FP&A Analyst

SPT Labtech; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

SPT Labtech is recruiting an FP&A Analyst to join the Group FP&A team supporting the Aftersales business. You will partner with commercial and operations teams to understand performance and build forecasts, plus wider FP&A tasks and monthly management reporting.

This role offers real responsibility from day one, with support through ACCA/CIMA/ACA qualifications and a clear path for career development in finance at the Cambridge site.

Qualifications

• Part-qualified ACCA/CIMA/ACA or working towards a qualification.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, able to work with non-finance colleagues.
• Strong Microsoft Excel and data analysis skills.
• Experience with Microsoft PowerPoint creating presentations.
• Analytical mindset with attention to detail and curiosity about drivers of numbers.

Responsibilities

• Aftersales – act as the finance partner to the Aftersales commercial and operations teams, providing insight into performance, pricing and margin.
• Weekly reporting of Aftersales order intake, revenue and KPIs.
• Contribute to weekly revenue and order intake meetings with analysis of performance and outlook.
• Report labour utilisation across the service team and highlight trends.
• Own the installed base database and monthly installed base reporting.
• Track and report service contract attach rates, renewals and warranty conversions.
• Support month-end close for service revenue in the UK.
• Forecast monthly service and consumables, linking to installed base and renewal trends.
• Plan resource capacity for the service team to match forecast demand.
• Support annual budget and long-term planning processes.
• Prepare monthly management reporting pack and explain drivers of variances.
• Present financial data and insights to management.
• Maintain data consistency across ERP and Salesforce, and seek continuous improvements.

Skills

Analytical mindset

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Team player

Education

Part-qualified ACCA/CIMA/ACA

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Power BI

Tableau

Salesforce

Job description

As our FP&A Analyst, at SPT Labtech you'll join the Group FP&A team and work at the heart of our Aftersales business (service and consumables). You'll partner with our commercial and operations teams and help them understand what's driving performance. You'll also get hands-on with wider FP&A work: building forecasts, preparing the monthly management reporting and explaining the story behind the numbers. You'll be based at our Cambridge site on Melbourn Science Park. This is a role for someone at the start of their finance career who wants real responsibility and broad commercial exposure from day one. Whether you're already part-qualified or ready to start your ACCA, CIMA or ACA, we'll back you all the way through your exams and help you build your career in finance.

Want to be part of a team that's truly making a difference?

About us

Based in Melbourn, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom. SPT Labtech makes products that transform the way scientists work. For decades, our expert scientists, engineers and business innovators have provided scientists with world-leading, innovative solutions for liquid handling, sample preparation, and sample management that help accelerate research and make a real difference to human health. We work collaboratively with our customers, building trusted relationships that enable us to deliver exceptional, personalised experiences designed for real-world challenges in the lab.

Key responsibilities

• Aftersales – Act as the finance partner to the Aftersales commercial and operations teams, providing insight into performance, pricing and margin.
• Weekly reporting of Aftersales order intake, revenue and KPIs.
• Contributing to the weekly revenue and order intake meetings, providing analysis and insight on performance and the outlook.
• Reporting on labour utilisation across the service team, highlighting trends and improvement opportunities.
• Owning the installed base database and monthly installed base reporting.
• Tracking and reporting service contract attach rates, renewals and warranty conversion.
• Month end support to the UK Finance team for service revenue.
• Forecasting – Preparing the monthly service and consumables forecasts, linking them to the installed base, contract renewals and consumables usage trends.
• Resource capacity planning for the service team, aligning headcount and skills with forecast demand from the installed base.
• Supporting the annual budget and longer-term strategic planning process.
• Monthly reporting and variance analysis – Contributing to the monthly management reporting pack.
• Analysing performance against budget, forecast and prior year, and clearly explaining the key drivers of variances.
• Preparing and presenting financial data and insight to management.
• Systems and continuous improvement – Maintaining data consistency across the ERP and our customer relationship management system (Salesforce).
• Continuously seeking to improve and automate reporting and drive efficiencies to support the needs of a growing business.
• Ad-hoc projects and analysis as required.

Skills & Attributes – Essential

• Part-qualified in ACCA, CIMA or ACA, or keen to start working towards an accountancy qualification.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the confidence to work with non-finance colleagues.
• Strong Microsoft Excel and data analysis skills.
• Experience with Microsoft PowerPoint creating presentations.
• An analytical mindset, strong attention to detail and curiosity about what drives the numbers.
• A team player and passionate about supporting a growth business.

Nice to have

• Previous experience in an FP&A, commercial finance or management accounting role.
• Exposure to service, subscription or other recurring revenue businesses.
• Data Visualisation and Business Intelligence (Power BI or Tableau) creating insightful financial dashboards and reports.
• Experience using ERP and CRM systems.

Our commitment to you

We will support you through your accountancy qualification and help you develop your career within the finance function. We offer a competitive salary package and comprehensive, valued benefits.

Company culture / Inclusion

We embrace diversity and inclusivity, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, physical ability, or family status. We prioritise supporting our employees' diverse needs as we strive for excellence together.