FP&A Analyst

Oxford Instruments; High Wycombe; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Oxford Instruments is seeking a Group FP&A Analyst to join its Group Finance team. You will strengthen planning, reporting and analysis across the Group, delivering insight to support informed decision-making and the continued development of Finance as a strategic partner to the business.

You will partner with finance and business stakeholders, own and enhance reporting tools, and drive standardisation and automation of planning processes across a multinational, matrix organisation.

Qualifications

• Experience in financial planning, analysis or finance business partnering in a complex environment.
• Advanced Excel skills with modelling, complex formulas and large datasets.
• Expert user of financial or consolidation systems and strong stakeholder communication.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and improve financial models and reports for budgeting, forecasting and scenario planning.
• Own and enhance reporting and analysis tools used across group, functional, divisional and regional teams.
• Partner with finance and business stakeholders to identify performance drivers and support strategic decisions.
• Help standardise and automate planning and reporting processes.
• Support global finance teams with planning data, reporting and query resolution, including IBM Controller.
• Deliver ad hoc analysis and materials for the Finance Leadership Team.

Skills

Financial planning & analysis

Advanced Excel

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Process improvement

Data integrity

Education

ACCA/CIMA/ACA or equivalent

Tools

IBM Controller

Job description

Oxford Instruments is seeking a Group FP&A Analyst to join its Group Finance team. Reporting to the Group FP&A Manager, you will help strengthen planning, reporting and analysis across the Group, providing insight that supports informed decision-making and the continued development of Finance as a strategic partner to the business.

What you'll do

Prepare and improve financial models and reports for budgeting, forecasting and scenario planning.

Own and enhance reporting and analysis tools used across group, functional, divisional and regional teams.

Partner with finance and business stakeholders to identify performance drivers and support strategic decisions.

Help standardise and automate planning and reporting processes.

Support global finance teams with planning data, reporting and query resolution, including IBM Controller.

Deliver ad hoc analysis and materials for the Finance Leadership Team.

Whatyou’ll bring

Experience in financial planning, analysis or finance business partnering within a complex, multinational or matrix environment.

Advanced Excel skills, including financial modelling, complex formulae and management of large datasets.

Experience as an expert user of financial or consolidation systems.

Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to explain analysis clearly.

A proactive approach to process improvement, strong organisation and close attention to data integrity.

Preferred, but not essential

A professional finance qualification, such as ACCA, CIMA, ACA or equivalent, or progress towards one.

Experience in a complex international, matrixed organisation.

Exposure to technology, scientific instrumentation or manufacturing.

Direct experience of IBM Controller.

You will join a collaborative Group Finance team and work with senior finance leaders and regional teams across a global business. The role offers broad FP&A exposure, opportunities to improve planning and reporting processes, and strong development potential within Group Finance and the wider finance function.