FP&A Analyst

Our client based in Oxford are seeking an FP&A Analyst to join them in a permanent position. You must be part qualified and wanting to complete a CIMA/ACCA/ACA to be considered for this position (study support is available). Its a hybrid role with a market leading client and based on skills and experience the base salary is up to �45k

ABOUT THE ROLE

As an FP&A Analyst you will perform FP&A activities as determined by team members and produce the output that supports Finance Business Partners and Divisional FDs and broader Finance in their activities.

Key responsibilities:

• Perform FP&A activities including (but not limited to) reporting, to provide consistent, accurate and timely output and add additional commentary and insights based on specific Divisional business drivers.
• Run and develop reports, models and approaches with the support of more senior FP&A team members using analysis and problems solving skills to support projects based on requirements.
• Analyse financial information to ensure that information is accurate, that provisions are financially sound and correctly allocated, investigate anomalies and provide explanations on variances that have occurred against budget. Where errors are found provide information and analysis and to Finance Operations to correct the postings.
• Identify data quality issues and work with the data team and help to resolve the issues, providing analysis and insight.
• Propose improvements to finance activities, processes and procedures and work with the FP&A team to continually improve processes.

This is a hybrid role with 2 days in the office each week.

ABOUT YOU

Our ideal person will be someone with a finance background with 2+ years experience within a similar role. They should be inquisitive, IT Literate with strong excel skills and should be studying their professional accountancy studies. In this role you will need to be a team player, have interpersonal skills, resilient, be a problem solver, creative and be able to think outside the box.

To be successful in this role you will:

• Be studying towards accounting qualification (ACCA/CIMA) or equivalent demonstrable experience
• Have experience of problem solving and analysis techniques to define problems and suggest solutions.
• Have the initiative and ability to successfully implement new ideas, with drive to push through
• Be able to clearly communicate compelling messages - verbal and written
• Commit to continual personal professional development
• Have experience of finance tools such as SAP and Excel, and ideally data modelling/BI tools such as Power Bi.