Financial Planning Analyst

About the Role

We’re recruiting for an FP&A Analyst to join a leading UK law firm, supporting the Real Estate Division. Working closely with the Finance Business Partner, you’ll deliver high-quality financial reporting, analysis, and insight to support strategic decision-making. You’ll play a key role in budgeting, forecasting, and performance reporting, helping stakeholders understand financial performance and identify opportunities for improvement. This is an excellent opportunity for a developing finance professional to build strong commercial awareness and business partnering skills within a fast-paced, complex environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Produce accurate and timely management information, including monthly reports and variance analysis.
• Analyse cost trends and performance against budget and forecast.
• Support the development and tracking of KPIs and performance metrics.
• Budgeting & Forecasting
• Support annual budgeting and periodic reforecasting processes.
• Work with budget holders to gather inputs and challenge assumptions.
• Maintain financial models, forecasts, and supporting schedules.
• Business Partnering Support
• Act as a key finance contact for day-to-day queries within the division.
• Support preparation of financial materials for stakeholder meetings.
• Translate financial data into clear, actionable insights for non-finance stakeholders.
• Decision Support & Projects
• Assist with investment appraisals, business cases, and cost-benefit analysis.
• Support ad-hoc financial analysis for strategic initiatives and projects.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of FP&A processes and reporting.
• Systems & Data Management
• Ensure accuracy and integrity of financial data.
• Support improvements to finance systems, reporting tools, and models.
• Document processes and support standardisation across FP&A activities.

Candidate Profile

• Part-qualified or newly qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA) or equivalent experience.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret and explain financial data.
• Good Excel skills and financial modelling capability.
• Strong communication skills, confident working with non-finance stakeholders.
• Experience in FP&A, management accounting, or business partnering (desirable).
• Exposure to budgeting and forecasting processes (desirable).
• Experience within professional services or a people-cost-led environment (desirable).
• Proactive, organised, and detail-oriented with a commercial mindset.

What Our Client Offers

• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.
• Opportunity to develop business partnering and commercial finance skills.
• Supportive, collaborative, and inclusive working environment.
• Ongoing training and career development opportunities.