FP&A Analyst

FP&A Analyst Location: Cricklewood, North London | 3 days per week in the office Salary: Up to £65,000 + excellent benefits

Cedar is partnering with a large, established transport business to appoint a Qualified FP&A Analyst into a commercially focused finance team.

This is a high-profile opportunity for a fully qualified ACA, ACCA or CIMA accountant with strong budgeting and forecasting experience who wants to take on a broad FP&A role with genuine exposure to senior stakeholders and the wider business.

The Role Lead and support the annual budgeting, forecasting and reforecasting processes, working closely with finance and operational stakeholders. Build and maintain detailed financial models to support business planning, investment decisions and commercial initiatives. Analyse financial performance, identify key variances and provide clear, commercially focused commentary. Produce and monitor financial and operational KPIs, providing insight into trends and areas for improvement. Business partner with operational teams, challenging performance and identifying opportunities to improve profitability and efficiency. Support month-end reporting, management accounts, board packs and senior-level financial analysis. Provide financial insight to support strategic decision-making across a complex, multi-site operation. Develop and improve reporting, modelling and analytical tools using advanced Excel and data analysis.

About You Fully qualified ACA, ACCA or CIMA accountant - essential. Proven experience within FP&A, Commercial Finance or Financial Analysis in an industry environment. Strong hands-on experience of budgeting and forecasting - essential. Confident working across financial planning, reforecasting, variance analysis and management reporting. Advanced Excel skills, with the ability to build financial models, analyse large datasets and develop robust reporting tools. Commercially minded, with the ability to look beyond the numbers and identify what is driving business performance. Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to work with senior finance and operational leaders. Analytical, proactive and comfortable working in a fast-paced, commercially focused environment.