Strategic FP&A Analyst - Forecasting & Insights

Inizio; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Inizio is a global partner with over 10,500 experts operating in more than 50 countries. The FP&A Analyst role supports financial planning and forecasting, develops models and provides insights to influence decisions.

You will work with Senior FP&A leaders to enhance governance and reporting while coaching junior team members. Key responsibilities include budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis and executive reporting.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant (ACA, CIMA or equivalent).
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Statistics, Mathematics, Business Administration or related discipline.
• 2+ years of experience in an analytical finance role, either in practise or in industry.
• Experience in FP&A, budgeting, forecasting, management reporting or business performance analysis.
• Experience in professional services, consulting or project-based environments is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Support annual budgeting, quarterly forecasting and long-range planning activities.
• Develop and maintain financial forecasting models.
• Support consolidation of planning assumptions and forecast submissions.
• Assist with scenario modelling and sensitivity analysis.
• Prepare management reports, executive dashboards and reporting packs.
• Perform variance analysis against budget, forecast and prior year.
• Analyse revenue, profitability, utilisation and cost performance.
• Identify financial trends, risks and opportunities.
• Translate financial data into actionable business insight.
• Support strategic planning, resource allocation and performance improvement.
• Maintain planning data integrity and reporting consistency.
• Contribute to improvements in forecasting, reporting methodologies and planning processes.
• Support adoption of reporting tools and analytical best practices.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Financial modelling

Budgeting

Forecasting

Management reporting

Stakeholder management

Data analysis

Education

ACA/CIMA or equivalent

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

ERP systems

Job description

Inizio is a global partner with over 10,500 experts operating in more than 50 countries. The FP&A Analyst role supports financial planning and forecasting, develops models and provides insights to influence decisions.

You will work with Senior FP&A leaders to enhance governance and reporting while coaching junior team members. Key responsibilities include budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis and executive reporting.