Financial Analyst: FP&A & P&L Insights

Arche Consulting; Kraków; On-site; PLN 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Arche Consulting in Kraków is seeking an experienced Financial Analyst to elevate analytical work beyond routine reporting. You will analyze monthly P&L, investigate variances, and provide insights to Finance Business Partners and stakeholders.

You will support budgeting, forecasting, and planning, including accruals, prepayments and cost projections, while building financial models and scenario analyses for business cases and investments.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of relevant experience in FP&A, financial controlling, management accounting or RTR/GL.
• Solid understanding of accruals, prepayments, journal entries and their impact on P&L and balance sheet.
• Experience with budgeting, forecasting, financial planning or management reporting.
• Advanced Excel with data analysis and modelling capabilities.
• Ability to explain financial insights to non-finance stakeholders.
• Experience with SAP and BI tools is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Analyse monthly P&L results, identifying key trends, cost drivers and variances against budget and forecast.
• Investigate financial discrepancies, identify root causes and explain their impact on financial performance.
• Prepare insightful financial commentary and actionable recommendations for Finance Business Partners and business stakeholders.
• Support budgeting, forecasting and financial planning processes, including the preparation and validation of financial inputs.
• Analyse accruals, prepayments and forecast costs, ensuring financial estimates are accurate and supported by sound business assumptions.
• Perform financial modelling and scenario analysis to assess business cases, project performance, investment decisions and cost-saving opportunities.
• Review project portfolios and expenditure, monitoring budget utilisation, financial risks and opportunities.
• Support financial decisions relating to third-party contracts by assessing alternative scenarios, contract terms and potential savings.
• Prepare and maintain CAPEX cash forecasts, comparing planned and actual expenditure and identifying emerging trends.
• Develop and improve financial reporting processes, analytical methodologies and management information.
• Collaborate with Finance Business Partners, controllers and other stakeholders, constructively challenging assumptions and supporting business decisions.
• Provide financial information and documentation for external audit requirements when needed.

Skills

Excel proficiency

English communication

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

SAP

Power BI

Power Query

Anaplan

Job description

Arche Consulting in Kraków is seeking an experienced Financial Analyst to elevate analytical work beyond routine reporting. You will analyze monthly P&L, investigate variances, and provide insights to Finance Business Partners and stakeholders.

You will support budgeting, forecasting, and planning, including accruals, prepayments and cost projections, while building financial models and scenario analyses for business cases and investments.