Finance Data and Insights Consultant; FP&A - FTC

Finance Data and Insights Consultant (FP&A) - 12 Month FTC

• Work at the heart of finance partnering and business decision making
• Shape how data and insight drive performance across NFU Mutual
• Hybrid working with up to 80% homeworking based in Stratford upon Avon

As a Finance Data and Insights Consultant at NFU Mutual, you’ll play a key role in supporting finance partnering, planning and performance insights across the organisation. Working closely with senior stakeholders, you’ll turn complex data into clear, meaningful insights that influence business decisions and future strategy.

You’ll be part of a growing finance team, helping to evolve how data is used across the function. This includes supporting the transition to new data platforms, building automated reporting solutions, and contributing to process improvement initiatives. You’ll also work collaboratively with finance teams to improve how data and automation are understood and used day to day.

The role brings a strong mix of hands‑on data analysis, stakeholder engagement, and continuous improvement. You’ll design and develop models to forecast future performance, provide regular insight on business activity, and support planning and reforecasting processes. Alongside this, you’ll coach and support colleagues, helping to build capability across the team.

This is a 12-month fixed term contract based at NFU Mutual’s Head Office in Stratford upon Avon. We offer hybrid working, typically around 80% homeworking.

You are an experienced data and insights professional with a strong track record of delivering meaningful analysis that supports commercial decision making. You confidently work with a range of stakeholders, using your communication skills to explain complex information in a clear and practical way.

To join NFU Mutual, you’ll also bring

• Strong experience of data analysis and delivering data driven insight using tools such as SQL or Python and Power BI (other similar tools such as Tableau will be considered)
• Proven ability to build reporting solutions and develop models to support forecasting and performance analysis
• Experience influencing and engaging stakeholders, including explaining complex data to both financial and non financial audiences
• Strong understanding of data sources and the ability to gather and interpret information to generate commercial insight
• Experience of coaching or supporting colleagues, alongside a focus on continuous improvement
• Experience of Azure, Power Apps and Power Automate is desirable but not essential.

At NFU Mutual, we support an inclusive workplace and value all the differences that make us unique. We celebrate the creativity and innovation that comes from diverse perspectives and experiences and share a common vision of doing the right thing for our customers and employees.

We recognise that some candidates may experience barriers during the recruitment process. So, we encourage candidates to discuss any adjustments or accommodations they need to be the best they can be throughout our recruitment process.

We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, a Race at Work and Women in Finance Charter signatory and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, regardless of age, ethnicity, disability, neurodiversity, gender, religion, marital status, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic background.

When you join our team, you can expect a supportive culture and an attractive range of rewards and benefits including:

• Salary up to £55,000 depending on experience
• Annual bonus (up to 17.5% of salary)
• Contributory pension scheme, up to 20%, including your 8% contribution
• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays + buy/sell/save holiday trading scheme
• A Family Friendly policy that helps you balance your work and family responsibilities
• Access to savings at High Street brands, travel and supermarkets
• £20 contribution to a monthly gym membership – subject to T&Cs
• Health and wellbeing plan - cashback for dentist, opticians, physio and more
• Access to voluntary benefits, including health assessments, private medical insurance and dental insurance
• Employee Volunteering - volunteer in the…