FP&A Finance Analyst: Budgeting, Forecasting & Insights

Light-; Manchester; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Holiday entitlement

Pension plan

Private medical insurance

Employee assistance programme

Job summary

Light & Wonder in Manchester is seeking a Finance Analyst to join the FP&A team, contributing to budgets, forecasts and long-range planning. You will analyse costs, revenue and profitability, highlighting variances and business drivers.

The role offers on-site four days a week, with collaborative stakeholder engagement and opportunities to develop reporting packs and dashboards that inform strategic decision-making across the business.

Qualifications

• A degree or equivalent with strong analytical and numerical capability.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the preparation and ongoing development of budgets, forecasts and long-range planning.
• Analyse actual and forecast costs, revenue and profitability, identifying key variances, trends and business drivers.
• Assist with monthly P&L reviews, providing analysis and commentary to Finance and business stakeholders.
• Prepare accurate and timely financial, operational and KPI reporting, highlighting risks and opportunities.
• Produce management packs, dashboards and materials that inform decision-making.
• Maintain planning assumptions, financial models and related documentation to a high standard.
• Partner with budget owners and stakeholders to validate and interpret financial information.
• Deliver ad hoc analysis and projects, balancing priorities and deadlines.
• Help drive continuous improvement across FP&A processes, systems, reporting and controls.

Skills

Excel

PowerPoint

Data interpretation

Collaboration

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting

Tools

Oracle

Hyperion

Tableau

Job description

Light & Wonder in Manchester is seeking a Finance Analyst to join the FP&A team, contributing to budgets, forecasts and long-range planning. You will analyse costs, revenue and profitability, highlighting variances and business drivers.

The role offers on-site four days a week, with collaborative stakeholder engagement and opportunities to develop reporting packs and dashboards that inform strategic decision-making across the business.