FP&A Project Accountant (6 month FTC)

Lloyd's List Intelligence; London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading maritime insight firm in London is seeking an FP&A Project Accountant to support a strategic transformation in their finance function. This full-time, fixed-term role involves leading the implementation of the Abacum FP&A tool to automate reporting processes. Candidates should have proven FP&A experience, strong analytical skills, and advanced Excel capability. This position offers a salary between £90,000 and £115,000 plus benefits.

Benefits

25 Days Holiday

Day off for your birthday

Life Assurance for 4 x Salary

Company pension scheme

Paid Volunteering

Enhanced Family Leave

Qualifications

• Proven experience in FP&A with a strong understanding of financial systems.
• Ability to lead finance system implementations.
• Passion for process improvement and data integrity.

Responsibilities

• Lead the implementation of the Abacum FP&A tool to enhance reporting.
• Redesign management reports and dashboards.
• Partner with teams to refine reporting requirements.
• Map ERP data structures for integration.

Skills

FP&A

Financial systems

Reporting processes

Analytical mindset

Advanced Excel skills

Communication skills

Job description

We are the industry experts delivering actionable maritime insight, data, technology, and analytics trusted by 60,000 professionals across the globe to drive commercial advantage, evaluate risk, and support the efficient and lawful movement of seaborne trade.

Our data is collected only from the most reputable partners and accurate sources, many of which are exclusive to us and our customers.

Our advanced analytics, artificial intelligence, and industry expertise transform our unparalleled data into powerful insight delivered through data and analytics platforms and services, news and commentary, and publications that help professionals in maritime operations, risk, and compliance stay well informed.

Leading seaborne trade through change with data transparency, innovative technology, and human ingenuity.

Role Profile

We are seeking a highly capable and detail-oriented FP&A Project Accountant to support a strategic transformation within our finance function. This full-time, fixed-term role (initially 6 months) will play a pivotal part in modernizing our financial planning and analysis capabilities.

Our current reporting suite is driven by manual, Excel-based outputs sourced from NetSuite datasets. We are embarking on a transformation to streamline and automate this process, anchored by the implementation of the Abacum FP&A platform. This role will be instrumental in cleansing and structuring data, redefining reporting outputs, and enabling a scalable, insight-driven FP&A function.

The role will report to the Head of FP&A and will be based in the company headquarters in London.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the implementation of the Abacum FP&A tool to automate and enhance business reporting.
• Redesign the suite of management reports, dashboards, and workflows to align with strategic objectives.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to gather and refine reporting requirements.
• Map ERP data structures (NetSuite) to Abacum, ensuring seamless integration and alignment.
• Validate and prepare historical data for accurate migration and reporting continuity.
• Develop product-level profitability P&L reports to support performance analysis and strategic decision-making.
• Automate constant currency P&L reporting to improve comparability and insight.
• Establish a feedback loop to identify and resolve data integrity issues at source.
• Support additional ad hoc finance initiatives as required.

What we are looking for:

Essential

• Proven experience in FP&A, with a strong understanding of financial systems and reporting processes.
• Demonstrated ability to lead or contribute to finance system implementations or upgrades.
• Strong analytical mindset with a passion for process improvement and data integrity.
• Advanced Excel skills and confidence working with large datasets.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate across departments.
• A proactive, team-oriented approach with a high level of ownership and accountability.

Desirable:

• You are commercially minded - seeing the 'big picture' as well as understanding the fine details
• Excellent stakeholder management and relationship building

Our Promise to You - Company Benefits

• 25 Days Holiday (pro rata)
• Day off for your birthday - because you deserve to celebrate
• Life Assurance for 4 x Salary
• Company pension scheme: employee contribution of 5% basic salary, matched by an employer contribution of 5%
• Up to 4 Days Paid Volunteering per year to support causes you care about
• Additional leave for life events such as getting married or moving house
• Enhanced Family Leave including maternity, paternity, and shared parental leave

We know that sometimes the 'perfect candidate' doesn't exist, and that people can be put off applying for a job if they don't fit all the requirements. If you're excited about working for us and have most, but not all of the skills or experience we're looking for, please go ahead and apply. You could be just what we need!

We believe strongly in the value of diversity and creating supportive, inclusive environments where our colleagues can succeed. As such, we are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, ancestry, national origin, religion, or religious creed, mental or physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, military or veteran status, citizenship, or other protected characteristics under federal, state or local law.

Please let us know of any adjustments we need to make for you to show us your best self.

• £90000 - £115000 per annum + strong co bens and bonus scheme
• £90000 - £115000 per annum + strong co bens and bonus scheme