Financial Planning Analyst/Performance Analyst

Pertemps; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A fast-growing organization in Plymouth is seeking a Financial Planning Analyst to support senior leaders with deep financial insights and model-building. The ideal candidate will analyze trends, deliver dashboards, and influence strategic decisions. Strong analytical skills and experience with Excel are required, with a competitive salary and perks including a pension scheme and employee discounts.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Pension scheme

Long service awards

Employee discount

Cycle-to-work scheme

Qualifications

• Strong analytical thinker with the ability to translate data into clear recommendations.
• Excellent communication skills, able to present insights to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Comfortable working with large data sets and multiple stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Identify revenue drivers and areas of underperformance.
• Run scenario and sensitivity analysis to support commercial decisions.
• Analyse performance across brands, stores, departments, and product lines.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Multitasking

Proactivity

Education

Degree or experience in an analytical, commercial, or finance-based role

Tools

Excel

Power BI

SQL

Job description

Financial Planning Analyst

Ready to turn data into decisions? We’re looking for a Financial Planning Analyst to play a key role in shaping commercial and strategic performance across a fast‑growing organisation. If you're analytical, commercially curious, and great at turning numbers into clear stories, this role puts you at the heart of business decision‑making.

The Role

You’ll support senior leaders with deep financial insights, building models, analysing trends, and delivering dashboards that highlight what’s working and what isn’t. From scenario planning to ROI assessment, your work will directly influence strategic decisions and commercial outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Identify revenue drivers and areas of underperformance.
• Run scenario and sensitivity analysis to support commercial decisions.
• Analyse performance across brands, stores, departments, and product lines.
• Build and maintain financial models covering multiple business scenarios.
• Develop dashboards and reports for senior leadership.
• Collaborate with data teams to enhance data quality and reporting depth.
• Support business cases, investment decisions, and ROI analysis.
• Work closely with finance, merchandising, and operations teams.

About You

• Degree or experience in an analytical, commercial, or finance‑based role.
• Strong analytical thinker with the ability to translate data into clear recommendations.
• Excellent communication skills, able to present insights to both technical and non‑technical audiences.
• Comfortable working with large data sets and multiple stakeholders.
• Strong multitasker with the ability to meet tight deadlines.
• Proactive, curious, and solutions‑focused.
• Advanced Excel skills; willing to learn Power BI, SQL, and other data tools.

What’s on Offer

• Competitive salary
• Pension scheme
• Long service awards
• Employee discount
• Cycle‑to‑work scheme

This is a temp‑perm role with immediate start.

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