FP&A Analyst

Sharp Consultancy; Harrogate; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Sharp Consultancy is seeking a CIMA/ACCA/ACA Part-Qualified FP&A Analyst to join a well-established finance team in the UK. You will support business performance through insightful financial analysis, robust forecasting and high-quality reporting to inform strategic decisions.

You will produce monthly management information packs, assist with budgets and rolling forecasts, perform variance analysis, and build and maintain financial models to support planning and decision-making across the

Qualifications

• ,Producing monthly management information packs with financial analysis and commentary for senior stakeholders.
• Supporting budgets, rolling forecasts and long-term planning cycles.
• Delivering variance analysis versus budget, forecast and prior year.
• Building, enhancing and maintaining financial models for planning and decision-making.
• Analysing revenue, margins and cost drivers to identify trends and risks.
• Developing KPI reporting and dashboards to track performance.
• Working with operational teams to provide financial insight and challenge assumptions.

Responsibilities

• Producing monthly management information packs, including financial analysis and clear performance commentary for senior stakeholders
• Supporting the preparation of annual budgets, rolling forecasts, and longer-term strategic planning cycles
• Delivering variance analysis versus budget, forecast, and prior year, highlighting key drivers behind performance
• Building, enhancing, and maintaining financial models to support planning and decision-making across the business
• Analysing key financial metrics including revenue, margins, and cost drivers to identify trends, risks, and opportunities
• Developing KPI reporting and dashboards to track and communicate business performance
• Working closely with operational and commercial teams to provide financial insight and challenge assumptions where appropriate
• Supporting the month-end close process and ensuring accurate reporting of financial results
• Assisting with cash flow forecasting and working capital analysis as part of wider financial planning
• Carrying out scenario analysis and modelling to support business planning and decision-making
• Supporting the preparation of business cases, investment appraisals, and commercial proposals
• Contributing to improvements in reporting processes, systems, and overall financial controls
• Responding to ad hoc analysis and reporting requests from senior management and key stakeholders
• Ensuring accuracy and consistency of financial data across reporting tools, models, and systems
• Supporting wider FP&A initiatives and continuous improvement projects across the finance function

Skills

Financial analysis

Forecasting

Reporting

Stakeholder communication

Education

CIMA/ACCA/ACA Part-Qualified

Tools

Excel

Job description

This is a fantastic opportunity within a dynamic and expanding organisation for a CIMA/ACCA/ACA Part-Qualified FP&A Analyst to join a well-established and high-performing finance team.

As the FP&A Analyst, you will report directly to the FP&A Manager and play a pivotal role in supporting business performance through the provision of insightful financial analysis, robust forecasting, and high-quality reporting to support informed strategic and commercial decision-making across the organisation.

Main responsibilities of the role will include, but are not limited to:

• Producing monthly management information packs, including financial analysis and clear performance commentary for senior stakeholders

• Supporting the preparation of annual budgets, rolling forecasts, and longer-term strategic planning cycles

• Delivering variance analysis versus budget, forecast, and prior year, highlighting key drivers behind performance

• Building, enhancing, and maintaining financial models to support planning and decision-making across the business

• Analysing key financial metrics including revenue, margins, and cost drivers to identify trends, risks, and opportunities

• Developing KPI reporting and dashboards to track and communicate business performance

• Working closely with operational and commercial teams to provide financial insight and challenge assumptions where appropriate

• Supporting the month-end close process and ensuring accurate reporting of financial results

• Assisting with cash flow forecasting and working capital analysis as part of wider financial planning

• Carrying out scenario analysis and modelling to support business planning and decision-making

• Supporting the preparation of business cases, investment appraisals, and commercial proposals

• Contributing to improvements in reporting processes, systems, and overall financial controls

• Responding to ad hoc analysis and reporting requests from senior management and key stakeholders

• Ensuring accuracy and consistency of financial data across reporting tools, models, and systems

• Supporting wider FP&A initiatives and continuous improvement projects across the finance function

As you progress within the business, there will be genuine opportunities for career development and progression. This role offers broad exposure across financial planning, analysis, and commercial finance, providing excellent hands‑on experience within a forward-thinking environment.

Ideally, you will either be studying towards or looking to begin CIMA/ACCA, with previous experience in FP&A, Management Accounts, Commercial Finance, Financial Analysis, or Assistant Accountant roles, and be keen to further develop your analytical and commercial finance skillset.

Yorkshire and Derbyshire area

Candidates must be eligible to work in the UK full time without restriction.