Department: Finance
Location: Office, Avonmouth/Filton
Description
The purpose of the FP&A Analyst is to play a key role in guiding ELEMIS' financial strategy through budgeting, forecasting, and analysis to support executive decision-making. Reporting to the Head of FP&A, this role will perform detailed analysis of data, organising data into an improved suite of reports which helps the business answer questions and make informed decisions.
Key Responsibilities
Long-Range Strategic Plan - Build and maintain detailed financial model components, update scenarios and sensitivity analyses as assumptions evolve, and validate outputs by reconciling results to actual performance.
Integrated 3-Statement Model - Build and maintain the integrated model within Anaplan, ensure full reconciliation across the P&L, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow.
Budget & Reforecast – Consolidate/Review inputs from across departments, update forecasting models within Anaplan, and deliver detailed variance and trend analysis to explain performance movements.
Commercial Business Partnering - Prepare clear, insight-driven analysis packs for stakeholder meetings and conduct detailed margin and cost analysis to support informed decision-making.
Revenue & Margin Reporting - Produce weekly Sales Flash reporting, maintain structured price–volume–mix bridges to explain performance movements, and support margin analysis with clear, insightful commentary.
Cash Flow & Working Capital Forecasting - Update the rolling cash forecast, analyse inventory and working capital drivers, and support initiatives to enhance stock control and cash forecasting accuracy.
Anaplan Product Ownership - Support model development and testing, ensure data accuracy and integrity, resolve system issues as they arise, and assist with process documentation and user training.
Reporting & Insight - Prepare monthly reporting packs, validate the accuracy of data and submissions, maintain performance dashboards, support reporting automation initiatives, and track forecast accuracy metrics to drive continuous improvement.
Ad-hoc Analysis - To provide ad-hoc analysis to the business.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
Qualified: Professional accountancy body qualification e.g. CIMA, ACCA or ACA.
Financial modelling: Delivers detailed financial models to predict future revenues and expenses, translates these with consideration of the audience.
Analysis and actionable insight: Dissects complex financial data and distils it into clear, actionable insights. Interprets financial reports, forecasts trends and always adopts an approach of making informed recommendations.
Business partnering: Consults with stakeholders across the business, building relationships and adding value by understanding the business needs, but crucially influencing how we get there.
Commercial mindset: Applies a deep understanding of the factors impacting performance, optimizing how budgets can be allocated to deliver the goals. Adapts swiftly to changes and continuously challenges the business to make better decisions.
Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to explain complex and technical financial concepts to financial and non-financial stakeholders and can challenge decisions respectfully and tactfully.
Process Improvement: Demonstrate a continuous improvement mindset with regards to processes, spots opportunities and delivers change effectively.
Collaboration and Teamwork: Builds relationships with stakeholders with ease, supports the learning of others, and operates with a helpful disposition to support the goals of the team.
Systems: Advanced Excel skills, Anaplan experience or a similar tool, knowledge of Power BI and Microsoft Dynamics 365 would be helpful.
Benefits
We operate a Hybrid Working Policy which means three days in our Avonmouth offices and two days working from home. We also offer flexible working hours, core hours are between 10am - 4pm.
Generous Staff Discount on all your favourite ELEMIS products and spa treatments, as well as discounts on L'OCCITANE Group products (including L'Occitane, Erborian and more)
Excellent well-being policies including enhanced Maternity & Paternity policies, Income Protection, Life Assurance and more
Generous Holiday Allowance, increasing with length of service
Company Pension Scheme
Healthcare Cash Plan (with Dental)
Private Medical Insurance
Employee Assistance Programme for all Associates and their families
Cycle to Work Scheme, Season Ticket Loan, Length of Service Awards
Much, much more
*Some benefit eligibility is based on length of service or contract type