FP&A Analyst: Strategic Forecasting & Insights (Hybrid)

Outcomes First Group; Bolton; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Outcomes First Group in Bolton is seeking an experienced FP&A professional to join the Finance team as an FP&A Analyst on a permanent, full-time basis. The role focuses on financial planning, performance reporting and commercial decision-making across the business.

You will work across FP&A to support budgeting, forecasting and insightful analysis, with a hands-on remit and opportunities to develop commercial finance experience within a growing organisation.

Qualifications

• ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualification.
• Experience in FP&A, commercial finance, management accounting or finance business partnering.
• Experience supporting budgeting, forecasting and financial reporting processes.
• Strong Excel skills with large data sets.
• Experience using Power BI or similar reporting tools.
• Experience working with ERP/finance systems.

Responsibilities

• Support the monthly FP&A reporting cycle, producing accurate and timely financial reporting and analysis.
• Analyse financial performance, identifying key trends, variances, risks and opportunities.
• Prepare regular management reporting, dashboards and supporting commentary.
• Support the annual budgeting and rolling forecasting processes.
• Develop and maintain financial models to support forecasting, scenario analysis and business planning.
• Analyse financial and operational data and translate findings into clear, useful insight.
• Investigation of variances and provide analysis to help stakeholders understand performance.
• Support Finance Business Partners and the wider FP&A team with commercial analysis and ad-hoc requests.
• Provide financial analysis to support projects, business cases and investment decisions.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Commercial finance

Stakeholder communication

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualification

Tools

Excel

Power BI

ERP/Finance systems

Job description

Outcomes First Group in Bolton is seeking an experienced FP&A professional to join the Finance team as an FP&A Analyst on a permanent, full-time basis. The role focuses on financial planning, performance reporting and commercial decision-making across the business.

You will work across FP&A to support budgeting, forecasting and insightful analysis, with a hands-on remit and opportunities to develop commercial finance experience within a growing organisation.