Senior Financial/POR Modelling Consultant

Job Title: Senior POR Modelling Consultant (Business & Strategy)
Location: Paddington x2 days per week
Salary/Rate: 700- 800 per day
Start Date: March
Job Type: Initial 3 month contract plus extensions - Inside IR35

Company Introduction
We have an exciting opportunity now available with one of our Telco clients! They are currently looking for a Senior POR Business and Strategy Modelling Contractor to join their team for an initial 3 month contract which will be extended.

Job Responsibilities/Objectives

We're seeking a senior, hands-on contractor to build, own, and continuously improve the Plan of Record (POR) financial models that inform executive decision-making across our planning horizons (annual, and multi-year).The role combines deep financial/operational modelling expertise with credible, confident engagement of senior stakeholders.

The contractor will establish a single source of truth for POR assumptions, scenarios, risks, and sensitivities, translating complex drivers into clear, actionable insights from a strategy and long term business perspective.

• POR Modelling & Ownership
  • Design, build, and maintain integrated POR modelling
  • Build scenario/sensitivity frameworks (e.g., demand elasticity, price/mix, churn/retention, cost inflation, hiring ramp, etc).
  • Establish assumption governance: define data sources, ownership, validation cadence, and change logs.
  • Integrate actuals and variance analysis; reconcile POR vs. Latest Estimate/Budget/Long-Range Plan.
• • Partner with ELT members, Finance, Strategy, Product, Sales, and Ops to pressure-test assumptions and crystalliseoptions.
  • Manage senior stakeholder expectations, challenge constructively, and drive alignment/decisions under time pressure.
• • Implement model standards (structure, naming, checks, error flags), documentation, versioning, and handover materials.
  • Define and run the POR calendar (inputs due dates, reviews, approvals)
• • Work primarily in Excel/ Anaplan

Required Skills/Experience
The ideal candidate will have the following:

• Strategic Finance/FP&A/Corp Strategy or similar roles with heavy modelling; prior POR/LRP ownership strongly preferred.
• Expert financial modelling: integrated statements, driver-based operational models, scenario & sensitivity analysis
• Senior stakeholder management: proven track record engaging with senior stakeholders; confident facilitator with strong influencing skills.
• Tooling: Advanced Excel, strong PowerPoint; familiarity with Anaplan preferred.
• Data & Controls: Rigorous approach to data hygiene, version control, documentation, and auditability.
• Domain: Experience in Telecom is a plus.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply now with your updated CV in Microsoft Word/PDF format.

Disclaimer
Notwithstanding any guidelines given to level of experience sought, we will consider candidates from outside this range if they can demonstrate the necessary competencies.

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