Financial Planning Analysis (FPA) Analyst
Opus 2, United Kingdom

The Finance team plays a crucial role within Opus 2, helping to guide the company both operationally and strategically in a high-growth environment. The team is involved in all areas of the business, providing individuals a unique perspective of what makes the company 'tick'. This holistic view of the business ensures that Finance has a seat at the table when key decisions are being made.

Reporting to the Finance Director (and to the CFO on a dotted-line basis) , this position will work closely with all functional areas of the business to monitor and explain variances to projections and prepare monthly, quarterly and annual presentations for management, the Executive, and our private equity backers to analyse and report on the impact of changes in financial forecasts, prepare and analyse performance related to budgets and prior reporting periods.

• Consolidate and summarise reports on performance against business metrics and translate data into actionable insights to Executive Leadership Team and functional areas.
• Influence business decisions with high-impact analyses on gross profit and operating expenses to ensure adherence to targets and identification of trends and opportunities for improvement.
• Through data led analysis, provide insight to optimise long-term revenue growth and support related strategic initiatives (both ad hoc analytics and on-going reporting/ infrastructure).
• Provide subject matter expertise, working with internal clients, teams, and leaders as needed.
• Business case preparation on investments and follow up analysis of variances from expectations.
• Support the assessment of ROI and Pamp;L impact of opportunistic market entries, acquisitions, asset purchases, workforce growth, strategic partnerships, etc.
• Integrate the company's financial budgets and forecasts into the long-term financial models and ensure consistency with financial budgets and forecasts.
• Continue to develop and maximise our recently introduced Anaplan financial planning tool.

Requirements

Skills and experience

• Qualified with CIMA/ACCA or equivalent.
• 1+ years PQE in Financial Planning amp; Analysis (FPamp;A), management reporting and variance analysis.
• Advanced knowledge of financial planning tools (ideally Anaplan), Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, other relevant software, and financial modelling and data analytics capabilities.

Key competencies

• Detail oriented, self-driven, and ambitious; ability to work independently and directly with the Executive Leadership Team on special projects.
• Excellent interpersonal skills including the ability to work effectively across departments with a wide variety of people with different proficiencies.
• Demonstrated ability to complete quantitative and qualitative analysis with advanced financial modelling and presentational skills.
• Able to extract (from various systems) and manipulate large amounts of data electronically.
• Have the ability to positively embrace change and understand the impact.
• Strong communication skills, being able to explain complex information in a clear, concise and informative manner.

Benefits

Opus 2 is a global leader in the LegalTech space, creating solutions to drive digital transformation in the legal industry. We are the trusted partner of the world’s leading legal teams, with the world’s largest law firms are using Opus 2.

Our achievements are underpinned by our unique culture and our people are our biggest asset. Working at Opus 2, you’ll receive:

• Contributory pension plan.
• 26 days annual holidays, flexible working, and length of service entitlement.
• Health Insurance.
• Loyalty Share Scheme.
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Electric Vehicle Salary Sacrifice.
• Cycle to Work Scheme.
• Calm and Mindfulness sessions.
• A day of leave to volunteer for charity and an active CSR team raising money towards a company charity.
• Accessible and modern office spaces fully kitted out with Table Tennis and regular company social events.

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