Join Panda and help turn data into better decisions.
As a Financial Planning Analyst at Panda, you’ll play an important role in helping the business make smarter, faster and better-informed decisions.
This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys combining financial insight, operational understanding and data-led thinking. You’ll work closely with Finance and Operations, helping turn large volumes of data into clear analysis, meaningful reporting and practical recommendations.
The Financial Planning Analyst role would suit someone who is commercially minded, confident working with different stakeholders, and able to get into the detail while keeping sight of the bigger picture.
Role
In this role, you’ll support financial planning, reporting and performance analysis across the business. You’ll help bring visibility to key financial and operational trends, support decision-making, and improve how we track and manage performance.
Responsibilities
- Producing weekly P&L and KPI reporting across divisions and processes
- Partnering with operational teams to develop and maintain daily and weekly KPI suites
- Supporting the reconciliation of waste revenues and costs with Finance and operational stakeholders
- Delivering variance analysis against budget, forecast, five-year plan and prior year performance
- Assisting with monthly management accounts, including trend and scenario analysis
- Preparing analysis against competitor and industry benchmarks
- Supporting the business in managing waste flows efficiently and cost-effectively
- Developing and improving Power BI reporting to give stakeholders stronger visibility and insight
- Contributing to ad hoc finance and commercial projects as the business evolves
About You
We’re looking for someone who can combine strong analytical capability with a practical, commercially focused mindset.
Qualifications
- Experience in Commercial Finance, Financial Planning & Analysis, or a similar analytical finance role
- Strong Excel capability and confidence working with large data sets
- Experience with Power BI, or the ability to build reporting that helps stakeholders make better decisions
- Good understanding of financial reporting, variance analysis and performance tracking
- The ability to build strong relationships across different teams and levels of the business
- Clear and confident communication skills, with the ability to explain data in a simple and useful way
- A proactive approach and the confidence to work in a business that is operational, fast-moving and hands-on
- Experience with systems such as Adaptive would be beneficial, but it is not essential
Panda is committed to attracting and retaining a skilled and diverse workforce that reflects the communities in which we operate and the people we serve.
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As a Financial Planning Analyst at Panda, you’ll play an important role in helping the business make smarter, faster and better-informed decisions.
This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys combining financial insight, operational understanding and data-led thinking. You’ll work closely with Finance and Operations, helping turn large volumes of data into clear analysis, meaningful reporting and practical recommendations.
The Financial Planning Analyst role would suit someone who is commercially minded, confident working with different stakeholders, and able to get into the detail while keeping sight of the bigger picture.
Role
In this role, you’ll support financial planning, reporting and performance analysis across the business. You’ll help bring visibility to key financial and operational trends, support decision-making, and improve how we track and manage performance.
Responsibilities
- Producing weekly P&L and KPI reporting across divisions and processes
- Partnering with operational teams to develop and maintain daily and weekly KPI suites
- Supporting the reconciliation of waste revenues and costs with Finance and operational stakeholders
- Delivering variance analysis against budget, forecast, five-year plan and prior year performance
- Assisting with monthly management accounts, including trend and scenario analysis
- Preparing analysis against competitor and industry benchmarks
- Supporting the business in managing waste flows efficiently and cost-effectively
- Developing and improving Power BI reporting to give stakeholders stronger visibility and insight
- Contributing to ad hoc finance and commercial projects as the business evolves
About You
We’re looking for someone who can combine strong analytical capability with a practical, commercially focused mindset.
Qualifications
- Experience in Commercial Finance, Financial Planning & Analysis, or a similar analytical finance role
- Strong Excel capability and confidence working with large data sets
- Experience with Power BI, or the ability to build reporting that helps stakeholders make better decisions
- Good understanding of financial reporting, variance analysis and performance tracking
- The ability to build strong relationships across different teams and levels of the business
- Clear and confident communication skills, with the ability to explain data in a simple and useful way
- A proactive approach and the confidence to work in a business that is operational, fast-moving and hands-on
- Experience with systems such as Adaptive would be beneficial, but it is not essential
Panda is committed to attracting and retaining a skilled and diverse workforce that reflects the communities in which we operate and the people we serve.
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