Senior FP&A Analyst

We are excited to partner with a prestigious professional services firm located in the heart of Dublin city centre. This is an exceptional career opportunity, ideally suited for individuals with a background in Financial Planning and Analysis.

The position is perfect for those who are keen to expand their knowledge and skills within a dynamic and growing environment. The successful candidate will have the chance to work alongside industry leaders, gaining valuable insights and experience in a professional setting renowned for its excellence and innovation.

Key Responsibilities :

• Prepare monthly management reports, offering insights, analysis, and commentary on financial performance and trends, and suggesting necessary actions.
• Develop annual and semi-annual plans and forecasts, challenging financial growth targets and testing planning assumptions from both optimistic and pessimistic perspectives.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to enhance the impact and understanding of operational reporting in relation to financial performance.
• Present relevant financial information at monthly departmental and practice group leader meetings to build understanding of the business environment and highlight key financial priorities.
• Prepare weekly operational reports (utilisation, billings, collections, WIP, AR) and highlight any required actions.
• Monitor WIP and debtor lock-up levels, working with partners to understand and address any sub-optimal performance or adverse trends.
• Introduce and enhance commercial procedures to maintain and improve financial performance.
• Build strong partnerships within the business and practice groups, providing proactive support for financial management and commercial decision-making.
• Provide periodic financial skills training to business and practice groups, emphasizing project / matter economics and financial hygiene.
• Support the month-end billing process by coaching and troubleshooting arising issues.
• Address operational issues, challenging current practices to achieve efficiencies, revenue enhancement, and cost savings.
• Prepare annual business cases for practice group promotions.
• Handle other ad-hoc activities as needed based on business requirements.

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