Senior Finance Analyst

Syntro Partners; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Syntro Partners is recruiting a Senior FP&A Analyst to join its expanding FP&A team in London. The role focuses on high-quality analysis, reporting and data, turning complex financial information into actionable insight for commercial decision making.

You will work across a multi-site business, building KPI reporting and dashboards with Power BI, plugging into budgeting and forecasting cycles, and supporting acquisitions and strategic initiatives.

Qualifications

• Previous FP&A or finance analyst experience in a similar role.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capability.
• Ability to interpret data into meaningful commercial insight.
• Good communication skills and confidence to challenge assumptions.
• Experience in multi-site finance environments is helpful.

Responsibilities

• Analyse financial and operational performance across a multi-site business.
• Develop and maintain KPI reporting, dashboards and MI.
• Use Power BI to create insightful reporting.
• Work with large datasets to identify trends, risks and opportunities.
• Support budgeting and forecasting activity.
• Undertake ad hoc analysis around acquisitions and strategic projects.
• Help improve and automate reporting processes.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Data interpretation

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Ability to challenge assumptions

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA finalist or qualified status

Tools

Power BI

Excel

Job description

Syntro Partners is working with a fast-growing, acquisitive UK business to recruit a Senior FP&A Analyst into its expanding FP&A team.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who genuinely enjoys the analytical side of finance. The role will sit at the heart of the FP&A function, working with large volumes of financial and operational data to understand what is really driving performance and turn that into clear, actionable insight.

Rather than being a heavily relationship-led business partnering role, this position is focused on high-quality analysis, reporting and data. You will work closely with the wider FP&A and business partnering team, providing the insight behind commercial decision making.

Key responsibilities

• Analyse financial and operational performance across a multi-site business
• Develop and maintain KPI reporting, dashboards and management information
• Use Power BI to create insightful, engaging reporting
• Work with large datasets to identify trends, risks and opportunities
• Get behind headline performance to understand underlying business drivers
• Support the wider FP&A and business partnering team with high-quality analysisPartner with the data team to improve reporting quality and accuracy
• Support budgeting and forecasting activity
• Undertake ad hoc analysis around acquisitions, strategic projects and business improvement initiatives
• Help improve and automate reporting processes

About you

You will ideally have:

• Previous experience in an FP&A, Finance Analyst, Commercial Finance Analyst or similar analytical finance role
• Strong hands-on Power BI experience
• Advanced Excel skills and confidence working with large datasets
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capability
• The ability to interpret data and turn it into meaningful commercial insight
• Good communication skills and the confidence to challenge assumptions
• ACA, ACCA or CIMA finalist or qualified status, or equivalent experience

Experience within a multi-site, consumer-facing or similarly operational business would be useful, but is not essential.

The business is continuing to grow both organically and through acquisition, creating plenty of opportunity for someone who enjoys working in a fast-moving environment and wants to have a genuine impact on how performance is understood across the organisation.

Salary:

£65,000 - £70,000 + bonus and benefits

Location:

London

Hybrid:

Typically 2-3 days per week in the office with flexibility

Start:

ASAP. Candidates available immediately or at short notice are particularly encouraged to apply.