FP&A Analyst

Key Responsibilities

• Own and manage cost center reporting, ensuring accurate tracking of actual costs versus approved budgets.
• Prepare detailed budget vs actual analyses with clear explanations of variances and underlying drivers.
• Partner with cost center owners to support financial discipline and corrective actions.
• Support annual budgeting and rolling forecast processes.
• Analyze stock movements and production variances within a Make-to-Order manufacturing environment.
• Review and report on purchase price (PP) variances and identify root causes.
• Provide financial insight into production efficiency, yield, and operational performance.
• Translate operational variances into clear financial impact and recommendations.
• Work closely with the project management team to provide financial support across the project lifecycle.
• Prepare and review project profitability analyses, including margin tracking and post-project reviews.
• Monitor cost-to-complete and highlight financial risks or opportunities on active projects.
• Support pricing, quoting, and bid evaluations from a financial perspective.
• Perform detailed margin analyses by project, product, customer, and SKU.
• Prepare and maintain stock age analyses, identifying slow-moving, excess, and obsolete inventory.
• Conduct SKU-level analyses to support procurement improvements, cost reduction, and rationalization initiatives.
• Identify opportunities to improve working capital through inventory and procurement optimization.
• Prepare monthly revenue recognition calculations in line with accounting standards and internal policies.
• Support month-end close through analytical reviews and variance commentary.
• Ensure accuracy and completeness of financial data used for management reporting.
• Develop, maintain, and distribute a weekly KPI tracker covering financial and operational metrics.
• Work with the IFS steering team to define finance priorities, enhancements, and assess financial impact.
• Proactively identify, propose, and support process improvements, efficiency gains, and cost-saving initiatives.
• Participate in special projects, system enhancements, and ad hoc financial analyses.

Key Requirements

• Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in FP&A, management accounting, or commercial finance.
• Experience in a Make-to-Order manufacturing environment is strongly preferred.
• Strong understanding of cost center accounting, inventory, production, and project-based costing.
• Experience working with ERP systems; IFS experience highly advantageous.
• Advanced Excel skills; experience with BI or reporting tools is an advantage.
• Able to work independently, manage priorities, and meet reporting deadlines.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to partner across finance, operations, and project teams.

Key Competencies

• Strong analytical and commercial mindset.
• High attention to detail with the ability to see end-to-end financial impact.
• Proactive, improvement-oriented approach.
• Able to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• High level of integrity, accountability, and professionalism.
• Able to work on site.