Financial Planning Analyst – FP&A Support

About the role

Supports the Head of Group FP&A in running the Group's forecasting, budgeting, and reporting cycle, and acts as the FP&A resource for smaller subsidiaries without a dedicated analyst.

Key responsibilities

• Maintain and update the Group consolidation model monthly, reconciling actuals to forecast and flagging variances.
• Provide forecasting, budgeting, and management‑reporting support directly to subsidiaries without their own FP&A resource.
• Prepare Board and management reporting packs on a fixed monthly/quarterly cadence.
• Support the annual budget process, including templates, data collection, consolidation, and variance commentary.
• Run variance analysis against budget and prior forecast, drafting narrative explanations.
• Maintain KPI and unit‑economics tracking across entities in scope.
• Respond to ad‑hoc analysis requests from the CFO, Head of Group FP&A, or subsidiary leadership.

Required profile

• 4‑6 years of experience in FP&A, financial analysis, or a similar corporate finance role.
• Advanced Excel / financial modelling skills.
• Experience working with multi‑entity or multi‑currency numbers.
• Part‑qualified or qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA / CPA) or equivalent analytical background.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience in banking, fintech, or another regulated environment.
• Exposure to Board‑level reporting.
• Comfort working directly with subsidiary or BU stakeholders without close day‑to‑day supervision.