Financial Planning Analyst

Financial Planning & Analysis – Specialist

12 Month Contract

Based in Whitley – Coventry

£27.30 per hour – Inside IR35 – Umbrella Rate

Duties

• Governance & Assurance: Ensure compliance with standards, document control & assurance processes; capital and operational expenditure. Support implementation of governance structures.
• Capital Project Evaluation: Collaborate with Technical Specialists to assess the feasibility of investment on projects and support business case development. Review project rankings based on strategic value, financial return & resource availability.
• Project Budgeting & Monitoring: Assist in the development of project budgets, supporting stakeholders with allocation of spend type. Monitor project performance for budget overruns or delays.
• Operational Expenditure Planning: Support building operational budgets with customers. Identify operational improvement opportunities to support budget alignment and cost risk mitigation.
• Assets & Lifecycle Planning: Support with asset management and tagging across local area. Support asset lifecycle planning by identifying risks and opportunities for investment (capital & operational).
• Tools & Techniques: Maintain capital and operational budgets and expenditure in collaboration with stakeholders. Develop and maintain dashboards to visualise KPIs, timelines, budget drawdown.
• Risk, Opportunity & Issue Management: Support maintenance of risk & opportunity registers. Ensure timely escalation and reporting. Identify and mitigate delivery risks.
• Change Control: Adhere to change control processes, ensuring accurate documentation and tracking. Support review and approval workflows per governance protocols.

Knowledge, Skills, and Experience

• Experience in a Business Planning / Finance function; strong business acumen.
• Experience working with Capital and/or Operational budgets. Proven budget / forecasting skills.
• Excellent communication & interpersonal skills. Strong stakeholder reporting & engagement skills.
• High attention to detail & organisational skills. Understanding of planning cycles with ability to adapt to local business context.
• Experience with cost management processes (e.g. QCRA, VfM). Strong analytical and data interpretation skills.
• Experience with Tableau or similar tools. Proficient in MS Tools. Knowledge of risk, issue, and change control processes.

Desirable

• Experience with SAP or similar finance tool.
• Experience in engineering, infrastructure, or technical projects.
• Knowledge of lifecycle frameworks (e.g. RIBA, V-model) including costing.
• Familiarity with project methodologies (e.g. APM, PRINCE2).
• Financial tracking and budget reporting.
• Asset management experience.

Excellent opportunity with immediate starts available

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