Financial Planning Analyst

Financial Planning & Analysis - Specialist

12 Month Contract

Based in Whitley - Coventry

27.30 per hour - Inside IR35 - Umbrella Rate

Duties

Governance & Assurance: Ensure compliance with standards, document control & assurance processes; capital and operational expenditure. Support implementation of governance structures.

Capital Project Evaluation: Collaborate with Technical Specialists to assess the feasibility of investment on projects and support business case development. Review project rankings based on strategic value, financial return & resource availability.

Project Budgeting & Monitoring: Assist in the development of project budgets, supporting stakeholders with allocation of spend type. Monitor project performance for budget overruns or delays.

Operational Expenditure Planning: Support building operational budgets with customers. Identify operational improvement opportunities to support budget alignment and cost risk mitigation.

Assets & Lifecycle Planning: Support with asset management and tagging across local area. Support asset lifecycle planning by identifying risks and opportunities for investment (capital & operational).

Tools & Techniques: Maintain capital and operational budgets and expenditure in collaboration with stakeholders. Develop and maintain dashboards to visualise KPIs, timelines, budget drawdown.

Risk, Opportunity & Issue Management: Support maintenance of risk & opportunity registers. Ensure timely escalation and reporting. Identify and mitigate delivery risks.

Change Control: Adhere to change control processes, ensuring accurate documentation and tracking. Support review and approval workflows per governance protocols.

Knowledge, Skills, and Experience

• Experience in a Business Planning / Finance function; strong business acumen
• Experience working with Capital and/or Operational budgets Proven budget / forecasting skills
• Excellent communication & interpersonal skills Strong stakeholder reporting & engagement skills
• High attention to detail & organisational skills Understanding of planning cycles with ability to adapt to local business context
• Experience with cost management processes (e.g. QCRA, VfM) Strong analytical and data interpretation skills
• Experience with Tableau or similar tools Proficient in MS Tools Knowledge of risk, issue, and change control processes

Desirable:

• Experience with SAP or similar finance tool
• Experience in engineering, infrastructure, or technical projects
• Knowledge of lifecycle frameworks (e.g. RIBA, V-model) including costing
• Familiarity with project methodologies (e.g. APM, PRINCE2)
• Financial tracking and budget reporting
• Asset management experience

Excellent opportunity with immediate starts available