Details:
- Salary: £60,000 - 65,000 - Annum
- Job Type: Permanent
- Job Status: Full-Time
- Salary Per: Annum
- Location: Milton Keynes Buckinghamshire
- Date: 3 days ago
Description:
Senior Financial Analyst (FP&A & Team Lead)
Role Overview
We are seeking a commercially minded Senior Financial Analyst to take full ownership of the financial planning, analysis, and month-end performance for our Irish branch. Reporting to the Financial Controller, you will serve as a key business partner, translating complex financial data into clear strategic narratives for senior leadership and guiding a small transactional billing team.
Key Responsibilities
Month-End & Reporting: Own the regional month-end close, manage core balance sheet accounts (accruals, prepayments), and deliver accurate sales flash reporting to Group.
Budgeting & Forecasting: Partner with commercial teams to build monthly P&L forecasts, manage the annual budgeting lifecycle, and present financial models to executive stakeholders.
Business Partnering: Monitor overhead spending against budgets, identify commercial risks and opportunities, and provide financial guidance to department heads.
People Management: Direct, coach, and mentor two team members within the invoicing/billing function to ensure robust transactional controls.
Process & Compliance: Drive continuous process improvements, verify accurate financial compliance treatments, and support annual audit preparations.
Requirements
Essential:
Fully qualified accountant status (ACCA, CIMA, ACA, or equivalent).
Advanced Microsoft Excel data-modeling skills and high proficiency in PowerPoint.
Exceptional communication skills with a proven ability to present financial data to senior executives.
Desirable:
Minimum of 2 years of experience in a dedicated corporate FP&A or financial analysis role.
Hands-on experience navigating integrated SAP modules.
Prior formal or informal experience supervising or managing a small finance unit