Lead FP&A Analyst

L3Harris; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Lead FP&A Analyst to join their dynamic team in Bristol. This role involves leading financial planning and analysis for a business unit, ensuring accurate forecasting and reporting to support strategic decision-making. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in finance, with a focus on budgeting and variance analysis. This innovative firm promotes a collaborative environment, offering hybrid working options and a comprehensive benefits package, making it an exciting opportunity for those passionate about financial excellence and growth.

Benefits

Hybrid working

Half day finish on a Friday

25 days holiday per year

Private medical insurance

Pension scheme up to 7%

Life Assurance 4x salary

Group income protection

Flexible health care options

Employee assistance program

Professional memberships available

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years post qualification experience.
• Solid understanding of accounting and finance principles.

Responsibilities

• Lead financial reporting requirements for the business unit.
• Prepare monthly short-term forecasts and annual operating plans.
• Analyze financial forecasts and provide assessments to management.

Skills

Financial Planning and Analysis

Variance Analysis

Budgeting

Accounting Principles

Financial Reporting

Education

Qualified Accountant (ACCA, ACMA)

Tools

Financial Modeling Tools

Job description

L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing high-performing talent who are passionate about what they do. Our employees are unified in a shared dedication to our customers’ mission and quest for professional growth. L3Harris provides an inclusive, engaging environment designed to empower employees and promote work-life success. Fundamental to our culture is an unwavering focus on values, dedication to our communities, and commitment to excellence in everything we do.

L3Harris Technologies is the Trusted Disruptor in the defense industry. With customers’ mission-critical needs always in mind, our employees deliver end-to-end technology solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains in the interest of national security.

Job Title – Lead FP&A Analyst

Job Location – Bristol, UK

Job ID – 23491

About this opportunity and L3Harris UK

From 11 UK sites, our team of nearly 1,000 people delivers unique capabilities across space, air, land, sea and cyber for military, security and commercial customers across the UK and worldwide.

L3Harris in Bristol/Burgess Hill/Barrow provides warship automation systems through control and simulation solutions that are in service on Albion Class Landing Platform Docks and Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers. More systems are being developed and delivered for Type 26 and Type 31 Frigates.

Responsible for leading the FP&A team providing financial forecasts, the annual indirect budgeting process, annual operating plan, variance analysis and special projects / ad hoc requests. Reporting into the Head of Finance, this role will provide business level presentations, financial presentations and financial analysis that facilitates effective business decision making.

A few of our employee benefits are:

• Hybrid working where possible – please note, the business expectation is to be onsite 60% over a one-month period.
• Half day finish on a Friday
• 25 days holiday per year (plus bank holidays), increasing with long service and with the opportunity to buy/sell up to 5 days
• Private medical insurance with optional family cover
• Pension scheme of up to 7% employer contribution
• Life Assurance 4x salary (flexible up to 10x)
• Group income protection
• Flexible opt-in extras such as a health care cash plan, dental insurance, gym membership, critical illness cover and cycle to work scheme
• Employee assistance program providing mental health and wellbeing support
• Professional memberships available

What the role will involve

The responsibilities of your role will include the following:

• Lead for Business unit financial reporting requirements, both routine and non-routine.
• Strong understanding of advanced financial planning and analysis concepts and able to articulate this to management
• Owns the preparation of the Business Unit monthly short-term forecast (STF) and Annual Operating Plan forecast, accompanied with detailed supporting schedules
• A clear understanding of indirect rate development / modeling and solid experience with rate variance analysis
• Analyse Business Unit level financial forecasts and provide Business Unit Management with independent assessment of projected performance against plan targets
• Support the development of Internal Programme Reviews and ad hoc Senior Management presentations
• Prepare meaningful variance analysis of actual versus forecast financial performance
• Establish and monitor Indirect functional department budgets, indirect rate forecasts and estimate inclusive therein
• Oversee the development and implementation of sophisticated financial models, forecasting tools and dashboards to improve process efficiencies and financial performance
• Analyse trends in orders, sales, cost of sales, profit and cash and provide recommendations to Senior Management in support of strategic business decisions
• Serve as the primary POC to co-ordinate accurate and timely submissions of all related Business Unit standard and ad hoc reports / data requests

What you’ll bring

The role requires the following experience and skills:

• Qualified Accountant (ACCA, ACMA etc), with minimum of 5 years post qualification experience
• Solid understanding of accounting and finance principles, single source accounting knowledge a bonus
• Must have at least five plus years in a similar role within the government contracting industry and/or a combination of progressive financial experience in a similar role within a related industry

Important to know

Applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment must meet the requirement of right to work in the UK and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information and will be subject to government security checks.

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L3Harris Technologies is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination and offers equal opportunities for all. Applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, and marriage and civil partnerships.