FP&A Analyst in Halifax - Marks Sattin

A large services-based organisation in Halifax is seeking a driven and analytically minded FP&A Analyst to support financial planning, performance reporting, and commercial insight across the business. This role is ideal for a part-qualified or newly qualified accountant looking to step into a more strategic, forward-looking finance position with strong exposure to senior stakeholders,

• Support the annual budget, quarterly reforecasting, and long-term planning cycles

• Consolidate financial inputs from multiple departments, ensuring accuracy and consistency

• Assist with scenario modelling and sensitivity analysis to support decision-making

• Challenge assumptions and highlight risks, opportunities, and trends

• Prepare monthly management reporting packs, including P&L, cashflow, KPIs, and variance analysis

• Investigate performance drivers and provide clear, concise commentary

• Track operational and commercial KPIs, identifying areas for improvement

• Support the month-end process with analysis and insight rather than transactional work

• Work closely with operational and commercial teams to provide financial support and challenge

• Translate financial data into meaningful insight for non-finance stakeholders

• Support business cases, investment appraisals, and cost-benefit analysis

• Build strong relationships across the organisation to improve financial understanding

• Enhance reporting tools, dashboards, and data quality

• Support automation and standardisation of FP&A processes

• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives within the finance function

• Assist with system upgrades or BI tool development (e.g., Power BI)

• Provide analytical support for strategic projects, pricing reviews, and operational initiatives

• Prepare presentations and insight for senior leadership and board-level reporting

• Strong analytical skills with experience in budgeting, forecasting, or management reporting

• Advanced Excel skills; experience with BI tools (Power BI, Tableau) is advantageous

• Experience in a large, multi-site or services-based organisation is beneficial

• Comfortable working with large data sets and producing clear, insightful analysis

• Curious, proactive, and commercially aware

• Strong communication skills with the ability to influence and challenge

• High attention to detail and strong problem-solving capability

• Able to work independently while contributing to a collaborative team environment

• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, evolving business

• Part-qualified or newly qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA, or ACA)

• Strong academic background

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