Job reference 325330 FP&A Analyst Competitive salary, plus £4,000 car allowance, Private healthcare, 18% annual bonus potenti al, 27.5 day s annual leave plus bank holidays rising with service and a company pension scheme with highly competitive contribution rates 12 Month Fixed Term, Full time This role can be based out of our London, Chesterfield, Milton Keynes, or Bolton offices. You’ll be expected to attend the office three days per week as part of our hybrid working model. Explore finance at Royal Mail, where tradition meets innovation. We are a £7.8 billion turnover company with a global reach, where finance professionals can explore unparalleled opportunities. This is a team driving financial growth and shaping the future of a UK icon. Whether it be budgets, forecasts, variance analysis, controls, or company-wide transactions this is an exceptional environment where you can make your mark. Are you a qualified or part-qualified accountant with strong communication and stakeholder management skills, including the ability to influence senior leaders? Do you bring advanced systems knowledge, financial modelling expertise, and a data-driven mindset? If so, we’d love to hear from you. The Role Reporting to the Commercial FP&A Lead, you’ll deliver insightful, accurate financial reporting and analysis to support the international function. You’ll play a key role in budgeting, forecasting, and performance monitoring—providing the financial intelligence needed to drive decision-making. You will also: • Lead planning, budgeting, and forecasting for a technically complex business area • Prepare accurate P&L and balance sheet forecasts aligned with strategic objectives• Develop and maintain advanced financial models and insightful variance analysis • Manage monthly reporting cycles, including journal entries, data validation, and narrative reporting • Provide meaningful insights and high-quality outputs to senior stakeholders • Analyse financial and operational variances to support performance management • Ensure compliance with Group accounting policies and controls • Design and enhance tools and models to improve financial insight and efficiency About You • Qualified or part-qualified accountant (CIMA, ACCA, or ACA)• Strong FP&A experience in a complex or matrixed organisation • Confident communicator with the ability to challenge and influence senior stakeholders • Technically proficient with SAP, QlikView, Excel (advanced), PowerPoint, Thinkcell, and Anaplan • Analytical mindset with exceptional attention to detail • Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities • Thrive in fast-paced environments and consistently meet tight deadlines Extra Benefits • Family friendly support - enhanced maternity pay, paternity leave, adoption leave and shared parental leave • Discounts and offers - there are more than 800 offers to help you save on things like groceries, days out, holidays and your household bills*. • Supportive and generous company sick pay • Your Wellbeing - you and your family have 24/7 access to services and tools to help you get the most out of life. From your physical and mental health to financial and social support and advice. It’s free, and it’s for everyone. *Available only to perm employees Next Steps The next stage of the selection process will be a face to face or virtual interview consisting of competency based and role specific questions. Trust is the foundation of Royal Mail. We aim to be transparent about the qualities we seek and what a career with us entails, building trust from the start of your journey with us. Your interview is the first step, and we want you to shine. To help you prepare, we’ll provide your interview questions in advance, so you can have your best examples ready. At Royal Mail Group, we value trust and our people. We understand that candidates may not meet all the criteria for the role. If your experience is different, but you have relevant skills we’d love to hear from you. Royal Mail Group is committed to inclusion and representing the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all individuals. As a proud Gold signatory to the Armed Forces Covenant, we especially encourage applications from the Armed Forces community, including cadet instructors and spouses/partners. We are committed to ensuring an inclusive recruitment process. If you require any adjustments to support you during the hiring process, please discuss these with your recruiter when contacted. We are Forces family friendly and a Gold signatory to the Armed Forces Covenant. We welcome applications from ex-Armed Forces personnel, reservists, veterans, cadet instructors and military spouses/partners. For more information on Royal Mail Group and our values please click here: https://www.internationaldistributionsservices.com/en/about-us/ Closing Date: Wednesday 9th July. Please note, this advert may close early if the appropriate number of applications has been reached. LI-Hybrid LI-POST LIMRT