FP&A Analyst

Lockton; Greater London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Lockton is seeking an FP&A professional in Greater London to enhance the quality of corporate reporting. The ideal candidate will assist with budget processes, compile reporting packs, and work closely with the data team to analyze revenue performance.

The successful individual must possess strong analytical skills, an eye for detail, and relevant experience in financial functions, with the ability to present high-quality work to senior management.

Qualifications

• Experience in an FP&A function is crucial.
• Candidates should be able to challenge norms and present high-quality work.
• Candidates should have the ability to foresee essential questions in finance.

Responsibilities

• Add contextual insight to financial performance.
• Assist with the budget process administration.
• Compile and check monthly reporting packs.
• Work with data teams to analyze revenue performance.
• Provide cost analysis and maintain reporting packs for stakeholders.

Skills

Financial Planning & Analysis

Attention to Detail

SQL

Excel – VB Macro

Oracle EPBCS/PBCS or Hyperion Planning

PeopleSoft

Education

Degree Educated

Qualified ACA / ACCA / CIMA

Job description

Your Responsibilities

Following a sustained period of organic growth, the International business is now looking to expand the FP&A team with a new hire to enhance and increase the quality of the corporate reporting.

• Add valuable contextual insight to the financial performance of the business.
• Assist in the administration, running and consolidation of the budget process.
• Compile, complete and check the monthly and reporting packs.
• Work with the Data team for Europe and the regional heads of finance to obtain and analyse the revenue performance of the business.

Provide management information such as:

• access to and analysis of revenue data
• cost analysis, specifically employee analysis and statistics
• building and maintaining reporting packs for Finance stakeholders
• build and maintain KPI tables
• responding to business requests for additional information in conjunction with other members of the finance team

Qualifications

We are looking for an FP&A professional that understands the difference between FP&A and more general finance.

We expect the successful candidate to be able to tactfully challenge the normal and create as much as maintain information.

There will be an eye for detail as the role will be presenting to the Head of FP&A high quality and finished work for further analysis.

The successful candidate will enjoy having to come up with the question that needs to be answered before anyone realises the question exists.

Qualifications / Educational Requirements

• Educated to degree standard – preferable, but not essential
• Qualified ACA / ACCA / CIMA – preferable, but experienced individuals would be considered
• Relevant experience in an FP&A function

Evidence of skills in:

• Oracle EPBCS/PBCS or Hyperion Planning experience - preferable
• Excel – VB Macro level – preferable
• SQL - preferable
• PeopleSoft – preferable