Senior Financial System Analyst

Edward Mann; Greater London; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Exposure to international portfolio

Senior leadership exposure

Broad FP&A remit

Job summary

Edward Mann is seeking an FP&A Analyst to join the Corporate Finance team in London. This role focuses on systems, data mapping, financial planning, forecasting and commercial decision support across a diversified portfolio.

You will deliver budgeting, forecasting and performance analysis, building advanced financial models and dashboards to inform senior management and investment decisions.

Qualifications

• Experience in FP&A or management accounting with a commercial focus.
• Implementation and data mapping experience.
• Strong budgeting, forecasting and reporting capabilities.
• Excellent financial modelling skills and ability to build from scratch.
• Analytical skills for variance, scenario planning and performance analysis.
• Experience handling complex datasets and turning data into commercial insight.
• Confidence presenting financial information to senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead annual budgeting and financial planning across the Group.
• Own quarterly forecasting reflecting performance and strategy.
• Provide regular management reporting for senior leadership and Board.
• Develop and maintain sophisticated financial models for planning and decision-making.
• Create FP&A dashboards and reporting tools to improve KPI visibility.
• Support FP&A systems development and data cubes for automation.

Skills

FP&A experience

Data mapping

Budgeting

Forecasting

Financial modelling

Stakeholder communication

Complex datasets

Job description

FP&A (Reporting/Systems/Data Mapping with Accounting Background)

Location: London

The Company

Our client is a dynamic international real estate, hospitality and leisure group with a diversified portfolio spanning property investment and development, hotels, franchise operations and private members' clubs. With interests across the UK and international markets, the business works alongside established joint venture partners and institutional investors to deliver growth and long-term value across its portfolio. As the Group continues to develop and expand, its finance function is evolving to provide greater commercial insight and support strategic decision making across the business.

About the Role

Our client is looking to appoint an experienced FP&A Analyst to join its Corporate Finance team. This is a purely FP&A and Systems Focused role, centred around sytem implementation, data mapping, financial planning, forecasting, modelling, performance analysis and commercial decision-making. Working closely with senior leadership and operational teams, you will provide clear financial insight into business performance, identify trends and opportunities, and help shape the Group's future planning and investment decisions.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate the annual budgeting and financial planning process across the Group.
• Own the quarterly forecasting process, ensuring forecasts reflect current performance, trading conditions and strategic objectives.
• Produce regular management reporting and performance analysis for senior leadership and the Board.
• Deliver detailed variance analysis against budget, forecast and prior-year performance.
• Develop and maintain sophisticated financial models to support business planning and strategic decision-making.
• Build scenario and sensitivity analysis to assess the financial impact of different commercial decisions.
• Analyse revenue, costs, margins, EBITDA, cash generation and other key performance indicators.
• Work closely with operational and commercial teams to understand the underlying drivers of performance.
• Develop and maintain FP&A dashboards and reporting tools, improving visibility of financial and operational KPIs.
• Support the ongoing development and optimisation of FP&A systems and data cubes.
• Identify opportunities to improve the automation, efficiency and scalability of planning and reporting processes.
• Provide financial modelling and analysis to support business cases, investments, acquisitions and strategic projects.
• Translate complex financial information into clear, concise and commercially relevant presentations.
• Act as a trusted finance business partner, providing insight and constructive challenge to senior stakeholders.
• Continuously improve the quality and commercial value of management information across the Group.

Required Skills

• Experience within an FP&A, commercial finance or management accounting environment.
• Implementation and Data Mapping experience
• Strong experience across budgeting, forecasting and management reporting.
• Excellent financial modelling skills, with the ability to build models from scratch.
• Strong analytical skills, including variance analysis, scenario planning and performance analysis.
• Experience working with complex datasets and converting financial information into meaningful commercial insight.
• Confidence presenting financial information to senior stakeholders and non-finance teams.

Pay range and compensation package

• Flexible working arrangements
• Exposure to a diverse international property, hospitality and leisure portfolio
• Significant exposure to senior leadership
• A broad, commercially focused FP&A remit within a growing organisation