Rapid and ambitious growth of the core business has resulted in Finance hiring top talent – internationally and at pace. Our global headcount continues to increase and this naturally brings with it a number of exciting Finance projects & opportunities. If you join our Finance team, your career will accelerate on the back of your exposure to the kind of challenges & variety that come with being part of a growing global business.
Position Overview
Vantage is seeking a high-performing Senior Financial Analyst & Modeller to support key finance and growth initiatives across the EMEA business. This role is instrumental in delivering high-quality financial insights, enhancing planning processes and supporting strategic decision-making.
You will play a key role in supporting core FP&A activities, including budgeting, headcount planning and monthly reforecasts across the business.
Working closely with the FP&A Director/Manager, you will have regular exposure to senior leadership, including Executive Teams across EMEA and Global. This is a high-impact role suited to a proactive, analytical individual who takes ownership of deliverables, challenges the status quo and contributes to continuous improvement.
The role also offers strong opportunities to drive innovation, particularly in process optimisation, automation and the application of AI within finance.
Key Responsibilities
- Partner with finance and business stakeholders to support the delivery of annual budgets, headcount planning and monthly reforecasts across all P&L and key financial metrics
- Own and deliver key components of planning processes, ensuring accuracy, consistency and timely execution
- Deliver insightful variance analysis (actuals vs budget/forecast), providing clear, actionable recommendations to senior stakeholders
- Support continuous improvement of planning tools, systems and methodologies
- Develop and maintain Power BI dashboards to enhance visibility of financial and operational performance
- Ensure integrity and consistency of key data sets, including leasing, revenue and project data
- Identify and implement opportunities for automation and AI-driven enhancements within FP&A processes
- Collaborate cross-functionally to drive financial performance and support commercial decision-making
- Core Duties
- Support and drive key elements of budgeting and forecasting, including detailed headcount analysis and modelling
- Develop and maintain financial and operational models, databases and reporting structures to enable accurate analysis and insight generation
- Perform detailed variance analysis, translating financial performance into concise and meaningful business insights
- Maintain and enhance the Power BI data framework (“data tape”) to ensure accurate tracking and forecasting of leasing and revenue targets
- Prepare high-quality monthly financial reporting packs, including commentary and analysis for management
- Support preparation of materials for internal reviews, Board and Investor reporting
- Drive improvements in FP&A processes, including standardisation, automation and integration of AI tools where appropriate
- Take ownership of defined workstreams or projects, delivering outputs with a high degree of autonomy
- Support ad hoc analysis and strategic initiatives as required by management
Requirements
- Professional qualification (e.g. ACA, CIMA, CFA) or equivalent – required
- Strong experience in financial modelling, with advanced Excel model design and implementation – required
- Minimum 3–5 years of professional experience in a similar role (financial analyst, auditor, modelling etc)– required
- Experience with Power BI or similar visualisation tools – preferred
- Strong analytical capability, with the ability to interpret complex data and translate it into actionable insights – essential
- Experience supporting budgeting and forecasting – preferred
- Demonstrated interest in process improvement, automation and the use of AI within finance – essential
- Commercially aware, with a proactive, hands‑on approach and strong ownership mindset – essential
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with confidence engaging senior stakeholders – essential
- Self-motivated, intellectually curious and able to operate effectively in a fast‑paced, high‑growth environment – essential
What Success Looks Like
- Consistently delivers accurate, high-quality financial analysis that supports business decision-making
- Delivers accurate, timely financial analysis and reporting outputs
- Effectively owns and delivers components of planning cycles with minimal supervision
- Improves forecasting accuracy and process efficiency through continuous enhancement initiatives
- Identifies and implements automation or AI solutions that streamline workflows and enhance insight generation
- Develops strong, trusted relationships across finance and the wider business
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