Senior Analyst / FP&A Manager

About the role

This role will lead financial planning, forecasting, and performance management across the UK and MEA regions. It is a maternity cover position requiring an experienced, adaptable finance leader who can quickly take ownership in a complex, evolving environment with multiple new systems, changing reporting definitions, and high expectations for commercial insight.

Key responsibilities

• Co‑lead FP&A for the UK and MEA regions, ensuring seamless continuity during the maternity cover period.
• Partner closely with the other Co‑Head of FP&A to maintain a single, aligned FP&A voice across regions and stakeholders.
• Establish strong relationships quickly with regional, practice, and client leaders.
• Co‑own development and evolution of Power BI dashboards covering revenue, pipeline, utilization, and key KPIs.
• Use hands‑on SQL to extract, clean, and analyse large datasets from CRM, Data Warehouse, and finance systems.
• Navigate multiple new systems and evolving reporting definitions, ensuring data accuracy and consistency.
• Maintain strong data governance and compliance with internal policies.
• Support revenue planning, target setting, and variance analysis.
• Identify risks, flag revenue or pipeline anomalies, and ensure proactive issue resolution.
• Drive pragmatic process improvements to enhance reporting efficiency and decision‑making.
• Analyse regional and global revenue performance, delivering executive‑level insights on trends, risks, and growth opportunities.
• Own pipeline forecasting and revenue outlooks in partnership with Sales and Client leadership.
• Monitor key drivers across retainer and project‑based work, supporting scenario analysis and decision‑making.
• Act as a trusted finance partner to Sales, Client, and Practice leaders.
• Support pricing, scoping, margin analysis, and client investment decisions.
• Translate complex data into clear, actionable insights for non‑financial stakeholders.

Required profile

• Senior FP&A leadership experience, ideally within a professional services, communications, or advisory firm.
• Strong commercial and business‑partnering capability, particularly with client‑facing teams.
• Hands‑on experience with SQL, Power BI, CRM, and Data Warehouse reporting.
• Proven ability to operate effectively in time‑bound, fast‑changing environments.
• Comfortable stepping into an existing leadership structure and delivering impact quickly.

Required skills

• SQL
• Power BI
• CRM
• Data Warehouse