FP&A Analyst - Global Private Equity Firm - £65,000 - £75,000 + Bonus + Benefits - Central London (with hybrid working)

Candidates need to have built a budget, carried out re-forecasting and engaged with stakeholders with regards to new cost control initiatives. The role will also have the individual present to management and operations committees and effectively be the ‘go-to’ individual in Finance for business heads, managers, and budget holders to understand their costs.  

Profile Criteria:

1. Qualified (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) candidate with 2+ years of post-qualification experience (the more the better) 
2. Degree educated or equivalent
3. 7+ years of total accounting experience in similar role within financial or professional services
4. Strong cost accounting / reporting experience 
5. Experience of implementing new cost control initiatives
6. Ability to deal with budget holders at all levels of seniority to help them understand and manage their cost base, so ability to deliver FP&A and finance business partnering services is required
7. Advanced Excel skills (vlookup, pivot tables)
8. Excellent communication skills and a social personality

Job Purpose

As a result of growth and expansion of the business an exciting new opportunity has arisen for an FP&A Analyst to join the Finance team to take responsibility for providing support on decision making and management accounts globally, including:

Business planning and annual budget: leading the preparation of the annual budget

Cost monitoring and control: analysing historical expenditure and working with department leads on cost saving measures

Oversight of accounts payable: overseeing the Accounts Payable function; ensuring that key deliverables are achieved.

The successful candidate will play an important and integral role in the ongoing development of the Finance function to support the continued growth of the business, reporting to the Management Accountant. The role will be based in central London with hybrid working.