FP&A Analyst

Job Description

Tide seeks a driven and dedicated FPA Analyst to collaborate with stakeholders across the Member Lifecycle areas of our business. As an integral member of a prominent cross-functional team, youll play a pivotal role in guiding strategic decisions across diverse business domains. Your responsibilities will include liaising with multiple departments to compile and present company data, consistently monitoring financial performance against budgets and forecasts, engaging with stakeholders to convey critical financial insights, and developing robust financial models to evaluate business case feasibility. Additionally, youll actively contribute to management accounting, reporting procedures, and the creation of ad-hoc reports. Our aim is to establish a top-tier financial platform, with the FPA team dedicated to supporting that endeavour. Tides rapid growth necessitates expansion of the FPA team and ongoing enhancement of the function and processes. Collaborating closely with the FPA Manager, the FPA Analyst will contribute to process development by identifying automation possibilities. Adaptability is key in navigating the dynamic environment inherent to a fast-growing company like Tide. As an FPA Analyst you ll be: Assisting with annual budgeting and quarterly reforecasting in close collaboration with the FPA team and business stakeholders. Supporting the month end close and management reporting process through partnership with the Financial Control and Reporting (FCR) team. Designing, updating, and monitoring financial models for a range of uses within Member Lifecycle areas: e.g. business case review, scenario sensitivity analyses, workforce planning, etc Preparing regular financial reports and dashboards for management, highlighting key performance indicators (KPIs), financial metrics, and business drivers. Providing budget owners with insightful analysis to explain trends / variances to actuals. Identifying key trends and potential risks and opportunities across the Member Lifecycle areas. Establishing business relationships across Tide and being a key FPA contact for the Member Lifecycle areas. Collaborating with FPA, FCR, Treasury and Transformation to increase efficiency throughout the Finance team through process/report automation. Leading ad-hoc projects. What makes you a great fit: You are a qualified accountant or working towards a designation (ACA / ACCA / CIMA or equivalent). You have an undergraduate degree in finance / economics / accounting / mathematics. You have 2+ years of relevant / transferable experience, ideally within FPA at a high growth startup/scaleup within the financial services or technology sectors. You have strong Excel / Google Sheets skills and experience working with data extraction/visualisation tool (e.g. Looker). You are solutions-focused with a high attention to detail. You are personable and have effective communication skills, with the ability to collaborate cross-functionally. You are proactive and able to work independently under tight deadlines. You are able to produce data driven and cleanly formatted financial models that follow best practice design / presentation principles. You have a proven track record with automating reports/processes in Finance. You thrive in fast paced working environments. Systems experience with SAP and Anaplan are highly desirable.