Senior FP&A Analyst
Contract- 3-6 months
Location: Cork, Ireland (Hybrid) You must be available to work in the office 3 days per week.
Role Overview:
We are seeking a fully qualified FP&A professional with strong commercial experience to partner with senior stakeholders and drive financial insight, planning, and decision-making across the business. This role plays a critical part in shaping strategy through robust forecasting, analysis, and performance reporting in an Irish commercial environment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning processes
- Deliver timely and accurate management reporting, including variance analysis and KPI dashboards
- Partner with commercial and operational leaders to support:
- Pricing and margin analysis
- Cost optimisation and investment decisions
- Business cases and scenario modelling
- Analyse financial and operational performance, identifying risks and opportunities
- Support month-end close from an FP&A perspective, ensuring alignment between actuals, forecasts, and plans
- Prepare presentations and insights for senior management and board-level reporting
- Develop and continuously improve financial models, planning tools, and processes
- Ensure compliance with Irish accounting standards and group reporting requirements
- Mentor and support junior finance team members where applicable
Key Requirements:
- Fully qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA or equivalent)
- Proven FP&A or commercial finance experience within an Irish or multinational environment
- Strong understanding of:
- P&L, cash flow, and balance sheet dynamics
- Commercial drivers, pricing, and margin analysis
- Experience working with senior stakeholders and non-finance teams
- Advanced Excel skills; experience with ERP and planning tools (e.g. SAP, Oracle, Anaplan, Adaptive, Power BI) is an advantage
- Ability to translate complex financial data into clear, actionable insights
Our Talent Management solutions are people-led and expertise-driven. We understand the importance of people within a business and work closely with our clients to ensure that their people solutions bring their business strategies to life.
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We have a community of experienced, qualified and skilled professionals who we match to client assignments focussing not only on relevant skills but also on our value-added services.
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