Corporate FP&A Senior Analyst London, UK

What you'll bring to the team

Corporate FP&A Senior Analyst

Location: London, SE1 9AX / Hybrid

We are recruiting for a Financial Planning & Analysis Senior Analyst to join our AWESOME Corporate Finance Team!

As the Corporate FP&A Senior Analyst you will take ownership of Merlin’s group-level cash flow forecasting, ensuring the business has clear, reliable visibility of short-, medium-, and long‑term cash performance. You will refine and enhance forecasting models, deliver regular reporting for senior leadership, and provide clear analysis that supports executive and board decision‑making. This includes integrating cash flow insights into wider performance packs and advising on capital investment decisions.

You will work closely with onsite finance teams across our resorts and attractions, functional finance partners, and business stakeholders to consolidate inputs and challenge assumptions, ensuring high‑quality, accurate forecasts. Your work will extend across capital, working capital, tax, treasury, and financing components, acting as the key link between multiple groups to maintain a consistent and robust cash planning process.

A core part of the role is delivering detailed variance analysis on cash movements, identifying drivers behind forecast, budget, and actual performance. You will translate these into meaningful insights that highlight risks, opportunities, and required actions.

You will also contribute to long‑term corporate planning, maintaining multi‑year P&L and cash flow models that reflect major business developments. This includes supporting scenario planning to explore the impact of external factors such as macroeconomic changes, competition, and market conditions. Your analysis will help shape strategic direction and provide a range of outcomes to support informed decision‑making at the highest levels.

Qualifications & Experience

• Qualified accountant with 2+ years’ experience in corporate or commercial finance
• Strong experience in cash flow forecasting, 3 statement financial modelling, and variance analysis
• Comfortable consolidating finance inputs across multiple teams, sites, and functions
• Exposure to long‑term corporate planning, capital planning, and scenario analysis
• Advanced Excel skills and experience with financial systems and reporting tools
• Understanding of treasury, tax, and working capital processes
• Excellent analytical skills with the ability to distil complex data
• Strong communicator able to present confidently to executives and stakeholders
• Highly collaborative, working effectively across finance and non‑finance teams
• Proactive problem‑solver who can challenge assumptions and identify actionable solutions
• Appropriate travel arrangements to get to our London office (Southwark) as per our hybrid working policy

Benefits

• 40% discount off LEGO® sets and products on the online LEGO Store!
• Merlin Magic Pass: 20 free tickets for you, your family and friends to enjoy all of our Merlin Attractions across the world!
• 25% discount in Merlin retail shops and restaurants (a brilliant extra treat when you’re using your Magic Pass to visit!)
• Staff discount codes for Merlin Annual Passes to gift to loved ones!
• Private pension scheme
• Life assurance scheme
• Employee assistance programme
• Access to Perks at Work which 30,000+ national & local employee discounts
• Ongoing training & development

Pay Range Competitive

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