FP&A Analyst FTC

Cobb & Jones Recruitment Limited; Biggin Hill; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Bonus

Company benefits

Job summary

Cobb & Jones Recruitment Limited is seeking an FP&A Analyst for a 15-month fixed term contract based in Biggin Hill. You will support budgeting, reforecasts and management reporting, partnering with budget holders and senior management in a fast-paced environment.

Ideal candidates are newly qualified accountants with strong Excel skills, the ability to analyse performance against budget, and comfortable working in a predominantly office-based role with hybrid working arrangements.

Qualifications

• ACA or CIMA qualified.
• A strong university degree with excellent academic achievement.
• Experience in budget and forecast preparation.
• Experience in month-end preparation and management reporting.
• Experience analysing actuals vs. budget/forecast and turning insights.
• Advanced Excel skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and stakeholder relationship skills.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the consolidated annual budget and cash flow forecast.
• Assist quarterly reforecasts and write management reports.
• Review departmental submissions and resolve discrepancies with budget holders.
• Support across the business in preparing budgets.
• Update ledgers with budget/forecast data and roll forward reports.

Skills

ACA or CIMA

Degree

Budget & Forecast

Month-end

Excel

Communication

Attention to detail

Office-based

Education

ACA or CIMA qualification

Tools

Power BI

Power Query

Job description

FP&A Analyst - 15 Month Fixed Term Contract

Location: Biggin Hill

Contract: Fixed term contract, c.15 months, full time

Salary: Circa £65k + bonus + benefits

Reporting to: Head of Finance

The Opportunity

A large, international organisation is looking for a qualified FP&A Analyst to join its Financial Planning & Analysis and Management Accounts team on a 15-month fixed term contract.

You will play a central part in the group's annual budget and quarterly reforecasts, from reviewing departmental submissions through to helping write the group management reports. You will partner with budget holders across a range of technical and operational functions, analyse performance against budget, and present findings to senior management.

It will suit a recently or newly qualified accountant who wants broad exposure to group-level planning and reporting in a fast-paced, high-profile environment, and who enjoys working closely with non-finance colleagues.

What you'll be doing

Budgeting and reforecasting

• Contribute to the consolidated annual budget and cash flow forecast for the group
• Help produce the quarterly reforecasts using the latest available information
• Assist with writing the group budget and reforecast management reports
• Review departmental submissions, resolving discrepancies with preparers and budget holders
• Support colleagues across the business in preparing their budgets
• Update the general ledger with budget and forecast data, and manage the transition to each new financial year, including chart of accounts updates and rolling forward reports

Month-end and reporting

• Complete elements of the month-end process, including variance analysis, month-end adjustments and reviewing for mis-postings or mistimed transactions
• Help produce regular management reports and meet with managers to discuss performance
• Analyse group and divisional budgets and forecasts against prior year and prior quarter
• Prepare financial reports and present them to senior management

Partnering and improvement

• Partner with budget holders to control expenditure in line with approved budgets and forecasts
• Evaluate and advise on the financial implications of potential projects and investment decisions
• Review and improve existing financial processes, procedures and reports
• Provide ad hoc financial information to senior management and support team projects

About you

Essential

• ACA or CIMA qualified
• A strong degree from a well-regarded university, with a record of excellent academic achievement
• Experience of budget and forecast preparation
• Experience of month-end preparation and management reporting
• Experience analysing actual performance against budget and forecast, and turning it into meaningful insight
• Strong analytical and financial reporting skills, with a solid grounding in accounting principles
• Advanced Excel
• Good written and verbal communication skills, able to build relationships with colleagues and stakeholders at all levels
• Excellent attention to detail, and comfortable working to tight deadlines as part of a team or on your own initiative
• Living within a comfortable commute of the North West Kent / South East London border, as the role is predominantly office based

Desirable

• Experience with Power BI and/or Power Query

What's on offer

• Circa £65k
• Bonus
• Hybrid working
• Company benefits package