Fp&a Analyst

FP&A Analyst

 Role Location: Hybrid - London, Brighton, Manchester

 About Inizio

Inizio is a global partner with over 10,500 experts operating in more than 50 countries. We support health and life science companies by turning science into strategy and executing across the product and patient journey.

Role Overview

The FP&A Analyst supports divisional financial planning, forecasting, performance reporting and management information activities. Working closely with the Divisional FP&A Manager, Finance Directors, Senior Finance Business Partners and Commercial Finance teams, you will transform financial and operational data into meaningful insight that supports strategic and operational decision-making. You will contribute to budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, scenario modelling and executive reporting while helping improve planning discipline and forecasting accuracy across the division.

Here's what you'll be doing:

Financial Planning & Forecasting

• Support annual budgeting, quarterly forecasting and long-range planning activities.
• Develop and maintain financial forecasting models.
• Support consolidation of planning assumptions and forecast submissions.
• Assist with scenario modelling and sensitivity analysis.

Performance Management & Reporting

• Prepare management reports, executive dashboards and reporting packs.
• Perform variance analysis against budget, forecast and prior year.
• Analyse revenue, profitability, utilisation and cost performance.
• Identify financial trends, risks and opportunities.

Business Insight & Decision Support

• Translate financial data into actionable business insight.
• Support strategic planning, resource allocation and performance improvement.
• Maintain planning data integrity and reporting consistency.

Continuous Improvement

• Contribute to improvements in forecasting, reporting methodologies and planning processes.
• Support adoption of reporting tools and analytical best practices.

Here's what you'll need:

 Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Statistics, Mathematics, Business Administration or related discipline.
• Experience in FP&A, budgeting, forecasting, management reporting or business performance analysis.
• Experience in professional services, consulting or project-based environments is advantageous.

Financial Planning & Analytical Expertise