Brambles
Financial Planning Analyst
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Finance Analyst – Global Functions FP&A
📍 Location: London (Victoria) or Manchester (Trafford Park) | Hybrid Working
📄 Type: Full Time, Permanent
Join our Global Functions FP&A team and play a pivotal role in shaping financial insight across Brambles' most influential business functions!
This is an exciting opportunity for a commercially minded Finance Analyst who enjoys turning complex financial data into meaningful business insight. You'll partner with senior leaders across Finance, Legal, HR, Technology, Transformation and other Global Functions, helping drive informed decision-making, operational performance and long term growth.
We're looking for someone who is analytical, proactive and naturally curious. You'll gain exposure to senior stakeholders across a global organisation while supporting forecasting, planning, budgeting and performance analysis. If you enjoy challenging assumptions, identifying opportunities and adding real value through finance partnering, this role offers an exceptional platform for career development.
🔍 What You'll Do
- Support month end reporting, forecasting cycles, annual budgeting and long range planning activities.
- Provide insightful financial analysis, reporting and commentary to senior finance and business leaders.
- Work closely with Global Function teams to understand performance drivers, risks and opportunities.
- Produce accurate financial models and scenario analysis to support strategic decision-making.
- Challenge assumptions and contribute to continuous improvement across planning and reporting processes.
- Support finance transformation initiatives, process optimisation and new ways of working.
- Help drive financial discipline and accountability across Global Functions.
- Deliver meaningful insights that enable leaders to make confident, data-driven decisions.
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🎯 What We're Looking For
- 2-4 years' experience in Finance or FP&A within a complex, multinational organisation.
- Part qualified or fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CA, CPA or equivalent).
- Strong FP&A experience, including forecasting, budgeting and financial modelling.
- Proven ability to analyse complex financial data and communicate clear, actionable insights.
- Experience improving and streamlining reporting processes and financial analysis through automation and visualisation tools (e.g. Power Query, Power BI or similar).
🌍 Why Join Brambles?
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- Be part of a globally recognised organisation and certified Top 17 Global Employer.
- Partner with senior leaders across multiple global business functions.
- Gain exposure to strategic decision making and enterprise wide initiatives.
- Opportunity to influence business performance through insight led finance partnering.
- Collaborative, supportive and high performing finance environment.
- Excellent career development opportunities within a global organisation.
💼 What's In It For You?
- 🌍 Certified Top 17 Global Employer
- 💰 Annual bonus (typically 10%)
- 📈 Generous Share Scheme
- 🏥 Private Healthcare (single cover)
- 🕑 Flexible Hybrid Working
- 🌴 25 days holiday + statutory holidays, with option to buy/sell 5 additional days
- 💼 Up to 7.5% Company Pension
- ❤️ Life Assurance & Employee Assistance Programme
- 🛍️ Numerous retail discounts
✨ Ready to Apply?
Submit your up to date CV tailored to this opportunity. We look forward to hearing from you!
Brambles is an inclusive employer. We want every candidate to perform at their best throughout the application and interview process, and while at work. If you require any reasonable adjustments, please inform your Talent Acquisition Partner.
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