As part of the Commercial Finance Function, the FP&A Analyst is responsible for supporting the financial forecasting & planning processes, business performance reporting, and decision making through the provision of insightful analysis.

Client Details

Our client is the UK's number 1 investment platform for private investors, they pride themselves on helping investors save time, tax and money on their investments.

To achieve their mission, they provide a workplace with constant learning, dynamic teams, and a great ethos. Steered by core values that promote service, quality, innovation, and opportunity in everything they do.

Description

Due to continued growth, our client is hiring a Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) Analyst to support our Commercial Financial team.

Responsibilities include:

Support the financial planning processes; Annual Business Reviews (Budget + 3–year Plan). Facilitates the planning timetable aggregation of financial inputs, and creation of ExCo & Board level outputs. Own historic performance reporting; analyse past results, perform variance analysis, identify trends, and make recommendations for improvements.Development and maintenance of medium– and long–term liquidity forecasting across entities and metrics, including analysis of balance sheet and liquidity drivers. Creating financial models to support valuation, planning, and forecasting in order to predict future performance. Evaluating financial data, examining current events and market developments in order to identify trends in financial performance to provide recommendations for improvement. Support the finance business partners and wider team with budgeting and cashflow forecasts and ensuring accurate financial reporting.Preparing and presenting financial information and reports to operational stakeholders to inform key business decision; making and identify opportunities and risk.Undertaking detailed scenario planning and sensitivity analysis. Cross functional collaboration with the wider finance team to ensure continuous improvement. Profile

ACA with up to 3–year PQE

Audit background experience, augmented with Transaction Services / FDD desirable

Demonstrable proficiency in financial modelling techniques. Adaptive Planning & BI experience desirable but not mandatory

Strong analytical and data gathering skills

Proactive, organised and curious

Solution focused mindset – with the ability to assimilate complex information and develop solutions and resolve complex issues

Ability to transition between the 'big picture' view & detail, and synthesize financial & non–financial insights from across the organisation

Job Offer

A competitive salary package Discretionary annual bonus & annual pay review 25 days holiday plus bank holidays and 1–day additional Christmas closure time Option to purchase an additional 5 days holiday per year at annual enrolment Flexible working options available, including hybrid working Enhanced parental leave Pension scheme up to 11% employer contributionSharesave scheme Income Protection & Life insurance (4 x salary core level of cover) Private medical insuranceHealth care cash plans – including optical, dental, and out patientcareEmployee Assistance Programme Gympass – gym memberships and wellbeing apps available Variety of travel to work schemes with free bike storage and shower facilities An inhouse barista serving subsidised coffee and snacks I&D networks and volunteering groups (two paid volunteering days per year) LifeWorks Discounts on services, restaurants and retailers