FP&A Analyst in Manchester

At Bravura Solutions, collaboration, diversity and excellence matter.

We value your ideas, giving you room to be curious and innovate in an exciting, fast-paced, and flexible environment.

We look for many different skills and abilities, as well as how you can add value to Bravura and our culture.

As a Global Fin Tech market leader and ASX listed company, Bravura is a trusted partner to over 350 leading financial services clients, delivering wealth management technology and products.

We invest significantly in our technology hubs and innovation labs, which inspire and drive our creative, future-focused mindset.

We take pride in developing cutting-edge, digital first technology solutions that support our clients to achieve financial security and prosperity for their customers.

Position Purpose

We are seeking an ambitious and innovative FP&A Analyst to join our Commercial Finance team.

This is an excellent opportunity for a part-qualified or recently qualified Management Accountant to combine financial expertise, data analysis, stakeholder engagement, and process improvement to drive better business performance.

You will work with large and complex data sets, transforming financial and operational information into meaningful insights that support decision-making across the business.

You will also play an important role in improving planning processes, supporting system enhancements, and helping implement new tools and technologies that strengthen forecasting and performance tracking capabilities.

Working closely with senior stakeholders across the organisation, you will act as a trusted finance partner for corporate cost centres and provide cover and support for segment business partners as required.

Main Activities

Whilst we expect all our employees to do what needs to be done to demonstrate their support of Bravura Solutions, below are some specific aspects of your role for which you will be responsible:

Responsibility Areas

• Support monthly and quarterly forecasting.
• Analyse financial and operational performance, identifying trends, risks, opportunities, and key business drivers.
• Produce regular management reports, dashboards, and ad hoc analysis.
• Assist in the preparation of Board, Executive, and management presentations.
• Business Partnering
• Business partner with corporate cost centre owners, providing financial support, challenge, and guidance.
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders, fostering trust in financial data, reporting, and recommendations.
• Opportunity to support review and analysis of contracts and pricing models.
• Provide cover and support to segment business partners as required.
• Data Analysis & Reporting
• Organise and validate large datasets from financial and operational sources.
• Develop and maintain reports that support planning, tracking and control of business performance.
• Leverage AI to support data validation, analysis, reporting, and process efficiency.
• Enhance reporting capabilities using modern analytics and visualisation tools.
• Systems & Process Improvement
• Support the development, testing, and implementation of finance system enhancements.
• Assist in the rollout of new planning, forecasting, and reporting tools.
• Identify opportunities to improve data quality, reporting automation, and forecasting processes.
• Document processes and ensure appropriate controls are maintained.

In addition to the above position-specific responsibilities, all employees are required to undertake any other reasonable duties and responsibilities within your capability and skills, when requested to do so.

• Ensure Annual Training is competed as required.
• Review Annually & Comply with all Company policies related to H&S and Environmental Management Systems
• Report all/any breaches or accidents/near misses immediately when discovered.

Skills & Experience

• Part-qualified or recently qualified Management Accountant (CIMA, ACCA, ACA or equivalent).
• Advanced Excel skills, including pivot tables and data modelling.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience working with large volumes of financial and operational data.
• Ability to communicate complex financial information clearly to non-finance stakeholders.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and take ownership of deliverables.
• Self-starter and able to work independently with limited supervision.
• Experience using Power Query, DAX and Power BI.
• Experience using AI tools to support financial analysis, with a genuine interest in applying AI to enhance commercial controls, improve reporting quality, and drive process efficiency.
• Experience with Financial Planning and Analysis tools such as Workday Adaptive Planning or similar planning systems.
• Experience of finance systems testing, implementation, or process transformation projects.
• Experience supporting senior stakeholders in a business partnering capacity.
• Personal Attributes
• Proactive and curious with a continuous improvement mindset.
• Commercially aware and able to challenge constructively.
• Confident communicator with good stakeholder management skills.
• Detail-oriented whilst maintaining focus on the bigger business picture.
• Adaptable and comfortable working in a dynamic, evolving environment.
• What You'll Gain
• A strong first step into a Commercial Finance role, with opportunities to develop your business partnering and commercial acumen.
• A flexible, predominantly remote working environment.
• Regular opportunities to collaborate with colleagues and stakeholders across the business.
• Exposure to senior leadership and key business decision-making.
• Opportunities to influence the development of FP&A processes, systems, and reporting capabilities.

This role is ideal for an ambitious finance professional looking to combine strong analytical and reporting skills with business partnering and technology-enabled process improvement.

Working at Bravura

Our people are the heart of our business. We work hard to provide a rich employee experience and a robust framework for ongoing career development.

• Competitive salary and employee benefits scheme
• 2 paid volunteering days and a range of community-based initiatives to get involved in
• Parental (including secondary) leave policy

Please note that interviews are primarily conducted virtually and if you require any reasonable adjustments or would like to note which pronouns you use, please let us know.

All final applicants for this position will be asked to consent to a criminal record and background check.

Please note that people with criminal records are not automatically barred from applying for this position.

Each application will be considered on its merits.

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