FP&A Analyst

Blair West are supporting a PE-backed business to find an FP&A Analyst.
This position sits within the finance team and reports directly into the FP&A Manager.

The role has been created to strengthen the organisation’s financial planning capability following the implementation of Anaplan and to enhance the quality of insight delivered to senior leadership.

The opportunity:

• Support the post-implementation phase of Anaplan, ensuring models and workflows continue to meet evolving business needs.
• Maintain and enhance financial models to provide accurate, consistent and reliable planning outputs.
• Analyse financial KPIs and trends, producing insight that informs strategic decision-making.
• Contribute to the preparation and consolidation of budgets, forecasts and long-range plans.
• Collaborate with teams across the business to validate assumptions and ensure data integrity.
• Provide financial analysis and reporting to support investor relations activities.
• Develop and standardise reporting packs that improve visibility of performance and support effective decision-making.

You’ll be the ideal candidate for this position if you have:

• Experience with financial planning and forecasting tools (Anaplan experience highly advantageous).
• Strong analytical capability and a structured approach to problem-solving.
• The ability to explain complex financial information in a clear and concise way.
• High attention to detail and a commitment to accuracy.
• Confidence to challenge and influence stakeholders at all levels.
• A proactive and organised approach, comfortable working to tight deadlines.
• A collaborative mindset with a focus on continuous improvement.
• Chartered Accountant qualification.

The benefits included with this opportunity:

• Experience with financial planning and forecasting tools (Anaplan experience highly advantageous).
• Strong analytical capability and a structured approach to problem-solving.
• The ability to explain complex financial information in a clear and concise way.
• High attention to detail and a commitment to accuracy.
• Confidence to challenge and influence stakeholders at all levels.
• A proactive and organised approach, comfortable working to tight deadlines.
• A collaborative mindset with a focus on continuous improvement.
• Chartered Accountant qualification.

Our commitment

Blair West is an equal-opportunity employer. We embrace diversity and inclusion at every stage of the recruitment process. We are committed to fairness, equality, and ongoing diversity training for our team to give our candidates and clients a feeling of belonging during their experience with us. If you require reasonable adjustments at any stage during their experience with us, please speak to their consultant.