FP&A Analyst

SPT Labtech; Wendy; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

SPT Labtech in the United Kingdom seeks an early-career finance professional to join as a FP&A partner supporting Aftersales performance, pricing and margins. You will produce weekly KPI reports, analyse revenue trends and manage the installed base reporting while collaborating with the service team.

The role emphasizes budgeting, forecasting, and continuous improvement of reporting processes, with strong emphasis on Excel, PowerPoint and data storytelling for management presentations.

Qualifications

• Role suited for someone at the start of their finance career with real responsibility and broad commercial exposure.
• Support ACCA, CIMA or ACA exams while developing finance expertise.
• Strong Excel and data analysis skills with proficient PowerPoint presentation ability.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, able to work with non-finance colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Act as the finance partner to Aftersales commercial and operations teams, providing insight into performance, pricing and margin.
• Weekly reporting of Aftersales order intake, revenue and KPIs; contribute to revenue and outlook meetings.
• Report labour utilization across the service team; own installed base database and reporting.
• Track service contract attach rates, renewals and warranty conversions; support UK finance month end for service revenue.

Skills

Financial analysis

Excel

PowerPoint

Data analysis

Attention to detail

Communication

Education

ACCA/CIMA/ACA (part-qualified)

Tools

ERP systems

CRM systems

Job description

Responsibilities

• 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.

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., 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.

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.

We offer a competitive salary package and comprehensive, valued benefits.