Financial Planning and Analysis Analyst

Publicis Groupe UK; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid role in London

Competitive compensation

Great benefits package

Job summary

Epsilon is seeking a highly analytical and commercially minded FP&A Analyst to join our UK Finance team. This developmental FP&A role is for someone with around 1–2 years of relevant finance experience who is studying towards CIMA/ACCA.

The role is hybrid, based in our London office four days per week. You will support the UK planning, forecasting and reporting cycle, build your commercial understanding, and gain exposure to senior stakeholders across the business.

Qualifications

• 1–2 years of FP&A, management accounting, or commercial finance experience.
• Currently studying CIMA/ACCA, in the first or second year of the qualification.
• Strong grounding in accounting and financial analysis; keen on FP&A career.
• Solid Excel skills with large data sets; attention to detail and deadlines.
• Clear written and verbal communication; collaborative and proactive.

Responsibilities

• Support monthly forecasts, annual budgets, and longer-term UK plans.
• Produce regular management reporting with clear commentary.
• Analyze actuals vs budget/forecast; investigate variances.
• Maintain and improve financial models and data templates.
• Track KPIs and trends; gather inputs and validate assumptions.
• Assist with period-end activities and ad hoc analysis for leadership.
• Contribute to process improvements and automation in FP&A.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Commercial mindset

Stakeholder management

Excel skills

Data analysis

Power BI experience

Education

CIMA/ACCA in progress

Tools

SAP

HubSpot

Salesforce

Power BI

Job description

Overview

See how Epsilon powers connected marketing by unlocking the full potential of data and identity.

How You’ll Make an Impact

Epsilon is seeking a highly analytical and commercially minded FP&A Analyst to join our UK Finance team. This is a developmental FP&A role for someone with around one to two years of relevant finance experience who is studying towards a relevant professional qualification (CIMA/ACCA). You will support the UK planning, forecasting and reporting cycle, build your commercial understanding and gain exposure to senior stakeholders across the business. You will be supported as you develop your FP&A skills, strengthen your technical capability, and grow in confidence as a finance business partner.

The role will suit someone who is curious, organised and comfortable working with detail, while also wanting to understand the commercial story behind the numbers. This is a hybrid role based in our London office (4 days per week).

Success in this Role

• You become a trusted member of the UK Finance team, known for producing accurate work, asking thoughtful questions and helping colleagues understand the story behind the numbers
• Budgets, forecasts and management reports are delivered accurately and on time, with clear variance of commentary and well-maintained supporting data. UK leaders have dependable visibility of business performance and can make decisions with greater confidence
• Through stronger reporting, careful analysis and continued process improvement, the FP&A team benefits from better-quality information, more efficient ways of working and increasingly reliable forecasts. At the same time, you make consistent progress with your professional studies and build the technical, commercial and stakeholder-management skills needed to take on greater responsibility.

What You’ll Achieve

• Support the preparation of monthly forecasts, annual budgets, and longer-term plans for the UK business
• Produce regular management reporting and help ensure outputs are accurate, clear, and delivered on time
• Analyse actual performance against budget and forecast, investigate variances and help prepare concise commentary
• Maintain and improve financial models, reporting templates, and supporting data sets
• Track relevant financial measures and business KPIs, highlighting trends or areas that require further review
• Work with budget owners and Finance colleagues to gather inputs, validate assumptions, and resolve queries
• Support the incentive compensation calculation process, including data preparation, checks, and reporting
• Assist with period-end activities and ad hoc analysis for the UK leadership and Finance teams.
• Contribute to process improvement and automation initiatives across FP&A
• Support other Finance projects and priorities as required.

Who You Are

What you’ll bring with you:

• • At least one to two years of relevant experience in FP&A, management accounting, commercial finance or a similar finance role
  • Currently studying CIMA/ACCA and typically in the first or second year of the qualification
  • A good grounding in core accounting and financial analysis, with an interest in developing a career in FP&A
  • Solid Excel skills, including confidence working with formulas, reconciliations and structured data; experience with larger data sets is helpful
  • Good attention to detail, with a methodical approach to checking data and meeting deadlines.
  • Clear written and verbal communication skills, with the confidence to ask questions and build effective working relationships
  • A proactive, collaborative approach and a willingness to take ownership, learn, and solve problems
  • Experience with finance, CRM, ERP, or analytics systems would be useful. Examples may include SAP, HubSpot, Salesforce, and Power BI, but experience with other relevant platforms is equally welcome.

Why you might stand out:

• • Experience within AdTech, MarTech, Media, Data, SaaS, or digital marketing businesses

Additional Information

When you join Epsilon, we’ll create something EPIC together. We’re a global leader in data and identity, with deep expertise in digital media, clean rooms, customer data platforms, loyalty and marketing services. Positioned at the center of Publicis Groupe, Epsilon helps brands deliver personalized experiences at scale and build lasting customer relationships by unlocking the full potential of data and identity. Epsilon operates in 30+ countries across EMEA, the Americas and APAC, with more than 8,000 employees.

Check out a few of these resources to learn more about what makes Epsilon so EPIC:

Our Culture: https://www.epsilon.com/us/about-us/our-culture-epsilon

Life at Epsilon: https://www.epsilon.com/us/about-us/epic-blog

Epsilon has five values that define our culture and guide us as we create value for our clients, our people and consumers. We seek candidates who align with our company values, demonstrate them and make them meaningful in their day-to-day work:

• Act with integrity. We are transparent and have the courage to do the right thing.
• Work together to win together. We believe collaboration is the catalyst that unlocks our full potential.
• Innovate with purpose. We shape the market with big ideas that drive big outcomes.
• Respect all voices. We embrace differences and foster a culture of connection and belonging.
• Empower with accountability. We trust each other to own and deliver on common goals.

Because You Matter

We know that we have some of the brightest and most talented employees in the world, and we believe in rewarding them accordingly. If you work here, expect competitive compensation, a great benefits package and endless opportunities to advance your career.

We offer hybrid working opportunities, with our office space located in the Iconic Television Centre, White City.

As part of our dedication to enhance our inclusive and diverse workforce, Epsilon is committed to equal access to opportunity for people without regard to race, age, sex, disability, neurodiversity, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy and parental, marriage and civil partnership or religion or belief. We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments for candidates in our application process.

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