FP&A Senior Analyst

• *Job Title**

FP\&A Senior Analyst **Job Description Summary**

Role Overview

The Financial Senior Analyst – FP\&A Operations supports the country Finance team by delivering high\-quality, standardised FP\&A activities across planning, reporting, and analysis. The senior role may have 1 – 3 analysts reporting into the senior and they will work together as a team to provide timely and high – quality deliverables. The senior role also needs to work directly with their internal customers and stakeholders to ensure strong communications and alignment on deliverables and needs.

Based in the FP\&A Operations Hub, the role combines system\-driven execution with an increasing focus on analytics, automation, and AI\-enabled insight generation. It enables Finance Business Partners to focus on strategic decision\-making by improving data quality, efficiency, and scalability.

The role is critical to the transition toward a predictive, continuous, and insight\-led FP\&A function, with growing responsibility for leveraging and developing AI\-enabled solutions, including agents. **Job Description**

• *Role Overview**

The Financial Senior Analyst – FP\&A Operations supports the country Finance team by delivering high\-quality, standardised FP\&A activities across planning, reporting, and analysis. The senior role may have 1 – 3 analysts reporting into the senior and they will work together as a team to provide timely and high – quality deliverables. The senior role also needs to work directly with their internal customers and stakeholders to ensure strong communications and alignment on deliverables and needs.

Based in the FP\&A Operations Hub, the role combines **system\-driven execution** with an increasing focus on **analytics, automation, and AI\-enabled insight generation**. It enables Finance Business Partners to focus on strategic decision\-making by improving data quality, efficiency, and scalability.

The role is critical to the transition toward a **predictive, continuous, and insight\-led FP\&A function**, with growing responsibility for leveraging and developing **AI\-enabled solutions, including agents**.

• *Organisation**

• Embedded support to a country / cluster finance team
• Part of the central FP\&A Operations Hub
• Dual alignment: Country Finance (dotted line) and Hub Lead (solid line)
• Close collaboration with Controllership, HR, Business Support, and Data/Tech teams
• Contributor to a **standardised, technology\- and AI\-enabled finance model**

• *Key Responsibilities**

• *Planning \& Forecasting**

• Support monthly forecasts, AOP, and budgeting cycles
• Prepare, validate, and consolidate planning inputs
• Track actuals vs. forecast/plan (incl. headcount and costs)
• Contribute to **rolling forecast and continuous planning capabilities**
• **Manage 1 – 2 FP\&A analysts and ensure their timely and hi\-quality FP\&A deliverables.**

• *Systems \& Data Management**

• Execute system uploads and data preparation (e.g. OneStream, Workday)
• Extract and structure financial and operational data
• Ensure accuracy through validation and reconciliation
• Maintain consistent data across finance systems

• *Reporting \& Analysis**

• Deliver standardised reporting packs and dashboards
• Perform variance analysis across revenue, cost, and margin
• Support Power BI dashboards and visualisation
• Evolve reporting toward **driver\-based insights and performance analysis**

• *Month\-End Close Support**

• Validate financial outputs during month\-end close
• Support reconciliation between financial and management reporting
• Ensure alignment with Controllership processes

• *Automation, AI \& Digital Enablement**

• Identify and implement opportunities to streamline finance processes
• Use AI tools (e.g. Copilot) to improve productivity and output quality
• Support automation of reporting, forecasting, and reconciliation activities
• Reduce manual effort through standardisation and digital solutions

• *AI \& Agent Development (Future\-State Capability)**

• Build capability in applying AI within FP\&A
• Develop or support **AI\-powered agents** to automate workflows (e.g. reporting, variance analysis, data validation)
• Leverage AI for **predictive insights, anomaly detection, and automated commentary**
• Collaborate with data and technology teams to scale solutions across the organisation

• *Experience \& Qualifications**

• Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field
• 4 \- 8 years’ experience in FP\&A / finance operations
• Strong financial analysis capability, including the ability to analyse financial data, identify trends, and prepare reports that support business decisions
• Strong Excel and financial systems experience, including Workday, OneStream, Planning, or similar platforms for accurate reporting and data management
• Proficiency in handling large datasets and using tools such as Power BI and other data visualisation or analysis platforms to extract insights and support decision\-making
• Familiarity with AI tools; interest in **automation, digital, and agent\-based solutions**
• Experience in shared services / structured environments preferred

• *Key Competencies**

• Strong analytical and problem\-solving skills, with the ability to interpret financial results and translate data into actionable insights
• High attention to detail and data accuracy when preparing financial reports, dashboards, and analysis
• Strong systems and data capability, including confidence working with large datasets and finance technology platforms
• **Digital and AI mindset; ability to learn and apply new technologies**
• High level of ownership; proactive, self\-driven, hands\-on, and able to take initiative to get work done independently and within and through teams.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with senior managers and cross\-functional teams
• Collaborative and service\-oriented, with the ability to work in a team environment and support colleagues and other departments to align finance activities with operational goals
• High Social IQ to translate business needs into deliverables and strong communications on findings, conclusions and recommendations. Ability to collaborate and generate win\-win solutions.
• Structured, process\-driven, and reliable
• Continuous improvement and automation mindset

• *Success Measures**

• Accuracy and timeliness of outputs
• Data quality and reporting consistency
• Adherence to planning cycles
• Level of automation and efficiency achieved
• Adoption and impact of AI\-enabled solutions
• Feedback from Finance Business Partners

• *Role Positioning**

This role sits within the **operational FP\&A layer**, delivering **standardised, technology\-enabled finance execution** while progressively evolving toward **insight generation, predictive analytics, and AI\-enabled decision support**.

INCO: “Cushman \& Wakefield”