FP&A Principal Analyst
We are looking for a commercially focused finance professional to support the Europe & North Africa Finance Director within the STS business. This role will play a key part in consolidating regional financial performance, supporting month-end close activities, driving working capital improvements, and helping operational leaders understand business performance across the region.
Key Responsibilities
Regional Financial Consolidation & Reporting
- Consolidate monthly financial performance across the Europe & North Africa region.
- Support preparation of month-end reporting packs, variance analysis, and management commentary.
- Assist in coordinating submissions across multiple business units and countries.
- Ensure financial reporting is accurate, timely, and aligned across the region.
Month-End & Forecast Support
- Support the month-end close process, including revenue, margin, and cost analysis.
- Assist with quarterly forecasts, annual budgets, and longer-term planning cycles.
- Work closely with operational finance teams to understand movements in project performance and forecast changes.
- Help improve forecast accuracy and consistency across the region.
Working Capital & Cash Focus
- Support initiatives to improve cash performance across the business.
- Work with project and operational teams to reduce aged Accounts Receivable (AR) balances and resolve unbilled positions.
- Track overdue debtors and support escalation/follow-up activities where required.
- Assist in identifying process improvements to strengthen billing and cash collection performance.
Business Partnering
- Build strong relationships with operational leaders and project teams across the region.
- Support finance directors and business leaders with ad hoc analysis and commercial insight.
- Help translate financial data into clear business-focused messaging and actions.
- Support operational reviews and regional performance discussions.
Process & Reporting Improvement
- Support continuous improvement of reporting processes and management information.
- Work with wider FP&A and reporting teams to improve consistency and efficiency.
- Assist with development and enhancement of Power BI reporting and dashboard capabilities.
- Support alignment of reporting processes as the business evolves under the new regional structure.
Skills & Experience
- A relevant number of years of experience in finance, FP&A, project finance, or operational finance.
- Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CPA or equivalent)
- Strong Excel and financial modelling capability.
- Experience supporting month-end close, forecasting, and financial analysis.
- Comfortable working with large data sets and multiple stakeholders. Strong attention to detail with the ability to simplify and communicate key messages clearly.
- Experience with Power BI, EPM, FCCS, SAP, or Microsoft Dynamics would be beneficial.
- Experience in project-based, engineering, consulting, or services businesses preferred.
Personal Attributes
- Proactive and commercially minded.
- Comfortable operating in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities.
- Strong communicator with the confidence to engage with operational stakeholders.
- Willing to challenge where needed while maintaining strong working relationships.
- Team-oriented with a hands-on approach.
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