Financial Planning & Analysis Analyst

TN Ireland; Dundalk (MD); On-site; USD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a highly motivated Financial Planning & Analysis Analyst to join their dynamic team. In this pivotal role, you will conduct in-depth financial forecasting and modeling, support strategic planning, and develop insightful presentations for key stakeholders. Your expertise will help drive financial performance and operational excellence within the organization. If you have a passion for finance and a knack for analytics, this is your chance to make a significant impact in a collaborative environment that values innovation and strategic thinking.

Benefits

Pension Scheme

Life Assurance

Employee Health and Wellbeing Initiatives

Qualifications

• 2+ years’ experience in financial reporting and analysis.
• Strong financial modeling skills and proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Support planning, forecasting, and performance reporting.
• Analyze key performance metrics and develop actionable insights.
• Partner with Accounting on month-end activities and reconciliations.

Skills

Financial Reporting

Financial Planning and Analysis

Accounting

Corporate Finance

Data Analysis

Project Management

Business Problem Solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business or Accounting

Tools

Adaptive Planning

Oracle Planning and Budgeting

Excel

PowerPoint

SQL

Python

PowerBI

Tableau

Job description

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Financial Planning & Analysis Analyst, Dundalk

Client:

Prometric

Location:

Dundalk, Ireland

Job Category:

Other

EU work permit required:

Yes

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Posted:

02.04.2025

Expiry Date:

17.05.2025

Job Description:

About Us: Prometric is a leading provider of technology-enabled testing and assessment solutions to many of the world’s most recognized licensing and certification organizations, academic institutions, and government agencies. We support more than 7 million test takers annually at our testing locations in 180 countries around the world. With over three decades of experience working with clients of all sizes across a multitude of industry sectors, our mission is to design and deliver the highest quality and most innovative testing solutions anytime, anywhere.

Job Title: Financial Planning & Analysis Analyst

Department: Finance

Reporting to: Finance Manager

Location: Dundalk, Ireland (Hybrid Working)

Hours of Work: 37.5 per week (Mon-Fri, 09:00 - 17:30)

Job Summary: Prometric is seeking a highly motivated individual to join our FP&A team as an FP&A analyst. This person will conduct in-depth financial forecasting and modelling, review monthly financial and operating results, support the monthly close process, regularly publish financial and operational KPI dashboards, support strategic planning for internal customers, and develop presentations to support the business and the finance team. Key activities include vendor- and project-level financial forecasting, project profitability and valuation analyses.

Main Duties & Responsibilities:

• Act as a finance partner to support planning, forecasting and performance reporting.
• Identify, track, and analyze key performance metrics including operating expense drivers.
• Develop driver-based forecasts and review historical results for external and internal labor, individual vendors and other spending.
• Leverage various internal systems to gather data, develop reporting and analytics for internal customers and the Finance team, delivering meaningful and actionable insights into business performance.
• Partner with the Accounting teams on month-end activities, reconciliations and analysis to support an accurate and efficient close.
• Interpret and communicate results and strategic recommendations to key stakeholders, including customers and the Executive team, in writing and verbally.
• Support other functions in the business and the overall FP&A team as required.
• Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field (i.e. business, accounting).
• 2+ years’ work experience in financial reporting, financial planning and analysis, accounting and/or corporate finance.
• Experience partnering with technology- and product-related teams and an interest in technology are significant pluses.
• Experience using FP&A Planning tools such as Adaptive Planning or Oracle Planning and Budgeting.
• Demonstrated experience improving and automating financial or operational reporting and forecasting processes.
• Strong financial modelling skills and an aptitude for analytics and business problem solving.
• Strong proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint.
• Aptitude with data analysis and business intelligence tools such as SQL, Python, PowerBI or Tableau is a plus.
• Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to explain complex topics verbally and in writing.
• Strong project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects, proactively communicate status and manage tight time constraints.
• A strong service-oriented mindset to support internal customers and the Finance team.

Employee Benefits:

• Pension Scheme
• Life Assurance
• Employee Health and Wellbeing Initiatives