Senior FP&A Planner: Budgeting, Forecasting & Analysis

Obsidian; Greater London; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Obsidian is seeking an FP&A professional to drive budgeting, forecasting and profitability analysis. You will build annual budgets and multi-year plans, produce rolling P&L and cash flow forecasts, and develop headcount and capex plans with clear prioritization.

The role emphasizes ownership of planning and forecasting, rather than month-end close, with responsibilities spanning management reporting and variance commentary. London-based, on-site work is expected.

Qualifications

• 4+ years in FP&A at an operating company, owning a plan or a reforecast cycle.
• Advanced Excel modeling and the judgment to explain a variance, not just calculate it.

Responsibilities

• Build bottoms-up annual budgets and multi-year long-range plans with consolidation and approval paths.
• Produce rolling reforecasts of P&L, cash flow and KPIs reflecting actuals and updated drivers.
• Build headcount and capital expenditure plans with hiring pacing, project approvals, payback and prioritization.
• Produce monthly management reporting packs with variance commentary, and product, customer or segment profitability analysis with cost allocation methodology.
• Forecast revenue from bookings, pipeline coverage and demand signals, and document model drivers and assumptions.

Skills

Advanced Excel modeling

FP&A experience

Financial forecasting

Analytical reasoning

Tools

Anaplan

Adaptive

Pigment

Job description

Obsidian is seeking an FP&A professional to drive budgeting, forecasting and profitability analysis. You will build annual budgets and multi-year plans, produce rolling P&L and cash flow forecasts, and develop headcount and capex plans with clear prioritization.

The role emphasizes ownership of planning and forecasting, rather than month-end close, with responsibilities spanning management reporting and variance commentary. London-based, on-site work is expected.