Interim Financial Planning & Analysis Specialist
Posted 1 day ago by Investigo
£450 Per day
Outside
Hybrid
London Area, United Kingdom
Summary: The Interim Financial Planning & Analysis Specialist role is a hands-on position within a high-growth, private equity-backed data and technology business. The specialist will be responsible for core FP&A processes, working closely with senior leadership to enhance performance and support decision-making. This role requires a commercially minded professional with strong analytical skills and experience in a fast-paced environment. The position is hybrid, requiring three days in the office, and is set for a six-month interim contract.
Key Responsibilities:
- Building and maintaining budgets and forecasts across multiple entities
- Delivering variance analysis with clear commentary on key drivers
- Developing KPI dashboards and performance reporting
- Analysing revenue performance and underlying business trends
- Supporting investor and board-level reporting
- Business partnering with operational stakeholders to understand performance
- Enhancing financial models, reporting tools, and processes
Key Skills:
- 2–5 years’ experience in FP&A or financial analysis
- Strong Excel and financial modelling capability
- Experience with budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis
- Ability to translate data into clear business insight
- Confident stakeholder engagement skills
- Desirable: Experience in SaaS, subscription, or technology-led businesses
- Understanding of metrics such as ARR, churn, CAC or LTV
- Exposure to BI tools (e.g. Power BI, Looker, Tableau)
- Experience in private equity or high-growth environments
Salary (Rate): £450 daily
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: Finance
Interim Financial Planning & Analysis Specialist
London (Hybrid, 3 days in office)
Interim Contract (6 months) - c.£400-£450/day outside IR35 ASAP start, 2 weeks max
We’re supporting a high-growth, private equity-backed data and technology business undergoing a significant scale-up phase across Europe and the US. This is a hands-on FP&A role sitting at the centre of the finance function, working closely with senior leadership to drive performance, improve visibility, and support decision-making in a fast-paced environment.
Role
You’ll take ownership of core FP&A processes across the group, turning data into clear, actionable insight.
Key responsibilities include:
- Building and maintaining budgets and forecasts across multiple entities
- Delivering variance analysis with clear commentary on key drivers
- Developing KPI dashboards and performance reporting
- Analysing revenue performance and underlying business trends
- Supporting investor and board-level reporting
- Business partnering with operational stakeholders to understand performance
- Enhancing financial models, reporting tools, and processes
The Candidate
We’re looking for a commercially minded FP&A professional who is comfortable working in a fast-moving, evolving environment.
2–5 years’ experience in FP&A or financial analysis
Strong Excel and financial modelling capability
Experience with budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis
Ability to translate data into clear business insight
Confident stakeholder engagement skills
Desirable
Experience in SaaS, subscription, or technology-led businesses
Understanding of metrics such as ARR, churn, CAC or LTV
Exposure to BI tools (e.g. Power BI, Looker, Tableau)
Experience in private equity or high-growth environments
Why Apply
High-impact role with exposure to senior leadership
Opportunity to shape reporting and influence decision-making
Fast-paced, growth-focused environment
Immediate start available