Senior FP&A Analyst

Inizio Advisory; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A global consulting company is seeking a qualified accountant for the FP&A team in Holborn, London. The role involves financial planning, reporting, and improvement tasks in a fast-paced environment. Candidates should have ACA qualifications and 2+ years of relevant experience, alongside strong skills in Power BI. This full-time position offers a benefits package including pension contributions, private health insurance, and flexible working with 2 days in the office. Join a collaborative team and advance your career.

Benefits

Company pension contributions of 5%

25 days paid holiday plus public holidays

Additional birthday day off

Private health insurance

Life Assurance plan

Group Income Protection

Annual salary reviews

Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave

Qualifications

• 2+ years PQE in an FP&A role required.
• Experience in a professional services company is desirable but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Perform ad hoc analysis and assist with annual budget preparation.
• Forecast cash flow, balance sheet, and revenue pipeline.
• Prepare monthly reporting pack and commercial KPI reports.
• Develop automated reporting tools to increase productivity.
• Challenge current processes to drive efficiencies.

Skills

Qualified accountant (ACA from Top 10 audit firm)

Power BI (or similar data analysis tool)

Strong self-organisation

Strong communication & interpersonal skills

Ability to think, understand and prioritise

Education

ACA qualification

Tools

Power BI

Job description

Inizio is a global partner with over 10,500 experts operating in more than 50 countries. We support health and life science companies by turning science into strategy and executing across the product and patient journey. Our services include market research, strategy consulting, transformation consulting, and commercial benchmarking, all designed to be data-backed and patient-inspired. This position sits within the subdivision Inizio Advisory (1,400 employees).

About the role

We are looking for a qualified accountant reporting to the FP&A manager, in this broad and interesting role in a fast‑paced environment. The company is part of a large international group, which brings both group HQ & internal reporting & analysis requirements. Reporting into the FP&A manager, with some exposure to the CFO, this role will provide the right candidate with a great springboard to build their experience & career.

Overall Responsibilities

FP&A:

• Ad hoc analysis
• Assisting with quarterly forecasts and annual budget preparation
• Cash flow & balance sheet forecasting
• Revenue pipeline preparation and analysis
• Monthly reporting pack & detailed commercial KPI reports
• Opex analysis
• Business partnering with commercial & operations
• Project profitability tracking
• Operate & advance Power BI model & build financial models to evaluate company's vision and projects

Process Improvement Responsibilities

• Challenge current ways of working to drive efficiencies
• Assist in new Certinia/Oracle system implementation
• Increase productivity by developing automated reporting tools
• Proactively identify risks and challenges to the company
• Be part of a continuous improvement culture across finance

Skills

• Qualified accountant (ACA from Top 10 audit firm) with 2+ years PQE in an FP&A role
• Power BI (or similar data analysis tool)
• Quick learner
• Strong self‑organisation needed to meet tight deadline requirements
• Strong communication & interpersonal skills
• Ability to step back, think, understand and prioritise

Desirable (not essential)

• Experience in a professional services company

Ideal profile

• You are proactive, dedicated and enthusiastic, with a ‘can do’ attitude and approach
• You demonstrate a high level of accuracy and attention to detail, as well as strengths in organisation and prioritisation
• Confident to step up and challenge at senior level
• You are a collaborative team player who works well with colleagues
• You communicate ideas and issues in an effective, straightforward fashion
• You are highly motivated and want to seize opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career

Benefits package

• Company pension contributions of 5% available from your first day (salary sacrifice)
• 25 days paid annual holiday, plus public holidays
• Additional birthday day off
• Private health insurance
• Life Assurance plan
• Group Income Protection
• Annual salary reviews
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave

Further information

This is a full‑time role, working in a hybrid pattern (2 days per week in the office) at our fantastic HQ location in Holborn, London.

Equal Employment Opportunity

As set forth in Inizio's Equal Employment Opportunity policy, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.