Strategic FP&A Analyst — Interim 6-Month Role

Fastmarkets; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Fastmarkets is seeking a Senior Analyst, FP&A (Interim, 6 months) to support the Commercial Finance function with planning, analysis and business partnering across cost functions. The role reports to the Head of Financial Planning and Analysis and involves fast-paced, independent delivery, with exposure to UK and Sofia stakeholders.

The position is a fixed-term contract (FTC) within the CFO Functions department, requiring strong forecasting, board reporting experience, and a proactive,

Qualifications

• Experience working in FP&A, commercial finance, or an analyst / business partnering role.
• Recent hands-on forecasting and Board / executive reporting experience.
• Part-qualified or qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent) preferred.
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to interpret complex data and communicate insights clearly.
• Strong attention to detail, organisational skills, and ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with a collaborative, proactive approach.
• Experience with finance transformation, automation, or process improvement projects is highly desirable.
• Advanced Excel and financial modelling skills.
• Experience with BI tools (e.g., Power BI, Anaplan) is a plus.
• Working knowledge of NetSuite (saved searches, custom reports) and Salesforce data structures; familiarity with Snowflake is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Support the monthly performance reporting cycle; ownership of board reporting, delivering timely, accurate, and insight-driven analysis of financial and operational performance.
• Produce high quality variance commentary, senior level financial analysis and bridges delivering clear and concise outputs for senior leadership audience.
• Perform detailed variance analysis against budget, forecast, and prior year, identifying key drivers, risks and opportunities.
• Collaborate with the wider finance team to streamline and automate reporting processes, leveraging best practices and technology.
• Ownership of the budgeting and forecasting planning processes for respective cost functions and supporting overall consolidation of Fastmarkets planning cycle.
• Deliver timely and accurate financial analysis, scenario modelling, and recommendations to support strategic initiatives and growth opportunities.
• Translate complex financial data into actionable insights for both finance and non-finance stakeholders.
• Partner with leaders across LRC, Regional Operations and Procurement, providing commercial insight and constructive challenge to drive business performance.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams to understand business drivers on a monthly basis and identify opportunities for growth and efficiency.
• Data hygiene & controls: define and run quality checks between reporting systems (NetSuite and Anaplan), alerting for material variances before monthly close.
• Change & decommission: identify manual reports suitable for decommission; maintain a backlog of automation candidates with estimated time saved and expected impact.
• Build strong relationships with key stakeholders, including senior finance leadership in the UK and Sofia alongside cross-finance and functional teams.
• Support audit and compliance requirements, maintaining and improving internal controls.

Skills

Forecasting

Board reporting

Analytical skills

Stakeholder management

Attention to detail

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Automation

Education

Part-qualified or qualified accountant

Tools

Power BI

Anaplan

NetSuite

Salesforce data structures

Snowflake

Job description

Fastmarkets is seeking a Senior Analyst, FP&A (Interim, 6 months) to support the Commercial Finance function with planning, analysis and business partnering across cost functions. The role reports to the Head of Financial Planning and Analysis and involves fast-paced, independent delivery, with exposure to UK and Sofia stakeholders.

The position is a fixed-term contract (FTC) within the CFO Functions department, requiring strong forecasting, board reporting experience, and a proactive,