Finance Analyst (fixed-term 15 months)

The role

We\’re recruiting a Finance Analyst who will play a key roll in supporting the wider finance team to drive financial clarity and supporting strategic decision-making across the business. In this role, you will assist with preparation of financial review material, provide insightful financial analysis driving key business decisions, as well as being the go to person for management and maintenance of our budgeting and forecasting tool

This role requires a strong blend of systems ownership, analytical capability, and the ability to clearly communicate financial performance and key drivers to both finance and non-finance audiences.

What you will do

• Analyse financial data to identify key drivers, trends, and risks
• Assist in preparation of high-quality, quarterly, monthly and weekly presentation-ready materials for commercial reviews, finance leadership, and executive meetings
• Provide clear commentary on performance, identifying drivers and business impacts, partner with the wider finance team to understand underlying causes and assumptions
• Assist with ad hoc reporting and analysis in line with wider business need.
• Key point of contact for our planning tool, Workday Adaptive Planning, responsible for integrity of the platform including user management, data reconciliation with other finance systems, and minor enhancements.
• Assist the wider finance team in budgeting/forecasting processes by ensuring models, formulas, dimensions and versions are accurate and functional.
• Assist with troubleshooting and resolving issues related to our budgeting tool; providing support for the team\’s queries and setting user expectations appropriately.
• Provide user support and documentation; manage tickets and change requests through change control.
• Complete all mandatory compliance training assigned to you.
• Reach out to the Compliance Teams if unsure of any of your compliance obligations or the requirements are unclear.

How will success be measured in this role

• Acting in line with FDJ UNITED values
• Successful completion of all relevant training and other compliance activities that support FDJ\’s sustainable and responsible growth

Your experience

Required (essential) skills and experience

• Qualification in Finance, Accounting.
• 1-2 years of experience in FP&A.
• Advanced Excel skills (complex formulas, large dataset handling, reconciliations).
• Strong PowerPoint skills and experience preparing executive-level slides.
• Strong analytical mindset, attention to detail and strong time management skills.
• Excellent communication skills; able to explain technical topics to non-technical stakeholders.

Desirable skills and experience

• Prior experience with Adaptive Planning, HFM, Oracle, Qlik Sense, PowerBI.
• Multi-entity or global planning model experience