FP&A Analyst

The FP&A Analyst (CIL) plays a critical role in delivering high-quality financial insight into CIL’s global performance (actuals, budget and forecasts), with a primary focus on gross profit and margin drivers. The role partners closely with Global Commercial teams to provide timely, clear, and insight‑led analysis, including driver‑based performance assessment, trend identification, and forward‑looking visibility of margin performance.

Working in collaboration with the Finance Analytics CoE and broader Finance teams, the role drives continuous improvement in reporting, forecasting, and analytical processes—enhancing the quality, consistency, and efficiency of insights across the business. The FP&A Analyst translates complex financial and operational data into clear, commercially actionable insights, enabling informed decision‑making, highlighting risks and opportunities, and supporting the business to balance growth with profitability.

• Gross Profit & Pricing Analysis (CIL)
  • Own end‑to‑end analysis of CIL gross profit performance, including revenue, direct costs, margin, and mix impacts.
  • Identify and explain key drivers of margin movement (volume, price, mix, cost base).
  • Provide clear insight into pricing effectiveness and identify areas of margin leakage.
  • Support month‑end close with robust GP and pricing variance analysis versus budget and forecast.
  • Deliver concise, executive‑level summaries of gross profit performance and key drivers.
• Forecasting & Planning
  • Support forecasting and budgeting processes, with a focus on gross profit and pricing assumptions.
  • Ensure forecasts reflect realistic pricing strategies, pipeline conversion, and cost dynamics.
  • Proactively identify anomalies, risks, and opportunities, working with stakeholders to summarise corrective actions.
  • Track performance against plan, highlighting key variances and forward‑looking implications.
• Insight & Decision Support
  • Translate complex financial and operational data into clear, commercially meaningful insights.
  • Identify where pricing and commercial decisions are enhancing or diluting margin performance.
  • Provide analytical support for business cases, investment decisions, and strategic initiatives.
  • Enable data‑driven decision‑making through clear recommendations and scenario analysis.
• Reporting & Systems
  • Maintain and enhance gross profit and pricing reporting to improve transparency and consistency.
  • Review and optimise reporting templates to align with business and Group requirements.
  • Develop dashboards and insights using tools such as Tableau and Power BI.
  • Ensure reporting reflects latest business changes and remains aligned to Group standards.
  • Act as a key point of contact for finance‑related queries, providing guidance and challenge where appropriate.
• Financial Reporting & Analysis
  • Support monthly business and executive reporting cycles.
  • Ensure accuracy and insight in management reporting through collaboration with finance and reporting teams.
  • Review and challenge performance, focusing on key drivers of profitability by client and product.
  • Partner with stakeholders to agree forecasts, understand variances, and clearly communicate key messages.
  • Provide ad‑hoc financial analysis and modelling as required.
• Process Improvement & Projects
  • Drive continuous improvement in reporting, forecasting, and performance analysis processes.
  • Develop tools and models to enhance pricing decisions and margin visibility.
  • Contribute to strategic projects and business initiatives, ensuring strong financial insight underpins outcomes.
  • Support performance management processes, helping the business identify and execute improvement actions.

Key Experience

• Strong experience analysing large and complex datasets, with the ability to translate outputs into clear, driver‑based insights.
• Advanced Excel capability, including financial modelling and handling large datasets; experience with Power BI or similar tools preferred.
• Proven experience in FP&A or commercial finance roles.
• Strong understanding of gross profit drivers, including pricing, discounts, and cost dynamics.
• Experience supporting pricing decisions and commercial modelling.
• Tagetik experience desirable.
• Strong business partnering and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and challenge.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to simplify complex analysis for non‑finance audiences.

Qualifications & Additional Requirements

• Qualified or QBE (ACA / ACCA / CIMA), with experience in an FP&A or commercial finance environment.
• Experience working in a multinational or regional environment.
• Strong analytical, reporting, and financial review skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines in a fast‑paced environment.
• Commercially aware, proactive, and results‑driven.
• Strong interpersonal and presentation skills, with confidence engaging at all levels.
• Self‑starter with the ability to work independently and take ownership.
• Adaptable and comfortable operating in a dynamic, evolving business environment.

Collinson is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes differences in all their forms including: colour, race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, neurodivergence, family status, age, individuals with disabilities and people from all backgrounds, cultures and experiences as we strongly believe this contributes to our on‑going success.