*Hands-on FP&A role with focus on reporting, insight and large data sets
*Strong Excel and ability to work across multiple systems essential
*3 to 6 month interim with high likelihood of permanent opportunity
Job Title: FP&A Analyst
Location: Northampton (Hybrid -2 days per week in the office)
Salary: £45,000 - £50,000
Contract: Initially interim (3-6 months)

Role Purpose
This role sits within the Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) team and supports the delivery of high-quality financial insight to senior stakeholders, including Partners, practice leadership, and senior management.

The FP&A Analyst will play a key role in monthly reporting, forecasting, and performance analysis, helping the business understand financial outcomes and key drivers. This is a hands-on analytical role suited to someone who enjoys working closely with stakeholders and adding commercial value, rather than purely producing reports.

Key Responsibilities
Financial Performance & Reporting
*Support reporting on revenue, costs, profitability, and key performance indicators
*Prepare and analyse monthly management accounts, including variance analysis against budget and forecast
*Deliver clear and concise commentary for non-finance stakeholders
*Focus on post-month-end analysis rather than transactional accounting
Planning, Budgeting & Forecasting
*Support the annual budgeting cycle (already completed for current period)
*Assist with periodic reforecasting and year-end projections
*Work with senior team members to incorporate operational assumptions into forecasts
*Maintain and enhance financial models and planning tools
Business Partnering & Insight
*Act as a finance contact for assigned areas of the business
*Respond to ad hoc requests from senior stakeholders
*Translate complex financial data into meaningful, commercially focused insights
*Support decision-making through analysis and interpretation
Data, Systems & Process Improvement
*Work across multiple systems to extract, validate, and analyse data
*Manage and manipulate large datasets using Excel
*Identify and resolve data inconsistencies and reporting challenges
*Support improvements in reporting processes, templates, and dashboards
Skills & Experience
Essential
*Experience in FP&A, commercial finance, or financial analysis
*Strong Excel skills (comfortable handling large datasets, data imports, and modelling)
*Experience working with complex or imperfect data across multiple systems
*Strong analytical and problem-solving ability
*Clear communication skills, both written and verbal
*Ability to manage multiple deadlines and priorities
*Confident engaging with non-finance stakeholders