Senior FP&A Analyst

Why we're hiring:

Shape Our Financial Future: We're looking for a Senior FP&A Analyst to be a key player on our WPP FP&A team. In this role, you'll provide critical financial analysis and insights that drive strategic decision-making across the organisation. You'll be responsible for compiling, analysing, and interpreting financial data, building sophisticated financial models, and preparing insightful reports. By collaborating with stakeholders, you'll directly contribute to understanding and improving business performance. If you're a highly motivated individual with exceptional analytical skills, a keen eye for detail, and a passion for delivering accurate and timely financial information, we encourage you to apply.

What you'll be doing:

Key Responsibilities: Unleash Your Analytical Prowess

• Data Storyteller: Dive deep into large datasets to uncover hidden trends, identify opportunities for improvement, and fuel data-driven decisions. You'll transform raw financial data into compelling stories through insightful analysis, visualizations, and reports that inform budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis. (Combines the first and last sentence of the original first bullet)

• Executive Insights Leader: Take the lead in crafting high-impact management reports, quarterly trading analysis presentations, and board reporting materials. You'll synthesize complex financial data into clear, actionable insights for senior leadership, creating compelling narratives and visualizations that showcase business performance, market trends, and strategic recommendations. (Combines and rewords the second bullet)

• Proforma Precision Expert: Become the go-to person for coordinating and consolidating proforma submissions across networks, ensuring accurate like-for-like comparisons. You'll be a key player in validating adjustments for acquisitions, disposals, and internal transfers, identifying and resolving any anomalies to maintain data integrity and reporting accuracy.

• Variance Analysis Visionary: Go beyond simply reporting variances. You'll analyse them against forecasts and budgets, providing timely, value-driven insights to senior stakeholders. You'll uncover the root causes of variances and recommend corrective actions to drive performance improvements.

• Performance Monitoring Maestro: Play a vital role in monitoring financial, business, and operational performance metrics. You'll identify key performance indicators (KPIs) and track progress against targets, ensuring the organization stays on track to achieve its goals.

• Ad-Hoc Problem Solver: Be a trusted resource for internal stakeholders, external agencies, and partners, providing timely and accurate information to address their ad-hoc queries.

• Process Improvement Champion: Identify and champion opportunities to improve existing FP&A processes and procedures, contributing to increased efficiency, accuracy, and overall effectiveness.

What you'll need:

• Education: Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience. 
• Experience: In financial analysis or related roles.
• Accounting Acumen: Actively pursuing or holding a professional accounting qualification (e.g., CPA, ACCA, CIMA). 
• Technical Proficiency: Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel, including complex modelling, data manipulation, and data visualization (e.g., pivot tables, charts, dashboards). Familiarity with financial planning software is a plus. 
• Analytical Expertise: Solid financial planning and analysis skills, including budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis.
• Collaboration & Communication: Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a diverse team, fostering a collaborative and inclusive environment. 
• Integrity & Accuracy: A commitment to high ethical standards, meticulous attention to detail, and a passion for delivering accurate and reliable financial analysis. 
• Teamwork & Problem-Solving: A collaborative spirit, a curious mind, and a pragmatic approach to achieving results. 

Bonus Points:

• Experience with ERP systems (e.g., Workday, Maconomy, Microsoft D365).
• Experience with data visualization tools (e.g., Power BI).

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 or 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?

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