Role purpose
We are seeking a Senior FP&A Automation & Insights Analyst to lead the development of scalable planning, reporting, and analytics capabilities across the organisation. This role will combine strong financial acumen with automation and data expertise to improve forecasting accuracy, surface anomalies and performance risks, and generate actionable insights for decision-making.
As part of the Group Finance team, you will work closely with senior stakeholders, finance and systems teams, and data owners to automate core FP&A processes, enhance data quality and reporting reliability, and translate complex financial and operational data into clear business insights. You will play a key role in building dashboards, exception-based reporting, and analytical tools that improve speed, control, and commercial decision support across regions and business units.
Role tasks and responsibilities
FP&A Automation & Process Transformation
• Lead the automation of core FP&A processes including budgeting, forecasting, month-end reporting, and management information production.
• Design and implement scalable reporting solutions, automated data flows, and standardised outputs to improve efficiency, control, and consistency.
• Identify manual, repetitive activities and deliver process improvements using automation, modelling, and reporting tools.
Anomaly Detection & Performance Monitoring
• Develop exception-based reporting and anomaly detection approaches to identify unusual trends, data issues, margin leakage, and emerging business risks.
• Monitor financial and operational KPIs, highlighting material deviations, root causes, and required management actions.
• Improve data integrity and reconciliation across multiple sources to ensure insight outputs are reliable and decision-useful.
Business Insights & Decision Support
• Translate complex financial and operational data into concise, actionable insights for senior leadership and business stakeholders.
• Build dashboards, scenario models, and performance packs that support strategic planning, investment choices, and commercial decision-making.
• Partner with finance and non-finance teams to identify performance drivers, opportunities, and risks across regions and business units.
Leadership & Continuous Improvement
• Act as a subject matter lead for FP&A automation and reporting best practice, influencing process design and capability development across the function.
• Support adoption of modern analytics tools and ways of working, embedding stronger controls, faster insight generation, and a more proactive planning culture.
Requirements
• Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Data Analytics, or a related field; professional qualification such as CIMA, ACCA, ACA, or equivalent is advantageous.
• Significant experience in FP&A, performance reporting, business intelligence, or finance transformation within a group-level or multi-entity environment.
• Strong track record of automating reporting, planning, or data processes and improving the speed, accuracy, and control of finance outputs.
• Experience building dashboards, exception reporting, and analytical models that support anomaly detection, trend analysis, and commercial insight generation.
• Advanced Excel capability, including complex modelling and automation; experience with Power BI and other planning, ERP, or analytics tools is strongly preferred.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret complex datasets and clearly communicate implications and recommended actions.
• Confidence working with senior stakeholders and cross-functional teams to shape requirements, challenge assumptions, and influence decisions.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, work at pace, and deliver continuous improvement in a dynamic business environment.
Skills Required
- Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Data Analytics, or a related field
- Significant experience in FP&A, performance reporting, business intelligence, or finance transformation within a group-level or multi-entity environment
- Track record of automating reporting, planning, or data processes
- Experience building dashboards, exception reporting, and analytical models for anomaly detection, trend analysis, and commercial insights
- Advanced Microsoft Excel capability, including complex modelling and automation
- Power BI and other planning, ERP, or analytics tools experience
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including interpreting complex datasets and communicating recommendations
- Confidence working with senior stakeholders and cross-functional teams
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver continuous improvement in a dynamic environment
- Professional qualification such as CIMA, ACCA, ACA, or equivalent
What We Do
Control Risks exists to make our clients succeed. We are a specialist risk consultancy that helps to create secure, compliant and resilient organisations in an age of ever-changing risk. Working across disciplines, technologies and geographies, everything we do is based on our belief that taking risks is essential to our clients’ success. We provide you with the insight to focus resources and ensure you are prepared to resolve the issues and crises that occur in any ambitious global organisation. We go beyond problem-solving and give you the insight and intelligence you need to realise opportunities and grow. From the boardroom to the remotest location, we have developed an unparalleled ability to bring order to chaos and reassurance to anxiety.
