[Hiring] FP&A Analyst @Univers

Role Description

The FP&A Analyst will support the European Finance function across the European markets, with a primary focus on financial planning, forecasting, management reporting and performance analysis. Working closely with the EU Finance Business Partner and key stakeholders across Sales, Product, Operations and Finance, the role will provide accurate financial analysis and forward-looking insights to support business decisions, improve financial performance and strengthen financial planning and reporting processes across Europe. The role will suit a commercially minded finance professional who is highly analytical, comfortable working with large data sets and financial models, and keen to develop broader FP&A and business partnering experience in an international and fast-growing environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Financial Planning & Forecasting
  • Support the preparation of annual budgets, rolling forecasts and long-term financial plans across European entities.
  • Maintain and improve financial models covering revenue, gross margin, operating expenses, headcount and cash flow.
  • Work with business stakeholders to collect, validate and consolidate forecast assumptions.
  • Analyse actual performance against budget and forecast and identify key risks, opportunities and trends.
  • Support scenario modelling and sensitivity analysis to assess the financial impact of business decisions.
  • Assist in developing multi-year strategic financial plans for the European business.
• Management Reporting & Performance Analysis
  • Prepare monthly management reporting packs, including P&L, KPIs, budget vs. actual and forecast variance analysis.
  • Provide clear commentary explaining key business and financial performance movements.
  • Develop and maintain standardised and scalable reporting templates and dashboards across Europe.
  • Monitor key financial and operational KPIs and highlight areas requiring management attention.
  • Support month-end performance reviews by ensuring financial data is accurate, reconciled and delivered on time.
  • Work with Finance and business teams to improve the quality and consistency of management information.
• Business & Commercial Analysis
  • Support the EU Finance Business Partner with financial analysis for key commercial and operational decisions.
  • Perform customer, product, project and deal profitability analysis.
  • Support business case preparation, ROI analysis and investment evaluations.
  • Assist with financial analysis for pricing, tenders and commercial proposals.
  • Analyse revenue, margin and cost drivers to identify opportunities for revenue growth, margin improvement and cost optimisation.
  • Support ad-hoc strategic projects and management requests.
• Cash Flow & Working Capital
  • Support cash flow forecasting and working capital analysis across European entities.
  • Monitor accounts receivable, collections, DSO, accounts payable and other working capital indicators.
  • Identify cash flow risks and support actions to improve cash conversion and working capital efficiency.
  • Assist with regular cash collection forecasting and reporting.
• Financial Control & Governance
  • Support month-end and year-end processes by ensuring alignment between management reporting and accounting data.
  • Assist with balance sheet and P&L analysis where required.
  • Support compliance with IFRS, local accounting requirements, internal controls and financial policies.
  • Assist with internal and external audit requirements by preparing financial analysis and supporting documentation.
  • Identify opportunities to strengthen financial controls, reporting quality and data accuracy.
• Systems, Data & Process Improvement
  • Improve the efficiency and automation of FP&A processes, including budgeting, forecasting and management reporting.
  • Maintain high standards of financial data quality across finance and business systems.
  • Work with Finance and other teams to improve integration between CRM, ERP and management reporting processes.
  • Support the development of dashboards and automated reporting using tools such as Excel and Power BI.
  • Document and standardise FP&A processes to support a scalable European finance organisation.
• Cross-border Finance Support
  • Support consistent FP&A processes and reporting across the European entities.
  • Assist with financial planning and reporting for new European markets as the business expands.
  • Work with local and Group Finance teams to ensure consistent definitions, assumptions, timelines and reporting standards.

Qualifications

• Approximately 2–5 years of relevant experience in FP&A, management accounting, commercial finance, financial analysis or a similar role.
• Part-qualified or qualified ACCA, CIMA, ACA or equivalent is preferred.
• Experience working in a multinational, technology, SaaS, renewable energy or project-based organisation would be advantageous.
• Exposure to multi-entity or European financial reporting is beneficial.

Requirements

• Strong financial modelling and analytical skills.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including PivotTables, XLOOKUP, SUMIFS and financial modelling.
• Experience with Power BI or similar business intelligence tools is desirable.
• Experience with ERP and CRM systems such as Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Salesforce would be advantageous.
• Good understanding of P&L, balance sheet, cash flow and core FP&A concepts.
• Working knowledge of IFRS and management accounting principles.

Personal Attributes

• Strong analytical mindset with excellent attention to detail.
• Commercially minded and able to connect financial results with underlying business drivers.
• Able to translate complex financial information into clear and actionable insights.
• Proactive, organised and comfortable working in a fast-paced and evolving environment.
• Strong communication skills and confidence working with stakeholders across different functions and countries.
• Able to manage competing priorities and deliver against tight deadlines.
• Curious and improvement-oriented, with a willingness to challenge existing processes and find better ways of working.

What Success Looks Like

• Improve the accuracy and visibility of forecasts.
• Provide management with timely and actionable financial insights.
• Establish consistent FP&A reporting across European entities.
• Improve understanding of revenue, margin, OPEX and cash performance.
• Strengthen financial data quality and reporting controls.
• Reduce manual reporting through better models, dashboards and automation.
• Enable the EU Finance Business Partner to spend more time on strategic business partnering and commercial decision-making.

Company Description

At Univers, we value diversity and are committed to building an inclusive workplace. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from everyone, regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.