Cpl Life Sciences
FP&A ANALYST
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FP&A Analyst
Location: Basingstoke (Hybrid 3 days onsite / 2 days remote)
Duration: 12 months (with potential for extension)
Pay Rate: Up to 27.16 per hour PAYE
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
We are seeking an FP&A professional to support business planning, forecasting, and reporting across the Northern European Hub. This role will focus on financial analysis, month-end reporting, and business partnering to provide actionable insights that support decision-making and drive operational performance. The role will also help modernise how the team works, using AI tools such as Claude and automation to streamline planning and reporting.
Financial Planning & Analysis
- Support the annual business planning and ongoing forecast processes, ensuring accuracy and alignment with business objectives.
- Own and maintain select forecast models, tracking accuracy over time and recommending improvements.
- Understand key drivers of performance and provide actionable insights to business partners.
- Challenge assumptions and support business decisions with robust financial analysis.
- Assist budget owners in understanding spend, variances, and forecast accuracy.
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Reporting & Month-End Activities
- Prepare month-end reporting and commentary in line with Accounting Policies.
- Partner with Finance leadership on forecasts and highlight deviations versus plan.
- Support ad hoc analysis, business cases, and project requests as needed.
Business Partnering & Collaboration
- Build strong relationships with stakeholders and act as a trusted financial advisor.
- Collaborate with Marketing, Supply Chain, HR, and other teams on financial initiatives.
- Use Claude as a day-to-day working tool to speed up analysis, draft commentary, and build and check models.
- Identify manual or repetitive tasks in planning and reporting and automate them using Claude and tools such as Power Query, in line with company AI and data policies.
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Competencies, Skills & Experience
- Strong analytical skills and ability to translate financial data into actionable insights.
- Experience building or maintaining forecast models is a plus.
- Ability to communicate complex financial information clearly to non-financial stakeholders.
- Proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint; exposure to Power Query, Power BI, or scripting (e.g. VBA, Python) is a plus.
- Hands-on experience using generative AI tools in a work setting (e.g. for analysis, drafting or modelling) is a plus, along with a willingness to make them part of everyday ways of working.
- Experience with SAP/SAC systems is advantageous.
Qualifications
- Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or related field.
- 3+ years of FP&A, Finance, Accounting, or other relevant business experience.
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