Senior FP&A Analyst

Senior FP&A Analyst

Day Rate: Negotiable, dependent on experienceStart Date: ASAPContract: Interim (6 Months+)Location: Sheffield

A leading organisation within professional services are seeking an experienced Interim FP&A Professional. This is a critical role requiring someone with deep FP&A expertise, strong analytical capability, and the ability to operate confidently in a fast-paced environment undergoing change.

The successful professional will play a key role in ensuring that financial processes, reporting, and modelling structures are effectively aligned to the new system and optimised for long-term success.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the FP&A workstream for the system implementation, ensuring financial requirements are fully captured and delivered.
• Enhance financial models, forecasting frameworks, and reporting structures impacted by the transition.
• Provide robust financial analysis to support decision-making, project milestones, and strategic planning.
• Collaborate with Finance, IT, and operational stakeholders to ensure system functionality supports accurate and timely FP&A outputs.
• Support UAT/SIT phases, validating financial logic, data integrity, and reporting accuracy.
• Contribute to the development of new MI dashboards, planning tools, and forecasting capabilities aligned with the new system.
• Produce clear reporting on project progress, risks, and financial implications.
• Assist with post-implementation optimisation of FP&A processes and frameworks.

Skills & Experience Required

• Extensive experience operating within FP&A roles
• Demonstrable experience supporting or leading finance system implementations (e.g., Oracle, SAP, Workday, Anaplan, Adaptive Insights, etc.).
• Strong financial modelling, budgeting, and forecasting capability.
• High proficiency in Excel and ability to work confidently with large and complex datasets.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to influence senior stakeholders and collaborate across functions.
• Professionally qualified (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CFA) or equivalent experience preferred.
• Available to start immediately or at very short notice.

Who This Role Will Suit

An analytical and commercially minded FP&A professional who thrives during periods of transformation. This role requires someone proactive, detail-driven, and capable of adding value from day one.