FP&A Analyst

• Own end-to-end analysis of CIL gross profit performance, including revenue, direct costs, margin, and mix impacts
• Identify and explain key drivers of margin movement (volume, price, mix, cost base)
• Provide clear insight into pricing effectiveness and identify areas of margin leakage
• Support month-end close with robust GP and pricing variance analysis versus budget and forecast
• Deliver concise, executive-level summaries of gross profit performance and key drivers
• Support forecasting and budgeting processes, with a focus on gross profit and pricing assumptions
• Ensure forecasts reflect realistic pricing strategies, pipeline conversion, and cost dynamics
• Proactively identify anomalies, risks, and opportunities, working with stakeholders to summarise corrective actions
• Track performance against plan, highlighting key variances and forward-looking implications
• Translate complex financial and operational data into clear, commercially meaningful insights
• Identify where pricing and commercial decisions are enhancing or diluting margin performance
• Provide analytical support for business cases, investment decisions, and strategic initiatives
• Enable data-driven decision-making through clear recommendations and scenario analysis
• Maintain and enhance gross profit and pricing reporting to improve transparency and consistency
• Review and optimise reporting templates to align with business and Group requirements
• Develop dashboards and insights using tools such as Tableau and Power BI
• Ensure reporting reflects latest business changes and remains aligned to Group standards
• Act as a key point of contact for finance-related queries, providing guidance and challenge where appropriate
• Support monthly business and executive reporting cycles
• Ensure accuracy and insight in management reporting through collaboration with finance and reporting teams
• Review and challenge performance, focusing on key drivers of profitability by client and product
• Partner with stakeholders to agree forecasts, understand variances, and clearly communicate key messages
• Provide ad-hoc financial analysis and modelling as required
• Drive continuous improvement in reporting, forecasting, and performance analysis processes
• Develop tools and models to enhance pricing decisions and margin visibility
• Contribute to strategic projects and business initiatives, ensuring strong financial insight underpins outcomes
• Support performance management processes, helping the business identify and execute improvement actions

• Strong experience analysing large and complex datasets, with the ability to translate outputs into clear, driver-based insights
• Advanced Excel capability, including financial modelling and handling large datasets
• experience with Power BI or similar tools preferred
• Proven experience in FP&A or commercial finance roles
• Strong understanding of gross profit drivers, including pricing, discounts, and cost dynamics
• Experience supporting pricing decisions and commercial modelling
• Tagetik experience desirable
• Strong business partnering and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and challenge
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to simplify complex analysis for non-finance audiences
• Qualified or QBE (ACA / ACCA / CIMA), with experience in an FP&A or commercial finance environment
• Experience working in a multinational or regional environment
• Strong analytical, reporting, and financial review skills
• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Commercially aware, proactive, and results-driven
• Strong interpersonal and presentation skills, with confidence engaging at all levels
• Self-starter with the ability to work independently and take ownership
• Adaptable and comfortable operating in a dynamic, evolving business environment

Tagetik experience desirable