Teaching FP&A Lead, EU region

TN United Kingdom; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative organization is seeking a Financial Analyst to support the Financial Planning and Analysis Lead. This role involves analyzing financial reports, forecasting, and performance monitoring to drive business insights. You'll work closely with senior stakeholders and contribute to process improvements while ensuring data integrity. Join a dynamic team that values collaboration and offers opportunities for professional growth in a multicultural environment. If you have a passion for finance and want to make a difference, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Qualifications

• 2+ years in operational financial management or management accounting.
• Experience in multinational, multicultural organizations.

Responsibilities

• Analyze financial and operational plans through management reporting.
• Support planning and forecasting processes and tools.

Skills

Effective communication

Business partnering skills

Advanced Excel skills

Proficiency with technology

Education

Part-qualified with a recognized accounting body

Master's degree in business administration or finance

Tools

SAP

Job description

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We support peace and prosperity by building connections, understanding, and trust between people in the UK and worldwide.

We work directly with individuals to help them gain skills, confidence, and connections to transform their lives and shape a better world in partnership with the UK. Our support includes building networks, exploring creative ideas, learning English, obtaining high-quality education, and gaining internationally recognized qualifications.

Operating in over 200 countries and territories, with a presence in more than 100 countries, we reached 650 million people in 2021–22.

Role Purpose:

To support the Financial Planning and Analysis Lead by providing guidance in planning, forecasting, and performance monitoring. The post holder will ensure the integrity and accuracy of financial reports and analyze business performance, including financial trends, variance analysis, and financial impact assessments. This role is part of the FP&A team, which may be dispersed across the region, supporting specific SBUs or geographical groups depending on the context.

Main Accountabilities:

Responsible for analyzing and interpreting financial and operational plans through management reporting, trend analysis, and performance assessment.

Planning, Forecasting, and Budgeting:

• Support the planning process, ensure tools are effective, challenge submissions, identify synergies, and meet deadlines.
• Consolidate and interpret plans/forecasts and actual data, ensuring alignment with SBU strategies.
• Assist in implementing changes to planning and forecasting processes and tools.
• Ensure data compliance with guidelines and assumptions.
• Develop tools to automate planning and forecasting.
• Provide financial data for investment cases, modeling, and scenario planning.
• Build relationships with senior stakeholders for effective business partnering.
• Lead process improvement initiatives.
• Reconcile and review SAP plans before system closure.

Financial Analysis:

• Analyze growth and product trends, KPIs, and recommend actions to maximize opportunities and mitigate risks.
• Perform scenario planning and modeling based on stakeholder needs.

Management Reporting:

• Manage regional reporting and commentary for SBU and leadership team consolidation.
• Communicate variances and provide explanations.
• Review monthly dashboards for pipeline activities.

Business Performance Management:

• Review financial performance, recommend actions, and deliver within timelines.
• Support master data setup (WBS, PC, CC).

Minimum/Essential Knowledge and Experience:

• At least 2 years in operational financial management or management accounting.
• Experience in complex international structures and reporting under tight deadlines.
• Experience in multinational, multicultural organizations.
• Desirable: experience in commercial organizations and with SAP.

Skills:

• Effective communication, especially explaining complex data to non-finance audiences.
• Strong business partnering skills.
• Advanced Excel skills, including pivot tables and data linking.
• Proficiency with technology.

Qualifications:

• Part-qualified with a recognized accounting body or a master's degree in business administration or finance.
• Desirable: Fully qualified accountant.