Senior Associate - Financial Planning & Analysis

Senior Associate – FP&A will play a key role in driving the organization's financial planning, forecasting, management reporting, and business performance review processes. The role will be responsible for delivering high-quality financial insights, challenging business assumptions, and driving improvements in reporting, planning, and analytical processes. The incumbent will work closely with finance and business stakeholders to develop scalable FP&A processes, improve forecast accuracy, strengthen management reporting, and provide actionable insights to senior leadership.

Lead preparation

of annual budgets, rolling forecasts, long-range plans, and periodic business

reviews, ensuring timely and accurate submissions.

Prepare and

present monthly management reporting packs covering actuals vs.

budget/forecast, revenue trends, profitability analysis, and key business

drivers.

Perform detailed

variance analysis and identify underlying drivers impacting revenue, margins,

costs, and overall business performance.

Develop and

maintain financial models (both recurring and ad-hoc) supporting budgeting,

forecasting, pricing reviews, scenario analysis, and strategic decision-making.

Partner with

business leaders to understand operational drivers, challenge assumptions, and

improve forecast quality.

Drive process

improvement, automation, and standardization initiatives across reporting,

budgeting, forecasting, and dashboarding processes.

Develop and

maintain management dashboards and KPIs to improve visibility into financial

and operational performance.

Ensure accuracy,

consistency, and integrity of FP&A outputs while maintaining compliance

with accounting principles, internal controls, and reporting requirements.

Support

• leadership in identifying business risks and opportunities through proactive
• analysis and performance monitoring.
• Mentor and review
• work performed by junior FP&A team members where applicable.

Requirements

Strong

• proficiency in Advanced Excel, including complex formulas, financial modelling,
• scenario analysis, pivot tables, Power Query, and advanced analytical
• techniques.
• Strong working
• knowledge of MS PowerPoint and MS Word with the ability to prepare senior
• management presentations.

Experience

managing budgeting, forecasting, and management reporting processes with the

ability to challenge assumptions and improve forecast accuracy

Excellent

analytical mindset with the ability to interpret financial and operational

data, identify trends, and convert data into actionable business insights.

Strong

understanding of financial statements, accounting principles, accruals,

management reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis.

Experience

• designing and maintaining financial models, forecasting frameworks, and
• management reporting structures.
• Ability to
• independently prepare management reports and communicate insights effectively
• to senior business and finance stakeholders.

Strong

• problem-solving capability with the ability to operate effectively in an
• evolving and fast-paced business environment.
• High attention to
• detail, ownership mindset, process orientation, and commitment to continuous
• improvement.
• Strong communication,
• stakeholder management, and business partnering skills with the ability to
• influence decision-making through data-driven insights