Job Description
Financial Planning & Analysis Analyst
Location: Home-based with some travel required
Contract: Permanent – full time, Monday to Friday
Salary: £57,569.74 per annum
We are a Ministry of Justice business that provides critical services to HMPPS, and we are seeking a commercially focused and analytical FP&A Analyst to join our Finance team. This role supports financial planning, performance reporting, and strategic decision‑making across the organisation.
Working closely with the FP&A Manager and stakeholders across the business, you will support budgeting, forecasting, and long‑range planning processes while delivering high‑quality analysis and insight. You will also contribute to improving reporting, strengthening data quality, and helping the business better understand its financial performance.
Responsibilities
- Prepare and support annual budgets, forecasts, and long‑range financial plans, ensuring robust assumptions and data accuracy
- Maintain and develop financial models, including driver‑based modelling and scenario analysis
- Support consolidation and validation of financial submissions from operational and functional teams
- Produce monthly performance reporting, including variance analysis and clear, concise commentary on financial performance
- Deliver insight into key trends, risks, and opportunities to support informed decision‑making
- Assist in the development of reporting packs, dashboards, and management information for senior leadership
- Build effective working relationships across the business, supporting financial understanding for non‑finance stakeholders
- Contribute to continuous improvement of planning, forecasting, and reporting processes, as well as data quality and system outputs
Essential Skills and Experience
- Strong Excel and financial modelling skills, including working with large datasets and scenario analysis
- Experience supporting budgeting, forecasting, and performance reporting processes
- Strong analytical and problem‑solving capability, with the ability to interpret complex data and identify insights
- Ability to produce clear, concise financial analysis and communicate findings to both finance and non‑finance stakeholders
- Experience using data visualisation or reporting tools (e.g. Power BI)
- Qualified accountant (e.g. ACA, ACCA, CIMA)
Desirable
- Experience in FP&A, management accounting, or commercial finance
- Experience improving or streamlining reporting processes
- Degree in Finance, Economics, Business, or a related field
Benefits
Holidays: 25 days per year plus Bank Holidays.
Non‑contractual benefits include Death in Service at 4× salary, access to private GP consultations, and an Employee Assistance Programme offering counselling and information services for preventative care and crisis support. There are also a range of financial reward mechanisms and retailer discounts.
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