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Cedar is currently partnered with a PE-backed Fintech business to secure an Interim Senior FP&A Analyst, offered on a hybrid basis with offices in Central London. The role is a 6-month initial contract, paying a day rate between 450 - 550 per day. The Company This fast-paced, innovative Fintech business is at the forefront of their industry. Driven to new heights by their PE-backers, they have ambitious growth plans. The Role As Interim Senior FP&A Analyst, you will: - Evaluate trends in key performance indicators (KPIs), emphasising financial metrics such as trading volume, profit margins, and operating expenses.
- Build Power BI dashboards from scratch, utilising existing defined data points.
- Track KPIs to detect and explain unexpected variances, delivering actionable insights for improvement.
- Design, enhance, and sustain cost budgeting processes, contributing to financial forecasts and operational projections.
- Deliver monthly and quarterly management reports across diverse business segments and cost centres.
- Deploy and oversee business intelligence tools and dashboards for real-time analytics using platforms like Excel, Power BI, Python, or SQL.
- Create and refine assumptions for financial models to support strategic initiatives, including churn analysis, trading insights, and product evaluation, analysing trends to establish statistically significant targets for KPIs.
- Partner with internal finance stakeholders, management, and departments to provide data-driven insights and strategic recommendations.
Your Profile You will ideally have: - An accountancy qualification (ACCA, CIMA, ACA) and/or chartered financial analyst qualifications (CFA).
- Proficient in utilising financial software and BI tools effectively, including building dashboards from scratch.
- Demonstrated expertise in financial planning and analysis, with a solid foundation in accounting, financial modelling, and budgeting.
- Extensive experience in variance analysis, income statement evaluation, and capital budgeting processes.
- Skilled at converting complex financial data into concise, actionable insights.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication abilities. Prior experience in an interim / contract role would be beneficial but not necessary.
- The rate of (Apply online only) per day represents a fair value, or logical increase on your previous salary or day rate.
- Availability to start immediately or at short notice.
Compensation & Benefits As well as the day rate of (Apply online only) per day, this contract role as Interim Senior FP&A Analyst, offers the chance to join a highly-desirable PE-backed business that is developing from strength to strength. Their highly impressive Central London office is walking distance from multiple tube and rail stops, and the company embraces a flexible and understanding approach to hybrid working. They typically attend the office 3 days per week. They are a high-performance, dynamic organisation with a meritocratic culture that value and reward their staff.  |
