Job Description
The FP&A Associate Manager supports the FP&A Manager in partnering IB leaders and teams to plan, forecast, and analyse their financial performance, providing high-quality insights to support informed decision-making. The role operates in a fast-paced environment and requires strong analytical capability, sound judgement, and the ability to manage multiple priorities with limited supervision.
The role focuses on execution excellence, insight generation, and portfolio ownership, working closely with budget holders to deliver accurate reporting, robust forecasts, and actionable financial analysis. While the FP&A Associate Manager contributes to strategic discussions through modelling and analysis, accountability for divisional financial strategy and Executive Team engagement remains with the FP&A Manager.
The role also acts as a key business user of Oracle EPBCS, supporting planning and reporting processes and ensuring data accuracy and integrity in collaboration with IT and global finance teams.
Responsibilities
- Monthly Financial Reporting
- Deliver timely, accurate, and insightful monthly financial reports in line with global finance timelines.
- Analyse monthly Income & Expense results and explain variances versus budget and forecast.
- Proactively identify performance trends, risks, and areas of concern, escalating with recommendations where appropriate.
- Support presentations of financial performance to senior stakeholders, led by the FP&A Manager.
- Ensure accurate coding of income and expense entries in accordance with accounting policies.
- Prepare and review monthly accruals and adjustments.
- Incorporate relevant non-financial data to support financial analysis.
- Identify data gaps or inconsistencies and work with stakeholders to resolve them.
- Forecasting & Budgeting
- Prepare forecasts and budgets for assigned portfolios, incorporating business updates, risks, and known changes.
- Partner with budget holders to validate assumptions and improve forecast and budget accuracy.
- Ensure forecasts and budgets are submitted accurately and on time, with clear explanations of key movements.
- Support the FP&A Manager during annual budgeting and multi-year planning cycles through data preparation, modelling, and analysis.
- Reporting and Analytical Tools
- Produce standard and ad-hoc analytical reports to support performance management and decision-making.
- Perform financial analysis and modelling to support planning discussions, investment proposals, and business cases.
- Act as a key user of Oracle EPBCS and SmartView, supporting model maintenance, validation, and user queries.
- Identify opportunities to improve reporting efficiency, automation, and data quality.
- Review work produced by FP&A Analysts and provide technical guidance to maintain quality and consistency.
- Accountability
- Own the delivery of accurate reporting and forecasting for assigned portfolios.
- Support budget holders with financial guidance to complete budgets and forecasts.
- Ensure planning and forecast submissions are complete, accurate, and timely.
- Maintain appropriate documentation and controls for planning and reporting processes.
- Proactively suggest process improvements to enhance efficiency and reliability of FP&A outputs.
Qualifications
Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in Finance, Accounting, Business, or a related discipline
- Proven experience in FP&A, management reporting, or financial analysis roles
- Strong experience partnering with a Digital Office or prior experience within the IT industry preferred
- Demonstrated experience in project budgeting, forecasting, and cost control
- Experience operating within a complex, multi-stakeholder organisation
- Exposure to Oracle EPBCS and SmartView is preferred
Technical Skills
- Strong budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis skills
- Financial modelling and analytical capability to support planning and decision-making
- Understanding of cost drivers and basic cost allocation concepts
- Proficient in Excel and financial systems
Soft Skills
- Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills
- Ability to challenge constructively and explain financial information clearly
- Proactive, organised, and comfortable working under pressure
- Collaborative team player with a continuous improvement mindset
