Senior FP&A Analyst

An exciting and instantly recognisable Consumer organisation are currently building out their commercially focused FP&A team, and the impressive Head of FP&A is looking for their second in command by way of a Senior FP&A Analyst.

This is a great opportunity for someone who wants to be surrounded by high performing teams, and a leadership that is heavily focused on progression. You will also gain a lot of Exec exposure with this role, so being comfortable with being in the spotlight would be great.

Some of the duties and responsibilities of the successful Senior FP&A Analyst:

• Provide financial scenario modelling and sensitivity analysis, including the development and coordination of a central risk and opportunities log.
• Deliver and coordinate high-quality budgets, forecasts, and long-term financial planning activities, ensuring consistency and control across business areas.
• Produce accurate and insightful financial analysis, including Board packs and dashboards, for the leadership team and wider management, ensuring that information is forward looking, insightful, and presented in a professional and consistent way.
• Work collaboratively with FDs and their teams to coordinate central deliverables, managing and planning the associated processes (including month-end timetables), and ensuring adherence to deadlines.
• Support the implementation of best practice and continuous improvements in the function and wider business.
• Help capitalise on the Group’s investment in IT by ensuring we use our technology to improve accuracy and efficiency of reporting and commercial insights.
• Provide accurate and timely ad-hoc analysis and management information.

Skills and experience of the successful Senior FP&A Analyst:

• Qualified accountant (including CIMA, ACCA, ACA) with experience in a commercial finance and / or an FP&A environment.
• Confident communicator with good stakeholder management skills and an ability to plan and coordinate financial activities. Able to build and maintain effective relationships and quickly build credibility.
• Strong Excel and financial modelling skills.
• Able to model and analyse large datasets and succinctly summarise for both Finance and non-Finance colleagues.
• Have a very high level of attention to detail and be comfortable working at pace.
• Skilled planner and organiser.

In summary, if you’re looking to work in a tangible product business, in a newly created role which you can shape as your own, with lots of exposure to senior stakeholders then please, do reach out.