FP&A Analyst

JR United Kingdom; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading business in Sheffield is seeking an FP&A Analyst for a 15-month contract. This role involves delivering critical financial insights, supporting strategic decision-making through analysis and reporting, and enhancing reporting capabilities. The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical skills and relevant financial qualifications.

Qualifications

• Strong analytical and financial modelling skills required.
• Experience in budgeting and forecasting essential.
• Knowledge of financial systems implementation is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Deliver financial analysis and insights across the business.
• Prepare weekly flash reports for key financial updates.
• Drive improvements in reporting capabilities with tools like Prophix and Power BI.

Skills

Analytical skills

Financial modelling

Budgeting

Forecasting

Scenario planning

Knowledge of Excel

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA (part-qualified or qualified)

Tools

Prophix

Power BI

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Sheffield, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom

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Posted:

04.06.2025

Expiry Date:

19.07.2025

Job Description:

MacKenzie King is excited to be recruiting an FP&A Analyst on a 15-month contract for a well-established business in Sheffield. As an FP&A Analyst, you will deliver financial analysis and insights across the business. This role supports strategic decision-making through analysis, forecasting, and reporting, enabling a deep understanding of financial performance.

Key responsibilities

• Provide financial performance insights through detailed analysis of monthly revenue and gross margin, including identification of trends and key drivers for variances to targets, historic results, and underlying data.
• Prepare and deliver weekly flash reports, providing clear and timely financial updates that highlight key metrics, variances, and performance drivers to support quick, informed decision-making.
• Perform ad-hoc scenario modelling and provide information for the Head of Finance and Finance Director.
• Develop solutions to enable streamlined investigation, analysis, and forecasting activities, including implementation of new detailed client and discipline level reporting and analysis tools from data sources.
• Drive improvements in reporting capabilities through development and optimization of tools like Prophix and Power BI, and identify opportunities to automate reporting processes and improve workflows.
• Assist in setting the revenue and gross margin annual budgets in collaboration with the Commercial team.
• Reforecast financial results with explanations and justifications for movements against previous forecasts and budgets, providing recommendations for mitigating actions.
• Support the management accounts team with business partnering activity by providing financial insights and challenges to support operational and strategic decisions.
• Contribute to the annual audit process by providing relevant forecasts and impairment reviews.
• Collaborate with the Head of Finance to ensure understanding of accounting processes and operational data, driving improvements for robust and accurate financial results.

Skills & Experience

• Strong analytical and financial modelling skills.
• Experience in budgeting, forecasting, and scenario planning.
• Experience in implementing new financial systems is desirable.
• Strong working knowledge of Excel.
• ACA/ACCA/CIMA part-qualified or qualified; qualified by experience will also be considered.

To find out more about this opportunity, please contact Ted at MacKenzie King.