Senior FP&A Finance Analyst - Budgeting, Forecasting & Risk

Manpower; Havant; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Manpower is seeking a Senior Finance Analyst to support strategic decision-making through financial planning, analysis, forecasting and end positioning accounting for defence system programmes. The role focuses on managing programme budgets, updating forecasts, and monitoring EAC while maintaining strong financial controls.

You will partner with Programme Managers to deliver monthly forecasts for Sales, EBIT and cash, perform scenario analyses, and support LR planning.

Qualifications

• Experience with FP&A in large programmes.
• Advanced Excel modelling skills.
• Strong understanding of budgeting and variance analysis.

Responsibilities

• Manage programme budgets and baseline budgets throughout the programme lifecycle.
• Update forecasts when new work packages or elements are added.
• Track actual spend vs budget and forecast; explain variances.
• Monitor EAC and escalate anomalies; support risk reviews.
• Present financial position at IPRs, MPRs and CSRs; support audits.

Skills

Budget management

Forecasting

EAC calculations

Variance analysis

Excel (advanced)

Financial modelling

Risk analysis

Management accounting

FP&A

Tools

Excel

Job description

Manpower is seeking a Senior Finance Analyst to support strategic decision-making through financial planning, analysis, forecasting and end positioning accounting for defence system programmes. The role focuses on managing programme budgets, updating forecasts, and monitoring EAC while maintaining strong financial controls.

You will partner with Programme Managers to deliver monthly forecasts for Sales, EBIT and cash, perform scenario analyses, and support LR planning.