Finance Business Analyst - 6 month FTC

General Description

Overview

Spafax is seeking a highly analytical and strategic Finance Business Analyst, on a 6 month FTC basis, to significantly enhance our financial planning capabilities and commercial insight generation.

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This pivotal role will be instrumental in strengthening organisational-wide budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning. You will collaborate closely with senior finance leadership, designing robust financial models, conducting in-depth business performance analysis, and providing crucial support for strategic decision-making.

What you’ll be doing

As our Finance Business Analyst, you’ll be instrumental in shaping our financial future, from strategic planning to real-time insights. Your role will involve:

Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A):

• Driving the annual budgeting cycle across multiple business units.
• Shaping long-range financial plans and strategic models.
• Deep-diving into financial performance to pinpoint key variance drivers.
• Constructing and maintaining sophisticated financial models for strategic initiatives.
• Transforming complex datasets from various sources into clear, actionable commercial insights.
• Providing critical financial analysis for investment, pricing, and growth opportunities.
• Spotting emerging trends, risks, and opportunities within financial and operational data.

Strategic Business Partnering

• Partnering closely with finance leadership and commercial teams on all planning and analysis.
• Translating financial complexities into understandable insights for stakeholders.
• Evolving and implementing better reporting and analytical tools.

Process & Analytical Improvement

• Identifying and implementing enhancements to financial planning processes and reporting.
• Strengthening our organization’s analytical prowess and data-driven culture.

What you’ll need

We are seeking an analytically-minded professional with a proactive approach and a strong desire to contribute strategically.

• Proven expertise in Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) or commercial finance roles.
• Fully qualified accountant (CIMA, ACCA, or ACA).
• Advanced proficiency in Excel, including complex financial modelling, data analysis, and pivot tables.
• Demonstrable experience in designing and building complex financial models and conducting robust scenario planning.
• Strong data manipulation skills with the ability to handle and interpret large datasets.
• Extensive experience in budgeting and forecasting processes.
• Exceptional stakeholder management skills, comfortable collaborating effectively across diverse teams and functions.
• Meticulous attention to detail combined with strong organisational abilities.

Highly Desirable Attributes

• Proficiency with business intelligence tools such as Power BI or Tableau.
• Experience operating within a multi-entity or international business environment.

Who you are

You’re open: We are inclusive and collaborative; we encourage the free exchange of ideas; we respect and celebrate diverse views. We are open-minded: to new ideas, new partnerships, new ways of working.

You’re optimistic: We believe in the power of creativity, technology and talent to create brighter futures for our people, our clients and our communities. We approach all that we do with conviction: to try the new and to seek the unexpected.

You’re extraordinary: we are stronger together: through collaboration we achieve the amazing. We are creative leaders and pioneers of our industry; we provide extraordinary every day.

What we’ll give you

Passionate, inspired people – We aim to create a culture in which people can do extraordinary work.

Scale and opportunity – We offer the opportunity to create, influence and complete projects at a scale that is unparalleled in the industry.

Challenging and stimulating work – Unique work and the opportunity to join a group of creative problem solvers. Are you up for the challenge?

We’ve adopted a hybrid approach, with teams in the office around four days a week. If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process.

WPP is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to particular characteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers.

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