FP&A Analyst

Watchfinder; West Malling; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Watchfinder is seeking an FP&A Analyst to join the HQ Financial Planning team on a 12-month fixed-term contract. You will contribute across financial systems reporting and cost management, partnering with six international entities to support budgets and KPIs.

The role requires a university degree in finance or related fields, 3+ years FP&A experience, strong Excel/BI skills, and hands-on experience with ERP/BI tools. A proactive problem-solver will thrive in this environment.

Qualifications

• University degree in Finance, Accounting, Information Systems, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 3 years' FP&A/financial control experience in multinational environments.
• Structured problem-solver with effective stakeholder communication.
• Advanced Excel (complex modelling, pivots) and BI tool experience.
• Hands-on experience supporting financial systems and interfaces.

Responsibilities

• Monitor data interfaces between financial systems to ensure report consistency.
• Investigate interface failures and perform root-cause analysis with IT/finance teams.
• Automate processes/reconciliations and maintain documentation.
• Support other finance projects when required.
• Interact with budget owners across entities to understand needs.
• Perform monthly variance analysis to ensure budget adherence.
• Produce reporting, accruals and KPIs vs budget; develop cost estimates for forecasts.

Skills

FP&A

Financial analysis

Stakeholder communication

Variance analysis

Budgeting

Cost estimation

Excel modelling

Education

Finance/Accounting/IS degree

Tools

Metabase

Tableau

SAP

Oracle

NetSuite

Anaplan

Job description

How will you make an impact?

We are currently searching for an FP&A Analyst to join our HQ Financial Planning team on a 12‑month Fixed Term Contract.

You will contribute to the success of the FP&A team in two different dimensions utilizing your all‑round financial skills:

Financial Systems & Reporting

• Periodic monitoring of data interfaces between financial systems to ensure financial report consistency and completeness.
• Investigate interface failures and data mismatches, perform root‑cause analysis and drive resolution with IT / finance teams.
• Automate processes / reconciliations and maintain documentation for knowledge transfer.
• Support other finance projects when required.

Cost Management & Budgeting

• Proactively interact with budget owners across 6 international entities to understand their needs and support their financials with best practice.
• Perform monthly follow‑up and variance analysis to ensure budget is respected.
• Reporting, accruals and reconciliations on key KPIs vs budget.
• Develop cost estimations for submission to Group’s budget / forecast cycles.

Qualifications

• University degree in Finance, Accounting, Information Systems, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 3 years' experience in FP&A / financial control within a multinational or multi‑entity environment.
• Structured problem‑solver who communicates effectively with stakeholders.
• Advanced skills in Excel (complex modelling, pivot tables) and BI tools (Metabase, Tableau or similar).
• Hands‑on experience supporting financial systems and interfaces (e.g., SAP, Oracle, NetSuite, Anaplan or similar applications).
• Strong commercial / business acumen.

This role is part of a 12‑month Fixed Term Contract with the HQ Financial Planning team.