Interim Financial Planning Analyst

CDP WORLDWIDE; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 83,000 - 101,000; Full time

Job summary

CDP Global in London is seeking an experienced Interim Financial Planning Analyst to build comprehensive financial planning models for an international group. The role requires leading P&L, balance sheet and cash-flow modeling, with investor-grade outputs for the Board and PE shareholders.

You'll develop quarterly forecasts, annual budgets and long-range plans, plus scenario analyses around key drivers, integrating SaaS metrics where relevant.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years' PQE in private-equity or similar environment.
• Built financial planning models from scratch, including P&L, balance sheet and cash flow.
• Advanced Excel and financial modelling skills.
• Experience with SaaS/subscription metrics is desirable.
• Strong communication and ability to work with senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Build new integrated P&L, balance sheet and cash-flow models reflecting international entities and currencies.
• Develop quarterly forecasts, annual budgets and long-range plans.
• Create scenario and sensitivity models around key drivers.
• Produce Board and PE investor-grade presentations and outputs.
• Incorporate ARR, retention, churn and recurring revenue metrics where applicable.
• Collaborate with senior stakeholders across the international group to challenge assumptions.

Skills

Financial modelling

Stakeholder communication

Commercial awareness

Ambiguity management

Education

Chartered Accountant (CA)

Tools

Excel

Job description

Interim Financial Planning Analyst

Title - Interim Financial Planning Analyst

Location - London

Day rate - £450-550£

Contract - 6 months

About CDP:

CDP is a global non-profit that runs the world’s only independent environmental disclosure system. As the founder of environmental reporting, we believe in transparency and the power of data to drive change.

Partnering with leaders in enterprise, capital, policy and science, we surface the information needed to enable Earth-positive decisions. We helped more than 24,800 companies and almost 1,000 cities, states and regions disclose their environmental impacts in 2024. Financial institutions with more than a quarter of the world’s institutional assets use CDP data to help inform investment and lending decisions.

Our team is truly global, united by our shared desire to build a world where people, planet and profit are balanced. Visit cdp.net or follow us @CDP to find out more.

Role Purpose:

Following the carve-out into a new standalone, international PE-backed group, we are looking for a highly experienced, hands‑on Interim Financial Planning Analyst to build the group's financial planning models from the ground up.

The role will build integrated P&L, balance sheet and cash-flow models, supporting the annual budget, long-range plan, scenario analysis and forecasting, with investor-grade outputs for management, Board and PE shareholders.

What you will do:

• Build new integrated P&L, balance sheet and cash-flow models from scratch, appropriately reflecting the group's international entities and currencies, with scenarios and project overlays.
• Build the quarterly forecast, annual budget and multi-year long-range plan, (covering revenue, headcount, costs, capex, working capital and cash, overlays and assumptions to investor standard)
• Build flexible scenario and sensitivity modelling around key commercial and operational drivers.
• Produce clear Board and PE investor-grade presentations and outputs.
• Incorporate relevant subscription/SaaS KPIs, such as ARR, retention, churn and recurring revenue, where appropriate.
• Work directly with senior stakeholders across the international group to establish and challenge assumptions.

We're looking for:

• Qualified accountant with at least 5 years' PQE working in a Private-equity business.
• Must have personally built financial planning models from the ground up, ideally following a carve-out or creation of a standalone international group. Advanced Excel and financial modelling skills essential.
• Experience in a data or information‑services business preferred; exposure to SaaS/subscription metrics desirable.
• Hands‑on, strong communication skills, commercially minded and comfortable with ambiguity. Must hit the ground running, work independently and turn incomplete information into robust models quickly.

Salary: The day rate for this role is £450-550£ and FTC of 6 months

Final offer amount depends on multiple factors such as candidates experience and expertise, geographic location, total compensation, and market data.

This is an interim role based at CDP's London office. Interested applicants must be eligible to work legally in the UK and live within a commutable distance of the London office and be comfortable with 3 days in the office per week. We cannot sponsor this role.

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• Department Finance
• Location CDP Global - London
• Remote status Hybrid

CDP Global - London

About CDP Global

CDP have regional offices and local partners spanning 50 countries. There are now companies, cities, states and regions from over 90 countries disclosing through CDP on an annual basis.

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