Senior Financial Planning and Reporting Analyst; Senior FP&A)

Senior Financial Planning and Reporting Analyst (Senior FP&A)

Content Guru is a leading global provider of enterprise cloud Customer Experience (CX) and contact centre solutions, and we are at the forefront of the Generative AI evolution.

We're looking for a Senior Financial Planning and Reporting Analyst (Senior FP&A) to join our Finance team at our head office in Bracknell, Berkshire. This is a senior finance role, responsible for leading Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) activities and delivering the financial insight that supports strategic and operational decision-making across the Group.

If you're an experienced finance professional with a strong background in financial planning, forecasting, reporting and commercial analysis, we'd love to hear from you.

We're seeking an experienced and commercially focused Senior FP&A to support the continued growth of our Finance function.

Reporting directly to the Chief Financial Officer, you'll lead the day-to-day delivery of budgeting, forecasting, management reporting and financial analysis across the Group. Working closely with senior stakeholders across multiple departments and international locations, you'll play a key role in delivering accurate financial insight, driving continuous improvement and supporting the ongoing development of our FP&A capability.

This role is based at our head office in Bracknell, Berkshire.

• Lead the Group's budgeting and forecasting activities, ensuring robust financial planning processes that support business growth
• Develop financial models and scenario analysis to support commercial and strategic decision-making
• Monitor financial performance against budgets and forecasts, identifying key risks, opportunities and areas for improvement
• Support the continued development of the Group's FP&A capability and planning processes

• Lead the production and continual improvement of management reporting across the Group
• Prepare reporting and analysis for Executive Leadership and Board-level discussions
• Produce commercially focused financial commentary that explains business performance and key financial drivers
• Ensure reporting is accurate, insightful and delivered to agreed deadlines

• Develop and maintain complex Excel models and Power BI dashboards
• Drive improvements to reporting quality, automation and analytical capability across the Finance function
• Maintain robust governance and consistency across financial models and reporting processes
• Support Finance improvement projects and the implementation of new reporting systems and technologies

• Provide financial oversight of Sales Incentive Plan (SIPP) reporting and governance
• Produce commercial analysis to support sales performance and wider business growth
• Partner with Sales, Commercial and Operational teams to support business cases, investment decisions and strategic initiatives
• Provide trusted financial insight to support informed decision-making across the business

• Provide day-to-day operational leadership across the FP&A function
• Coordinate workloads and maintain high standards of reporting quality and consistency
• Coach, mentor and support colleagues, including Financial Planning and Reporting Analysts where applicable
• Drive continuous improvement across the FP&A function and support its ongoing growth and development

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA), or equivalent
• Significant experience within Financial Planning & Analysis, Commercial Finance or Management Reporting
• Experience leading budgeting and forecasting processes
• Experience producing executive management reporting and commercial analysis
• Advanced Excel modelling skills and strong Power BI capability
• Strong analytical, commercial and problem-solving skills
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
• Leadership and coaching capability
• Excellent attention to…