place where people push boundaries to further themselves, the business and society as a whole.

This is a place where personal and professional opportunities are limitless. If you want to change the world, if you want to tackle climate change, if you want to help advance medical science, if you want to help put things in space, if you want to answer the big questions, if you want to work with extraordinary materials, if you want to meet great people, learn new skills, challenge yourself, work flexibly, and build a long successful career with the power to make a real impact… you can do it all here.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

UKNNL has a vision for Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity (ED&I) where UKNNL aims to be an inclusive workplace that attracts diverse talent through transparent and equal policies and procedures, providing reasonable adjustments as appropriate. We want you and the diverse mix of people that we employ, customers that we service and stakeholders that we influence to feel valued. We encourage a workplace culture where everyone can thrive with a sense of belonging and the ability to access to workplace in a way which works for you.