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FP&A Analyst
Location: Chorley
Employment type: Full Time
Working Hours: Monday to Friday
What’s In It For You…
- We believe in looking after our people, and it shows. When you join Ipsum, you’re not just taking a job — you’re starting a career with real support behind it.
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Option to buy up to 5 additional holidays
- Group Personal Pension Plan
- Career development & progression with the opportunity to earn professional qualifications
- 24/7 access to a virtual GP and Mental health support & counselling services
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Discount club - supermarkets, phone bills, gyms & more!
- Life assurance cover
- Long service recognition
- Enhanced Maternity Pay
- Paid volunteering opportunities in your community
About The Role…
As the FP&A Analyst, you will play a key role in financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and strategic analysis to support business decision-making across Ipsum. You will work closely with stakeholders to deliver accurate reporting, analyse performance, and provide insights into key financial drivers.
In this role, you will support the budgeting and forecasting cycles, build and maintain financial models, and help identify trends, risks, and opportunities. This is an excellent opportunity for a detail-oriented and commercially curious individual looking to develop strong business partnering and analytical skills in a fast-paced environment.
As a FP&A Analyst you will…
- Produce budgets, forecasts and financial models to support business planning, strategic initiatives and decision-making.
- Develop, maintain and enhance robust financial models in Excel, including scenario, sensitivity and variance analysis.
- Support the preparation of consolidated accounts and group reporting activities, ensuring accuracy and timely delivery.
- Deliver meaningful financial and operational analysis, identifying key trends, risks and opportunities to support business performance.
- Develop and maintain Power BI dashboards and reporting tools, providing insightful KPI tracking and management information.
- Partner with finance, commercial and operational teams to understand business drivers and provide financial insight and challenge.
- Support cash flow forecasting, working capital analysis and other core FP&A activities.
- Respond to ad hoc financial analysis and reporting requests from stakeholders across the business.
- Contribute to process improvements, automation initiatives and investor reporting requirements to drive efficiency and enhance reporting capability.
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About You…
- Proven experience in FP&A, financial planning, financial modelling or a similar analytical finance role.
- Demonstrable financial modelling experience, including ownership of elements of a financial model and supporting the development, maintenance and enhancement of financial models.
- Experience supporting the preparation of consolidated accounts, group reporting and consolidation processes.
- Strong understanding of data analysis techniques, with the ability to interpret complex financial and operational data and translate findings into clear, actionable insights.
- Advanced Excel and financial modelling skills, with experience using Power BI to analyse data, create reports and develop insightful dashboards.
- Experience with financial planning, reporting and ERP systems would be advantageous.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
- Confident communicator with strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to present financial information clearly to finance and non-finance audiences.
- Comfortable managing ad hoc requests and working effectively in a fast-paced, changing environment.
- Proactive, adaptable and self-motivated, with the ability to work independently while contributing positively to a wider team.
- Demonstrates ownership, accountability and resilience, consistently delivering high-quality outputs to agreed deadlines.
- A collaborative team player committed to continuous improvement, personal development and shared success.


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The successful candidate will combine strong financial modelling, data analysis and reporting expertise with a commercially minded approach, using tools such as Excel and Power BI to provide meaningful insight, support decision-making and drive business performance. They will be proactive, adaptable and committed to delivering high-quality results while embodying the organisation's values of Safety, Service and Specialist.
Required Qualifications & Professional Membership(s):
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field
- Professional qualification (e.g. CIMA, ACCA, ACA), or actively working towards certification, is preferred
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- We’re proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and experiences, and we’re committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce.
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Next steps...
- If you’re interested in this opportunity, please apply or reach out to the Talent Team for more info!
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