Job purpose

The FP&A Senior Consultant plays a key role in delivering highquality financial planning, forecasting, and performance analysis across business units or client engagements.

The role focuses on handson execution of FP&A processes, preparation of insightful analysis, and development of forwardlooking financial views to support decisionmaking. The Senior Consultant applies structured analytical thinking, strong financial modelling skills, and emerging digital tools to deliver accurate, consistent, and insightful outputs.

This role supports the futureready FP&A model by embedding standardized processes, evolving analytical techniques, and contributing to automation and insightled ways of working.

Job Goals

• Deliver accurate planning and forecasting outputs

• • Support budgets, forecasts, and longrange plans with highquality analytical inputs.
  • Ensure accuracy, completeness, and consistency of financial data and assumptions.

• Enable performance insight and transparency

• • Produce clear variance analysis and performance commentary across P&L, cash flow, and KPIs.
  • Help explain key performance drivers, trends, and outcomes.

• Shift analysis from historical to forwardlooking

• • Support scenario and sensitivity analysis.
  • Contribute forwardlooking insights that inform business decisions.

• Support digital and efficient FP&A delivery

• • Apply automation, standardized templates, and analytical tools to reduce manual effort.
  • Improve the speed, reliability, and repeatability of FP&A deliverables.

• Build FP&A capability

• • Strengthening analytical, commercial, and financial storytelling skills.
  • Develop readiness for progression into FP&A Manager roles.

Key Responsibilities

• Support delivery of core FP&A activities, including:

• • Annual Budgeting & Rolling Forecasts
  • Strategic & LongRange Planning support
  • Management Reporting & Performance Reviews
  • Cost, Margin, and Profitability Analysis
  • Cash Flow and Working Capital Analysis
  • Scenario and WhatIf Modeling

• Prepare detailed financial models, forecasts, and variance analysis.
• Support preparation of forecast assumptions and planning inputs.
• Ensure data accuracy, consistency, and alignment with FP&A standards.
• Develop structured performance commentary and managementready outputs.
  
  

Digital & Analytical & Transformation Enablement

• Use analytics and reporting tools (e.g., Excel, Power BI) to support dashboards and reports.
• Apply standardized templates, driverbased models, and automation solutions.
• Support enhancements to planning and reporting workflows.
• Assist with testing, data validation, and adoption of new FP&A tools.
• Track and document improvements in efficiency, accuracy, and insight quality.
  
  

Business & Stakeholder Management

• Support finance and business stakeholders with performance analysis and insights.
• Prepare materials for performance reviews and planning discussions.
• Translate financial analysis into clear, concise, and decisionrelevant insights.
• Respond to adhoc analytical requests in a structured and timely manner.
  
  

Collaboration & Development

• Work collaboratively with FP&A Managers and Senior Managers.
• Informally coach analysts through quality reviews and handson support.
• Participate actively in knowledge sharing and bestpractice forums.
• Contribute ideas for continuous improvement and analytical innovation.

Performance and Value Creation Support

• Support tracking of KPIs related to forecast accuracy and planning effectiveness.
• Assist in evaluating cost initiatives, productivity drivers, and valuecreation opportunities.
• Help maintain alignment between financial targets, forecasts, and actual performance.

Functional & Technical Skills

• Strong experience in core FP&A activities, including:

• • Budgeting, Forecasting, and Planning
  • Financial Modeling and Variance Analysis
  • Performance Reporting and KPI Analysis
  • Cost and Profitability Analysis
  • Cash Flow Analysis

• Solid understanding of business drivers and financial outcomes.
• Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills.
• Working knowledge of analytics and visualization tools (e.g., Power BI).
• Familiarity with planning and EPM platforms (e.g., Anaplan, SAP Analytics Cloud, Adaptive).
• Understanding data quality, internal controls, and planning processes.
  
  

Future-Ready & Behavioral Competencies

• Analytical Rigor: Applies structured thinking and attention to detail.
• Business Understanding: Understands how financial drivers impact business results.
• Insight & Storytelling: Communicates analysis clearly and effectively.
• Digital Curiosity: Embraces automation, analytics, and emerging tools.
• Collaboration: Works effectively within FP&A and broader finance teams.
• Ownership: Takes accountability for output quality and delivery timelines.
  
  

Performance Metrics / KPIs

• Accuracy and quality of forecasts and analysis
• Timeliness of FP&A deliverables
• Quality of variance explanations and insights
• Efficiency and standardization of outputs
• Stakeholder feedback on analysis quality
• Progression of technical and analytical capability
  
  

Qualifications & Experience

• Education: Bachelors degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field; CPA, CA, ACCA, or MBA (Finance) preferred.
• Experience: 47 years of relevant finance experience, including 2+ years in FP&A, management reporting, or analytical roles.
• Demonstrated experience in:

• • Financial analysis, planning, and reporting.
  • Supporting business stakeholders with insights.
  • Using digital tools and analyticsenabled finance solutions.

• Experience in complex or multistakeholder environments preferred.