Fp&a Analyst

_**A Hybrid Role**_

**Brief Overview of the role**:
The **FP&A Analyst** will be part of the FP&A team. This is a newly created role designed to produce new value-added analysis for strategic decision making. The FP&A team is responsible for building the business partnering function working withbudget holders and senior leadership to provide accurate information. We are looking to grow our FP&A team and this role will work closely alongside our existing **FP&A Analyst** and the FP&A Manager. The role will work closely with lead of Syndicated Research, Chief Technology Officer, and Technology Directors.

The**FP&A Analyst** reports to the Group FP&A Manager.

**What we can offer you;**
- Work for a global company, build relationships internationally, have access to ongoing training and career growth opportunities.
- Offices in central London and TRUE flexible work hours, including flexi Fridays all year round.
- Opportunity to own the social function - tenacity and energy will be well received, we love reactionary and new ideas, we NEED and WANT them

**Key responsibilities**:
The role will include:

- Support the FP&A function in providing financial guidance and advice to Senior Management and the Leadership Team.
- Financial & Investment analysis: Modelling Investment plan proposal through to potential return on investment, based on cost reduction or non-financial efficiencies.
- Aid the Tech divisional on cost optimisation review and annual benchmarking.
- Produce Monthly Tech cost reforecast and work with the research division to implement monthly OOD costs reforecast.
- Scenario planning, predictive and prescriptive analytics, driver-based planning.
- Support and advise the CTO on their business plans and how decisions will affect the 3-year plan. Explain financial and non-financial data to the CTO and senior technology leaders.
- Work with the Tech Project Managers to forecast potential CAPEX spend per project.
- Review and analysis of the cost base for the main research products. - Be the key communicator between finance and technology.
- Prepare monthly reports as requested for review by the FP&A Manager.
- Prepare board packs for the Leadership Team.
- KPI (key performance indicators) reporting.
- Support the FP&A Manager with adhoc analysis.
- The person who undertakes this role must be able to work with large data sets, can work with absolute detail as well as stand back and see the bigger picture.
- It is important the individual who takes on this position is professional, confident, and assertive to deal with senior managers and challenge where necessary in a non-confrontational manner.

This job description is a guide to a newly created role and the work you will initially be required to undertake. It summarises the main aspects of the job but does not cover all the duties that the job holder may have to perform. It may be changed fromtime to time to meet changing circumstances. It does not form part of your contract of employment and as your experience grows, you will be expected to broaden your tasks, suggest improvements, solve problems, and enhance the effectiveness of the role.

**Requirements**:

- ACA, ACCA, or CIMA **FULLY** qualified
- Highly organised individual with the ability to work on several projects at once.
- Experience working with non-finance staff and ability to explain financial data to them
- Influencing ability
- Experienced in cross-border working, negotiating the nuances of an international team based in various locations
- Proven ability to achieving specified objectives and deadlines
- Ability and experience of working in multi-currency
- Advanced level of excel with the ability to review large data sets quickly and accurately
- Flexible approach and not afraid to get their hands dirty.
- Experience of SAGE and/or D365 preferred
- Experience using PowerBI, Tableau or other analysis tools
- Strives to improve processes and utilise efficiencies.
- An excellent communicator. With the ability to tell a story and go beyond the analysis