Interim Senior FP&A Analyst

As Interim Senior FP&A Analyst, you will:

• Evaluate trends in key performance indicators (KPIs), emphasising financial metrics such as trading volume, profit margins, and operating expenses.

• Build Power BI dashboards from scratch, utilising existing defined data points.

• Track KPIs to detect and explain unexpected variances, delivering actionable insights for improvement.

• Design, enhance, and sustain cost budgeting processes, contributing to financial forecasts and operational projections.

• Deliver monthly and quarterly management reports across diverse business segments and cost centres.

• Deploy and oversee business intelligence tools and dashboards for real-time analytics using platforms like Excel, Power BI, Python, or SQL.

• Create and refine assumptions for financial models to support strategic initiatives, including churn analysis, trading insights, and product evaluation, analysing trends to establish statistically significant targets for KPIs.

• Partner with internal finance stakeholders, management, and departments to provide data-driven insights and strategic recommendations.

• An accountancy qualification (ACCA, CIMA, ACA) and/or chartered financial analyst qualifications (CFA).

• Proficient in utilising financial software and BI tools effectively, including building dashboards from scratch.

• Demonstrated expertise in financial planning and analysis, with a solid foundation in accounting, financial modelling, and budgeting.

• Extensive experience in variance analysis, income statement evaluation, and capital budgeting processes.

• Skilled at converting complex financial data into concise, actionable insights.

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication abilities. Prior experience in an interim / contract role would be beneficial but not necessary.

• The rate of £450-550 per day represents a fair value, or logical increase on your previous salary or day rate.

• Availability to start immediately or at short notice.

Compensation & Benefits

As well as the day rate of £450-550 per day, this contract role as Interim Senior FP&A Analyst, offers the chance to join a highly-desirable PE-backed business that is developing from strength to strength.

Their highly impressive Central London office is walking distance from multiple tube and rail stops, and the company embraces a flexible and understanding approach to hybrid working. They typically attend the office 3 days per week.

They are a high-performance, dynamic organisation with a meritocratic culture that value and reward their staff.