FP&A Analyst

Your New Company Hays Senior Finance are delighted to be partnering with one of the UK's leading public transport operators, to recruit an ambitious FP&A Analyst on an initial 6-month contract basis. This is an exciting opportunity to join a well-established and highly respected organisation that plays a vital role in connecting communities across the region. Working closely with senior leadership, you will provide commercial insight and forward-looking financial analysis to support business performance, strategic decision-making and continued growth across East Yorkshire.

Your New Role Reporting directly to the Finance Director, you will play a key role in delivering robust financial planning, forecasting and performance analysis across the business.

Key responsibilities will include:
Supporting the annual budgeting, forecasting and long-term planning processes. Producing insightful monthly performance reporting, including variance analysis against budget, forecast and prior year performance. Analysing key operational and financial KPIs, including passenger revenue, labour, mileage, fuel and engineering costs. Developing and maintaining financial models for forecasting, business cases, investment appraisal and sensitivity analysis. Preparing reporting packs, dashboards and commentary for senior leadership, Board members and Group Finance.

Partnering with operational managers and budget holders to improve performance, manage costs and support evidence-based decision-making. Supporting month-end processes through detailed analysis and review of financial results. Conducting ad hoc commercial analysis and presenting recommendations to both finance and non-finance stakeholders. Driving continuous improvement across reporting processes through automation, standardisation and enhanced use of Microsoft 365 and business intelligence tools.

This is a highly visible role offering genuine exposure to senior stakeholders and the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on business performance. What You'll Need to Succeed We are keen to speak with commercially minded finance professionals who combine strong technical capability with excellent stakeholder engagement skills.

You will ideally have: ACA, ACCA or CIMA part-qualification, be actively studying towards qualification, or be qualified by experience. Previous experience within FP&A, management accounting, commercial finance or a similar analytical finance role. Strong budgeting, forecasting and management reporting experience. Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including financial modelling. Experience working with large and complex datasets to produce clear business insights. Excellent communication skills and the ability to influence and challenge stakeholders at all levels.

A proactive, curious and commercially focused approach. Desirable experience includes:

Experience with in transport, logistics, multi-site or other operationally focused businesses. Power BI, Power Query or data visualisation tools. Business case development, investment appraisal and reporting automation. Near-qualified or fully qualified ACA, ACCA or CIMA status. What You'll Get in Return In return, you will join a collaborative and supportive finance team within a well-established organisation that offers exposure to both operational and strategic finance.

Benefits include:
Competitive salary package. Hybrid/flexible working opportunities. Excellent exposure to senior leadership and strategic projects.

Career development opportunities Opportunity to contribute to a business that plays an important role within local communities. What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. If this job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.

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