Senior FP&A Analyst, Toyota Connected

• Finance qualified (ACA, ACCA, CIMA)
• Proven experience in an FP&A, Commercial Finance or Business Partnering role
• Strong financial modelling and forecasting capability
• Confident communicator
• Advanced Excel skills
• Intermediate to advanced Power BI skills
• Strong analytical mindset with attention to detail

Desirable

• We are looking for a Senior FP&A Analyst to help build and lead a modern planning and analysis capability within our Finance & Business Planning function
• This is a key role in an agile technology business where Finance has recently merged with Business Planning and Procurement, creating a strong foundation for better forecasting, insight and decision making
• This role will act as the connector between Finance and the wider business combining strong financial rigour with business & commercial understanding
• You will be responsible for owning forecasting, performance analysis and operational reporting, whilst partnering closely with project, engineering and supporting teams to provide insight and challenge
• You will also manage a Business Planning Analyst and together form the team responsible for driving data-led performance management across the business
• Own quarterly forecasting and planning cycles across revenue, direct and indirect spend
• Develop financial models that link operational activity to financial outcomes
• Deliver variance analysis and performance commentary for senior leadership monthly
• Trend analysis, scenario modelling and forecasting of business performance
• Produce quarterly management reporting packs covering financial and operational performance
• Deliver clear and actionable insight on spend trends, project margins and team utilisation
• Improve reporting processes, consistency and accuracy across Finance & Business Planning
• Design dashboards and reporting frameworks to improve decision making
• Identify & report on relevant business KPIs
• Serve as the key FP&A partner to leadership, project management, and supporting functions
• Build strong relationships across the business and understand drivers of performance
• Challenge assumptions and support decisions with clear financial and operational insight
• Partner with sales and project management to improve forecasting accuracy and planning discipline
• Support sales with accurate and well governed customer invoicing
• Own operational performance tracking including timesheet compliance, project budget submissions and resource onboarding
• Work with business teams to improve compliance, process and data quality
• Manage and develop the Business Planning Analyst
• Build scalable processes for the FP&A function
• Establish best practices in planning, analysis and business support

• Please note, re timelines, due to the Christmas break, we will review applications w/c 5th January with a view to conduct interviews in the first two/three weeks of January