Interim Senior Finance Analyst

Initial six-month contract with potential to become permanent

London

We are supporting a growing international renewable-energy business in the appointment of a Senior FP&A Analyst. The organisation develops, acquires and operates utility-scale solar, wind and battery-storage assets across multiple international markets.

This is a hands-on role supporting the business through its budgeting, forecasting and management-reporting cycles. The immediate priority is to take ownership of existing Excel-based files, ensuring that information is refreshed accurately, formulas and links remain robust, and data received from different parts of the organisation is consolidated effectively.

The opportunity would suit a qualified or part-qualified finance professional who began their career within a Big Four or mid-tier accounting firm before gaining commercial FP&A experience in industry. The business is particularly interested in candidates looking for an interim assignment that could develop into a permanent position.

Key responsibilities

• Maintain and refresh existing budgeting, forecasting and reporting files.
• Consolidate financial information received from different entities and stakeholders.
• Review formulas, links and data flows to ensure Excel files remain accurate and reliable.
• Clean, structure and analyse data received in inconsistent or unstructured formats.
• Support the annual budgeting cycle and subsequent forecasting and reforecasting processes.
• Prepare actual-versus-budget analysis and investigate key variances.
• Assist with monthly and quarterly management reporting.
• Work closely with finance and operational stakeholders to improve the quality of submissions.
• Identify weaknesses in current files and processes and recommend practical improvements.
• Provide ad-hoc financial analysis to support management decision-making.

Required experience

• Part-qualified or fully qualified accountant.
• Ideally trained within a Big Four or recognised mid-tier accounting firm.
• At least three years of FP&A experience within industry.
• Experience completing a full annual budgeting cycle.
• Advanced Excel skills, including maintaining linked files, troubleshooting formulas and working with unstructured data.
• At least three years of experience within energy, mining, infrastructure or another asset-intensive environment.
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to work comfortably with established files and recurring reporting processes.
• Clear communication skills and experience working with finance and non-finance stakeholders.
• Experience within a start-up, private-equity-backed or rapidly developing international business would be particularly valuable.

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