Finance Analyst

Role Overview The FP&A Analyst will support the FP&A function in providing financial analysis, management reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and business insights to support management decision-making. The role will work closely with the Finance, Sales and Operations teams to analyse financial performance, identify trends and variances, and provide actionable insights to improve profitability, working capital, and business performance. The successful candidate should have strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and commercial awareness. Key Responsibilities 1. Management Reporting & Performance Analysis • Analyse actual results against budget, forecast, and prior year. • Prepare business performance dashboards and recurring management reports. • Analyse performance by customer, product, business unit, geography, and other relevant dimensions. • Identify trends, risks, and opportunities and communicate these to the Controller. 2. Budgeting & Forecasting • Support the annual budgeting and planning process. • Coordinate budget submissions from business functions and consolidate financial plans. • Maintain monthly and quarterly rolling forecasts. • Track actual performance against forecast and improve forecast accuracy over time. 3. Financial Modelling & Projects • Develop and maintain financial models for business planning and decision-making. • Perform sensitivity and scenario analysis. • Assist with finance transformation, reporting automation, and process improvement projects. • Improve the efficiency and reliability of recurring reporting through automation and standardisation. 4. Finance Systems & Data • Extract and analyse financial and operational data from ERP and other business systems. • Ensure accuracy and consistency of data used in management reporting. • Support improvements to reporting tools, dashboards, and financial models. • Implementation and enhancement of financial planning and reporting systems. Qualifications & Experience • Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or a related discipline. • 4–5 years of relevant experience in FP&A, management reporting, commercial finance, or financial analysis. • Experience in a sales, distribution, trading, or multinational environment is preferred. • Professional accounting qualification (e.g. ACCA, CPA, CA, CIMA) is advantageous. Technical Skills • Strong Excel skills, including PivotTables, Power Query and financial modelling. • Strong understanding of financial statements and management accounting. • Ability to analyse large datasets and identify meaningful trends. • Experience with Power BI or other business intelligence tools is advantageous. • Good understanding of budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis. Working hours: Mon to Fri, 8:30am to 5:30pm