Job Title

FP&A Senior Analyst

Job Description Summary

Role Overview

The Financial Senior Analyst – FP&A Operations supports the country Finance team by delivering high-quality, standardised FP&A activities across planning, reporting, and analysis. The senior role may have 1 – 3 analysts reporting into the senior and they will work together as a team to provide timely and high – quality deliverables. The senior role also needs to work directly with their internal customers and stakeholders to ensure strong communications and alignment on deliverables and needs.

Based in the FP&A Operations Hub, the role combines system-driven execution with an increasing focus on analytics, automation, and AI-enabled insight generation. It enables Finance Business Partners to focus on strategic decision-making by improving data quality, efficiency, and scalability.

The role is critical to the transition toward a predictive, continuous, and insight-led FP&A function, with growing responsibility for leveraging and developing AI-enabled solutions, including agents.

Job Description

Role Overview

The Financial Senior Analyst – FP&A Operations supports the country Finance team by delivering high-quality, standardised FP&A activities across planning, reporting, and analysis. The senior role may have 1 – 3 analysts reporting into the senior and they will work together as a team to provide timely and high – quality deliverables. The senior role also needs to work directly with their internal customers and stakeholders to ensure strong communications and alignment on deliverables and needs.

Based in the FP&A Operations Hub, the role combines system-driven execution with an increasing focus on analytics, automation, and AI-enabled insight generation. It enables Finance Business Partners to focus on strategic decision-making by improving data quality, efficiency, and scalability.

The role is critical to the transition toward a predictive, continuous, and insight-led FP&A function, with growing responsibility for leveraging and developing AI-enabled solutions, including agents.

Organisation

Embedded support to a country / cluster finance team
Part of the central FP&A Operations Hub
Dual alignment: Country Finance (dotted line) and Hub Lead (solid line)
Close collaboration with Controllership, HR, Business Support, and Data/Tech teams
Contributor to a standardised, technology- and AI-enabled finance model

Key Responsibilities

Planning & Forecasting

Support monthly forecasts, AOP, and budgeting cycles
Prepare, validate, and consolidate planning inputs
Track actuals vs. forecast/plan (incl. headcount and costs)
Contribute to rolling forecast and continuous planning capabilities
Manage 1 – 2 FP&A analysts and ensure their timely and hi-quality FP&A deliverables.

Systems & Data Management

Execute system uploads and data preparation (e.g. OneStream, Workday)
Extract and structure financial and operational data
Ensure accuracy through validation and reconciliation
Maintain consistent data across finance systems

Reporting & Analysis

Deliver standardised reporting packs and dashboards
Perform variance analysis across revenue, cost, and margin
Support Power BI dashboards and visualisation
Evolve reporting toward driver-based insights and performance analysis

Month-End Close Support

Validate financial outputs during month-end close
Support reconciliation between financial and management reporting
Ensure alignment with Controllership processes

Automation, AI & Digital Enablement

Identify and implement opportunities to streamline finance processes
Use AI tools (e.g. Copilot) to improve productivity and output quality
Support automation of reporting, forecasting, and reconciliation activities
Reduce manual effort through standardisation and digital solutions

AI & Agent Development (Future-State Capability)

Build capability in applying AI within FP&A
Develop or support AI-powered agents to automate workflows (e.g. reporting, variance analysis, data validation)
Leverage AI for predictive insights, anomaly detection, and automated commentary
Collaborate with data and technology teams to scale solutions across the organisation

Experience & Qualifications

Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field
4 - 8 years experience in FP&A / finance operations
Strong financial analysis capability, including the ability to analyse financial data, identify trends, and prepare reports that support business decisions
Strong Excel and financial systems experience, including Workday, OneStream, Planning, or similar platforms for accurate reporting and data management
Proficiency in handling large datasets and using tools such as Power BI and other data visualisation or analysis platforms to extract insights and support decision-making
Familiarity with AI tools; interest in automation, digital, and agent-based solutions
Experience in shared services / structured environments preferred

Key Competencies

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret financial results and translate data into actionable insights
High attention to detail and data accuracy when preparing financial reports, dashboards, and analysis
Strong systems and data capability, including confidence working with large datasets and finance technology platforms
Digital and AI mindset; ability to learn and apply new technologies
High level of ownership; proactive, self-driven, hands-on, and able to take initiative to get work done independently and within and through teams.
Clear written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with senior managers and cross-functional teams
Collaborative and service-oriented, with the ability to work in a team environment and support colleagues and other departments to align finance activities with operational goals
High Social IQ to translate business needs into deliverables and strong communications on findings, conclusions and recommendations. Ability to collaborate and generate win-win solutions.
Structured, process-driven, and reliable
Continuous improvement and automation mindset

Success Measures

Accuracy and timeliness of outputs
Data quality and reporting consistency
Adherence to planning cycles
Level of automation and efficiency achieved
Adoption and impact of AI-enabled solutions
Feedback from Finance Business Partners

Role Positioning

This role sits within the operational FP&A layer, delivering standardised, technology-enabled finance execution while progressively evolving toward insight generation, predictive analytics, and AI-enabled decision support.

INCO: Cushman & Wakefield'