Senior FP&A Analyst

The Role

Reporting to the FP&A Director you’ll be helping to build out this critical new function to ensure the ongoing health of the business. To start with, the role will focus on developing world-class, best in industry budgeting, forecasting and MI reporting processes (particularly of KPIs) with the scope to grow remit as the business and function evolves and scales.

Key Responsibilities

• To partner closely with data and business teams to enhance reporting capabilities and new data sources.
• To play a key role in the annual budgeting and forecasting processes. With each cycle more detail, increased functionality and further automation will be required.
• To work alongside the FC to produce monthly management accounts ensuring completeness and brand and support allocations are robust.
• Responsible for monthly reporting sourcing, production and commentary such as the MI Pack, T&E reporting and other KPI reporting, automating the process and continuously improving the analysis and reporting each time
• Weekly sales forecasting and KPI reporting
• Ad-hoc work at the request of finance leadership and needs of the company such as providing financial and commercial support to key stakeholders

Background and Experience

• CIMA qualified or equivalent
• Working to tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment, comfortable working with ambiguity
• Demonstrated proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint
• Creating, automating, and continuously improving processes
• Proven system proficiency: can quickly and confidently master and leverage a multitude of disparate data sources and tools to create quality summaries/reports
• Experience in and comfort with manipulating and cleansing large data sets
• Managing and collaborating with both financial and non-financial stakeholders

Skills & Competencies

• Excellent Excel and PowerPoint presentations skills and general systems proficiency
• Highly deadline-driven with no compromise on maintaining acute attention to detail
• A pro-active and ‘can-do’ nature to continuously improve processes and effectiveness of deliverables
• A quick learner, demonstrating initiative and resourcefulness to problem-solving
• Analytical with an inquisitive mindset
• A team player and willing to take on ad hoc duties.
• Ability to work with large data sets and develop exhaustive financial models getting into the details, but also being able to interpret and communicate the bigger picture
• Excellent time management, prioritisation and organisational skills
• Adaptable, flexible and comfortable working in uncertainty and ambiguity
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to confidently build and maintain a collaborative relationship with all levels of the organisation

Bonus Points

• A keen interest in media and global media developments.
• A passion for metrics and data
• Experience with analytics/business intelligence/data visualisation platforms
• Experience in industry/working in social, digital, video or OTT/CTV
• Proficiency with Google Suite
• Working knowledge of developing annual plans, forecasts and producing executive packs
• A project management skillset
• Experience in MS Access

What we offer

• Hybrid working - Home & in office
• Bonuses paid quarterly
• 33 days holiday inclusive of bank holidays.
• 24/7 access to a confidential employee assistance program
• Bike to work scheme
• Religious holiday trade
• Volunteering leave to volunteer for a registered charity.
• Plus many social events and activities

Please apply with your CV asap