Senior FP&A Accountant
Job Summary
The Senior FP&A Accountant will lead financial planning, analysis, and budget management to support executive-level strategy. This role involves developing performance dashboards, conducting variance analysis, and providing insights into trading and operational P&L. You will partner with department heads to drive process improvement and strategic financial decision-making.
Responsibilities
- Prepare financial performance reports and variance analysis
- Manage budgeting, forecasting, and financial modeling
- Analyze trading P&L and market risk metrics
- Partner with stakeholders for strategic decision support
- Automate reporting and improve data analytics processes
Required Skills
- 4-8 years of FP&A experience
- Strong financial modeling and data analysis
- Knowledge of trading P&L and hedging
- Proficiency in Excel, BI tools, and ERP systems
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management
Job Details
Key Responsibilities
1. Financial Performance & Reporting
- Prepare and analyse monthly, quarterly, and annual financial performance reports, including variance analysis against budget and forecasts.
- Develop and maintain performance dashboards and KPIs for management review.
- Provide insights into key business drivers affecting revenue, cost, and profitability.
2. Budgeting, Forecasting & Scenario Planning
- Support the Financial Controller in the annual budgeting, monthly and/or quarterly forecasting processes.
- Build and maintain financial models to simulate business scenarios and project financial outcomes.
- Perform sensitivity and stress testing to evaluate the financial impact due to market movements.
- Collaborate with business units to ensure financial targets align with operational plans.
3. Trading & Market Analytics
- Collaborate closely with commercial trading, risk management, and operations teams to understand P&L movements, hedge effectiveness, and margin optimization.
- Provide insights on trading KPIs such as daily profit and loss, VaR (Value at Risk), and utilization of trading limits.
- Support management in evaluating new commercial trading opportunities, supply contracts, and investment initiatives.
4. Strategic & Operational Support
- Partner with department heads to evaluate financial implications of business decisions and/or new initiatives.
- Conduct benchmarking and competitor analysis to identify market trends and performance improvement opportunities.
- Present clear and actionable recommendations to management and financial controller.
5. Data Analytics & Process Improvement
- Leverage data analytics tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau, Excel, Python or equivalent) to improve financial reporting efficiency and insight generation.
- Review and refine internal reporting processes to enhance accuracy and timeliness.
- Identify automation opportunities in financial analysis and reporting workflows.
6. Executive & Board-Level Support
- Prepare presentations and dashboards for CEO, management, and financial controller, summarizing performance trends, profitability analysis, and financial forecasts.
- Support strategic reviews of trading strategies, business expansion, and cost efficiency initiatives.
Qualifications & Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field.
- Professional qualification (e.g., CPA, CA, CFA, ACCA) an advantage.
- 4 to 8 years of experience in financial planning & analysis (FP&A), management reporting, or business analytics.
- Strong financial modelling, data analysis, and presentation skills.
- Good or sound understanding of trading P&L, mark-to-market accounting, derivatives, and hedging concepts.
- Proficiency in Excel, financial systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle or equivalent), and data visualization tools.
- Excellent analytical skills and ability to translate complex data into business insights.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
Key Competencies
- Analytical and detail-oriented mindset
- Strong business and/or commercial acumen, and sound judgement
- Stakeholder management and communication
- Strategic thinking and proactive problem-solving mindset
- Integrity, confidentiality and discretion with handling of financial data