Senior FP & A Analyst

Stirling Ellis; England; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading international group seeks a qualified Senior FP&A Analyst to work in Woking, Surrey. This role involves financial partnership, budgeting, and forecasting across entities. The ideal candidate will be CIMA/ACCA or ACA qualified with strong financial analysis skills and experience in corporate environments. This position offers flexible hybrid working, 25 days holiday, and additional benefits such as medical insurance and an annual bonus.

Benefits

Flexible Hybrid working

25 days holiday

Company Pension

Medical & life insurance

Annual Bonus

Qualifications

• CIMA/ACCA or ACA Qualified with a strong background in Financial Analysis or FP&A.
• Proven FP&A experience in an International or Group Accounting environment.
• Excellent communication skills for liaising at high levels.

Responsibilities

• Review country and operating company reports with commentary.
• Lead budgeting & forecasting process across all entities.
• Deliver monthly group KPI report and analysis.

Skills

Financial Analysis

Budgeting

Forecasting

Communication

Advanced Excel

Power BI

Education

CIMA/ACCA or ACA Qualified

Tools

MS Excel

Power BI

Job description

Highly successful FTSE listed, International Group organisation seek to recruit ACA, CIMA or ACCA Qualified Senior FP & A Analyst to undertake a newly created role based at recently refurbished offices in Woking, Surrey.

About the role

Reporting to the EMEA Finance Director the Senior FP & A Analyst will act as finance business partner to divisional Finance and Commercial Directors to ensure robust financial information is obtained across the Group. In addition the jobholder will be responsible for consolidated FP & A for the Group in accordance with strict corporate deadlines. Key duties of the role include:

• Performing a detailed review of both country and operating company reporting packs (P&L and Balance Sheets) with full commentary
• Leading the 12 month rolling budgeting & forecasting process across all entities
• Analysis of gross margins for key business divisions
• Delivering monthly group KPI report and supporting analysis & commentary
• Responsible for improving Business Information Systems utilising Power BI and MS Excel
• Performing a working capital review across the business and driving process improvements
• Business partnering with divisional Heads of Finance regarding the internal & external factors impacting each business
• Reporting on variances to budget and forecast
• Assessing potential risks and opportunities and following up on internal audit recommendations
• Establishing a high level of credibility and managing strong working relationships with finance teams across the group
• Supporting the integration process for newly acquired businesses

About the Financial Analyst

• The Financial Analyst will be CIMA/ACCA or ACA Qualified with a strong background in Financial Analysis or FP& A
• Ideally you will have proven FP & A experience gained within an International or Group Accounting environment
• Applicants will have excellent communication skills, and the ability to liaise at the highest level
• Advanced Excel skills and ideally knowledge of Power BI

What's on offer for the Financial Analyst position

• Flexible Hybrid working
• 25 days holiday
• Company Pension
• Medical & life insurance
• Annual Bonus