FP&A Analyst, 6-month FTC

Control Risks; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A global risk management firm is seeking a Group FP&A Manager in Cardiff to shape financial strategy across international operations. The role involves budgeting, forecasting, and providing strategic insights for decision-making. Candidates must be qualified finance professionals with extensive FP&A experience and advanced skills in financial modeling and reporting tools. The position offers a competitive package including a global bonus scheme.

Benefits

Competitive compensation and benefits package

Discretionary global bonus scheme

Commitment to diversity and equal opportunity

Qualifications

• Extensive FP&A experience in a global or multi-region finance role.
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive strategic decisions.
• Experience with cross-border financial regulations is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead global budgeting, forecasting, and long-term planning.
• Analyze global financial performance against key KPIs.
• Deliver high-quality financial reporting to executive leadership.
• Evaluate global investment opportunities and provide ROI analysis.

Skills

Financial modeling

Forecasting

Variance analysis

Excel

Financial reporting tools

Problem-solving

Education

Qualified finance professional (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CPA, or equivalent)

Tools

SAP

Oracle

Power BI

Job description

We are looking for a Group FP&A (Financial Planning & Analysis) Manager to play a key role in shaping the financial strategy and performance of our international operations. This role will drive financial planning, forecasting, and decision support across multiple regions, ensuring alignment with the company’s strategic objectives.

As a key finance business partner, you will work closely with senior leadership to provide insights, optimize resource allocation, and enhance financial performance across our global footprint.

What You'll Do

Financial Planning & Forecasting

• Lead the global budgeting, forecasting, and long-term planning processes, ensuring alignment with business priorities.
• Develop robust financial models to support strategic decision-making and scenario analysis.
• Coordinate and consolidate financial data from multiple regions, providing insights into performance drivers.

Performance Analysis & Business Partnering

• Analyze global financial performance against key KPIs, identifying trends, risks, and opportunities.
• Partner with regional and functional leaders to drive profitability and operational efficiencies.
• Provide data-driven recommendations to support commercial decision-making and strategic initiatives.

Reporting & Insights

• Deliver high-quality financial reporting to executive leadership, providing clear insights and actionable recommendations.
• Develop and enhance management dashboards to improve real-time visibility of financial performance.
• Ensure timely and accurate financial reporting for internal and external stakeholders.

Process Improvement & Systems Optimization

• Drive continuous improvement in FP&A processes, ensuring efficiency, automation, and scalability.
• Work with IT and finance teams to enhance the use of financial systems (SAP, Oracle, Power BI, etc.) to improve analytics and reporting capabilities.

Strategic Projects & Investment Analysis

• Evaluate global investment opportunities, M&A activity, and capital expenditure projects, providing financial due diligence and ROI analysis.
• Develop business cases for new market entries, pricing strategies, and cost optimization initiatives

Who You Are

• Qualified finance professional (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CPA, or equivalent) with extensive FP&A experience.
• Experience in a global or multi-region finance role, with knowledge of financial complexities across different markets.
• Strong expertise in financial modeling, forecasting, and variance analysis.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel, financial reporting tools (Hyperion, SAP, Oracle, Power BI, etc.).
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive strategic financial decisions.
• Experience with cross-border financial regulations, currency fluctuations, and international tax considerations is a PLUS.
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

Benefits

• Control Risks offers a competitively positioned compensation and benefits package that is transparent and summarised in the full job offer.
• We operate a discretionary global bonus scheme that incentivises, and rewards individuals based on company and individual performance.
• As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join us and are fully committed to equal treatment, free from discrimination, of all candidates throughout our recruitment process

Control Risks is committed to a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age or veteran status.

If you require any reasonable adjustments to be made in order to participate fully in the interview process, please let us know and we will be happy to accommodate your needs.