FP&A Analyst

Our FP&A team partnering the COO organisation covers the cost base behind how Unit4 delivers to its customers — Customer Success, Professional Services, Support, IT and Data. These functions carry a significant share of the company's margin and productivity commitments.
You will:
Own the analysis of the COO cost base across CS, PS, Support, IT and Data, covering both employee and external costs. In particular, you will:
Own headcount, employee cost and vacancy analysis against budget and forecast, and the assumptions behind them
Analyse cost of sales and determine the drivers behind movements in margin
Model cloud, supplier and infrastructure cost against usage, growth and contractual commitments
Identify, explain and challenge variances to budget and forecast by function
Own the cost inputs to the monthly consolidated COO position, and work with the CS Global FP&A Manager to ensure the total reconciles and the story it tells holds together.
Own the cost side of the annual budget, quarterly forecast and Value Creation Plan submissions for the remit.
Act as finance partner to the cost function leads, advising on resourcing, investment and efficiency decisions and challenging the assumptions behind them.
Build, own and develop the forecasting models for the functions in the remit, determining the approach where no precedent exists.
Lead ad hoc business modelling and investment analysis, often on questions that arrive without a defined method.
Assist in the analysis and presentation of strategic materials for key management and investor meetings.
Drive improvement and automation of cost reporting, as reporting moves onto a governed platform.
Educated to degree level in a Finance or Business -related discipline, or an MBA
Big 4 / consulting firm background
Strong system and Excel skills
Experience in a fast-paced international organization

Employment type
Full-time

Work arrangement
Hybrid