Financial Planning Analyst

Hays have partnered with a leading Holding Group who are recruiting for a Group Financial Planning Analyst to join the team.

The Financial Analyst will provide financial planning, analysis, and decision-support to the CFO and senior leadership. The role consolidates information from subsidiaries, preparing Board-level reports, developing financial models, and ensuring structured budgeting and forecasting. The analyst also supports strategic planning, cost management, and digital finance initiatives for the Group, driving automation, leading system implementations and use of AI.

Responsibilities:

• Consolidate financial information across subsidiaries and produce Board and ExCom reports.
• Perform variance analysis against budgets/forecasts and investigate root causes.
• Conduct ad-hoc analysis to support CFO, ExCom, and Holding Directors.
• Leverage ERP, consolidation software, and BI tools to drive efficiency in reporting.
• Support implementation of new systems and digital finance initiatives at Holding.
• High focus leveraging systems to drive efficiency into the planning process
• Develop dashboards and reporting templates for management use.
• Lead the preparation of annual budgets and rolling forecasts.
• Execute an organized budget process for Holding-level functions.
• Build and maintain advanced financial models (Excel: pivots, lookups, match, ideally macros).
• Conduct scenario and sensitivity analyses to support decision-making.
• Provide analysis and insights for Holding Directors on forecasts and cost management.
• Assist the CFO in strategic planning and long-term financial outlooks
• Monitor Holding-level costs, identify saving opportunities, and recommend optimizations.
• Partner with business leaders to align financial plans with operational needs.
• Support subsidiaries in resolving analysis and reporting issues.
• Manage multiple tasks and projects with accuracy and timeliness.
• Ensure deliverables (reports, budgets, forecasts) are completed on schedule.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field.
• Professional certification (ACCA, ACA, CMA, CPA, or equivalent) is desirable.
• 3+ years of financial analysis or FP&A experience; holding company or diversified group experience is a plus.
• Strong financial modelling and advanced Excel skills (pivots, lookups, match, macros).
• Experience with ERP systems, consolidation tools (OneStream), and BI platforms.
• Strong English language skills (spoken and written) is a must.

The client is offering a competitive salary and benefits package.

If you meet the criteria above, please apply directly.