Lead FP&A Analyst

BOYLE Sports; Leinster; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

BoyleSports is seeking a commercially minded Lead FP&A Analyst to drive planning, forecasting and financial insight for the Retail division. You will partner with the Retail Director and leadership team across shops, regions, products and costs to drive profitability and capital decision-making.

The role is hands-on, requires deep experience in multi-site retail or betting environments, advanced Excel, and experience with BI tools such as Power BI.

Qualifications

• Professional accountancy qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent) is essential.
• Degree in Finance, Accounting, or related discipline is desirable.
• Strong FP&A, Commercial Finance or performance analysis experience.
• Experience supporting large multi-site operations in retail or betting is preferred.
• Proven budgeting, forecasting, financial modelling and investment appraisal capability.

Responsibilities

• Lead the annual budget, quarterly forecasting and long-range planning for the Retail division.
• Prepare forecasts for revenue, gross profit, payroll, operating costs, EBITDA and capital expenditure.
• Develop robust financial models to support planning, scenario analysis and decision-making.
• Provide variance analysis explaining key drivers, risks and opportunities.
• Partner with Retail Operations, Property, Marketing and BI to improve reporting and commercial visibility.
• Deliver ROI and payback analyses for capital investments.

Skills

Analytical skills

Advanced Excel

Power BI

Communication skills

SQL

Tableau

Forecasting

Financial modeling

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA

Degree in Finance/Accounting

Tools

Power BI

Oracle

Tableau

SQL

Excel

Job description

BoyleSports is Ireland's largest independently owned bookmaker, with an established retail estate across Ireland and the UK and a growing digital betting and gaming business.

We are continuing to invest in our retail network, operating model and data-led decision-making to support profitable growth, stronger customer outcomes and improved commercial performance across the estate.

The Retail business remains a core part of BoyleSports. This role is an opportunity for a commercially minded finance professional to provide focused planning, analysis and decision support to the Retail leadership team across shops, regions, products, customers, costs and capital investment.

Role Responsibilities:

The Lead FP&A Analyst - Retail will be responsible for financial planning, forecasting, commercial analysis and business partnering across the Retail division. The role will support the CFO, Retail Director and wider Retail Leadership Team by providing clear insight into retail performance, profitability, investment decisions and operational opportunities.

This is a hands-on, commercially focused role suited to an experienced FP&A, Commercial Finance or Finance Business Partnering professional who has operated in a large multi-site retail, hospitality, leisure, consumer or betting environment. Prior retail betting experience would be highly valuable, but not essential. Strong experience from major retail organisations in Ireland or the UK, such as grocery, convenience, fuel, hospitality, leisure or other high-volume multi-site businesses, will be highly relevant.

Financial Planning, Budgeting and Forecasting:

• Lead the annual budget, quarterly forecasting and long-range planning processes for the Retail division.
• Prepare clear forecasts for revenue, gross profit, payroll, operating costs, EBITDA and capital expenditure.
• Develop and maintain robust financial models to support planning, scenario analysis and decision-making.
• Provide timely variance analysis explaining key financial and operational drivers, risks and opportunities.
• Support month-end performance reviews with concise, actionable commentary for senior stakeholders.

Retail Performance and Commercial Insight:

• Analyse financial and operational performance by shop, region, product, channel and customer segment.
• Identify opportunities to improve operational efficiency and margin improvement.
• Produce and report KPI’ reporting that helps the Retail team understand performance and take action quickly.
• Work closely with BI, Retail Operations and Finance colleagues to improve data quality, reporting consistency and commercial visibility.

Business Partnering and Stakeholder Management:

• Act as a trusted finance partner to the Retail Director, Retail Leadership Team and senior operational stakeholders.
• Provide constructive challenge and commercial support on trading performance, cost management and operational initiatives.
• Translate financial analysis into clear business recommendations for non-finance stakeholders.
• Support accountability for financial performance across regions and key retail functions.
• Build strong working relationships across Retail Operations, Property, Marketing, BI, Technology, HR and Finance.

Investment Appraisal and Strategic Projects:

• Prepare and review business cases for Retail opportunities.
• Deliver ROI, payback, sensitivity and scenario analysis for capital and operational investment proposals.
• Support strategic projects affecting the Retail estate, including estate optimisation, proposition changes, technology investment and operational efficiency programmes.
• Help assess the commercial viability, risks and financial impact of proposed initiatives before approval.

Reporting, Systems and Continuous Improvement:

• Drive improvements in forecasting accuracy, reporting efficiency and planning processes to support faster decision-making.
• Reduce spreadsheet-heavy reporting where possible through better use of BI tools, system outputs and standardised templates.
• Support a culture of continuous improvement, commercial discipline and data-led decision-making

Qualifications and Educational Requirements:

• Professional accountancy qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent) is essential.
• Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business or a related discipline is desirable.
• Strong FP&A, Commercial Finance, Finance Business Partnering or performance analysis experience.
• Proven experience supporting a large multi-site operation, ideally across retail, hospitality, leisure, consumer services or betting and gaming.
• Strong budgeting, forecasting, financial modelling and investment appraisal capability.

Specialist Skills and Experience Required:

• Excellent analytical skills, with the ability to interpret financial and operational data and identify what matters commercially.
• Advanced Excel capability and confidence working with large data sets.
• Experience analysing shop, store, region, product, customer, margin and labour performance.
• Experience in a large Irish or UK retail organisation, such as grocery, convenience, fuel, hospitality, leisure or other high-volume, multi-site environments, is highly desirable.
• Retail betting, gaming or wider gambling sector experience would be advantageous but is not essential.
• Experience supporting senior operational leadership teams and influencing commercial decision-making.
• Experience with Power BI, Oracle, Tableau, SQL or similar reporting and planning tools would be advantageous.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to present financial insight clearly to non-finance stakeholders.
• Commercially minded, curious and practical, with the confidence to challenge constructively and the judgement to focus on actions that improve performance.
• Able to operate effectively in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial and multi-site business environment.