Financial Planning Analyst - #1746149

We have a fantastic opportunity for an FP&A Analyst to join our team based at our Head Office in Leeds.

As an FP&A Analyst you will supporting the finance, operational and other functional teams with planning & analysis, as well as working with external stakeholders of the business.

This is a key role supporting the regional Head Of/Directors in understanding the financial position of the contracts within their region. The role is responsible for analysing and monitoring the company’s performance, creating budgets / forecasts and identifying any variances between the plan and actuals. Alongside the core activities, the FP&A Analyst will provide input to the commercial agenda, working with the commercial team to produce pricing models for upcoming tenders.

This is a hybrid role with travel to head office or operational locations as required.

Benefits for the role include:

• 33 days holiday (Including BH's)
• Option of study support towards a professional accountancy qualification.
• Pension Scheme.
• Income protection.
• Life Assurance.
• 24/7 online/telephone GP Consultation and access to prescriptions.
• 2nd opinion medical support following diagnosis or where a colleague is on a treatment pathway.
• Cash-plan benefits, providing colleagues the option of protecting themselves in case of illness and recuperation, including dental, optical, chiropody.
• Access to mental health consultations.
• Access to physiotherapy consultations.
• Access to legal advice on domestic issues e.g. motoring offences, wills and probate, and personal injury.
• Financial guidance re retirement planning, tax savings and state benefits.
• Long Service Recognition Scheme – recognising colleagues for their continued service after 5- and 20-years’ service.
• Values-based Internal Recognition Scheme with financial reward, which will lead to an annual recognition event.
• Refer a Friend recruitment incentive scheme with financial rewards.
• The EMED foundation, to provide support to colleagues and our local communities.
• Blue Light Card access
• EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) to support a range of health and wellbeing requirements.
• Flu vaccination (through an internal campaign in Autumn/Winter).

Main responsibilities:

• Monitor financial performance of contracts and report on key business KPIs.
• Provide FP&A support on new bids.
• Prepare, analyse, and communicate key financial information and provide support to management and other staff members regarding FP&A reporting and other related issues.
• Assist the Head of FP&A in developing fit-for-purpose processes and templates for budgeting, forecasting and financial performance monitoring.
• Assist with budget preparation, monthly latest best estimates, financial planning processes and budget review for compliance and opportunities.
• Completes ad hoc projects and duties as required.
• Assist with reporting developments in Sage & PowerBI.
• Assist with build of budget templates & pricing model.
• Quarterly NHS reporting.
• Lead on uploading statistical accounts.

To be considered as a FP&A Analyst, you will need:

• Experience – A confident individual keen to develop and grow within a thriving business. Not afraid to challenge status quo and make suggestions for change.
• Presentation skills of financial results and confident articulation of financial concepts to non-finance people are a must.
• Excel skills - Advanced knowledge of Excel to produce reports and analysis. V-lookups, If statements and pivot tables are essential. 
• PowerBI skills – previous experience of using PowerBI to create reports to be used by non-finance people.
• Technical skills – Part-qualified accountant or qualified through experience This role will include the option of study support towards a professional accountancy qualification.
• Organisational skills – Personal efficiency and ability to prioritise competing demands (and those of others), thriving when working under pressure and time constraints. 
• Communications skills – Ability to clearly communicate across a range of stakeholders, manage diverse personalities and viewpoints and quickly build relationships and collaborate with others.
• Trust – Unafraid of giving opinions and expertise where required along with having the highest level of integrity. 
• Problem Solver – Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with an instinct for what makes a transactional function successful.
• To be able to travel – the is a hybrid role with travel to head office or operational locations as required.