Group FP&A Analyst

Forge Talent; Manchester; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Forge Talent is partnering with a high-growth, multi-site organisation to recruit a Group FP&A Analyst into its central finance team. This role focuses on turning financial and operational data into clear commercial insight for senior stakeholders.

You’ll own group reporting, budgeting and forecasting, work with BI and Finance teams to automate processes, and develop dashboards that improve performance visibility across the Group.

Qualifications

• Experience within FP&A, commercial finance, management reporting or performance analysis.
• Strong Excel skills and confidence working with large datasets.
• Ability to explain complex financial information in a simple, engaging way.
• Experience within a multi-site or multi-entity business.

Responsibilities

• Own and develop regular Group reporting, providing clear insight into financial and operational performance.
• Analyse actuals, budgets and forecasts to understand key movements, trends and drivers.
• Turn data into clear commercial insight, highlighting risks, opportunities and actions.
• Produce concise management information and commentary for senior Finance and operational stakeholders.
• Track key business metrics and ensure performance information is accurate, consistent and meaningful.
• Build and improve reporting packs, dashboards and management information.
• Work with BI and Finance teams to streamline reporting and identify opportunities for automation.
• Prepare clear and engaging presentations for senior leadership and Board meetings.
• Translate detailed financial information into straightforward messages for non-finance audiences.
• Support budgeting, forecasting and longer-term planning.

Skills

Excel skills

Power BI

Financial analysis

Management reporting

Stakeholder management

Education

CIMA/ACCA or equivalent

Tools

Power BI

Job description

Forge Talent is partnering with a high-growth, multi-site organisation to recruit a Group FP&A Analyst into its central finance team.

This is a great opportunity for someone looking to take the next step in their FP&A career and move beyond simply producing reports. The role is heavily focused on understanding performance, providing commercial insight and helping senior stakeholders make better decisions.

You’ll be joining a growing finance function where there is genuine scope to improve reporting, introduce greater automation and influence how the wider Group understands its financial and operational performance.

The Role

Reporting into the Group FP&A function, you’ll be responsible for a broad range of reporting, analysis and planning activities across the Group.

The key focus will be taking financial and operational data and turning it into clear, commercially relevant insight.

You’ll be expected to understand not just what has happened, but why it has happened, what it means for the business and what needs to happen next.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and develop regular Group reporting, providing clear insight into financial and operational performance.
• Analyse actuals, budgets and forecasts to understand key movements, trends and underlying drivers.
• Turn data into clear commercial insight, highlighting key risks, opportunities and actions.
• Produce concise management information and commentary for senior Finance and operational stakeholders.
• Track key business metrics and ensure performance information is accurate, consistent and meaningful.
• Build and improve reporting packs, dashboards and management information.
• Work with BI and Finance teams to streamline reporting, improve data quality and identify opportunities for automation.
• Prepare clear and engaging presentations for senior leadership, Board and wider stakeholder meetings.
• Translate detailed financial and operational information into straightforward messages for non-finance audiences.
• Support the wider FP&A cycle, including budgeting, forecasting and longer-term planning.
• Maintain and develop forecasting and planning models.
• Provide analysis and insight to support key commercial decisions and business performance reviews.
• Build strong relationships across Finance and operational teams.
• Continuously identify ways to improve the quality, efficiency and relevance of Group reporting.

What We’re Looking For

We’re looking for someone who likes getting into the detail but can step back and see the bigger commercial picture.

You’ll ideally have:

• Experience within FP&A, commercial finance, management reporting or performance analysis.
• Strong Excel skills and confidence working with large datasets.
• Experience producing management information and analysing business performance.
• The ability to explain complex financial information in a simple, engaging way.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Confidence working with senior stakeholders across Finance and the wider business.
• A proactive approach and the ability to work in a fast-moving, evolving environment.
• Experience within a multi-site or multi-entity business.
• Power BI or other reporting/visualisation experience.
• CIMA, ACCA or another relevant finance qualification, or actively studying towards one.

Interested?

If you’re an FP&A professional who wants to do more than produce the numbers and is looking for a role where your analysis can genuinely influence decision-making, this could be a very good next move.