FP&A and Systems Analyst

We are supporting a client in South-Central Oxford with the recruitment of a Finance Systems & FP&A Analyst - a hybrid role that blends financial planning, systems ownership and data architecture across a growing international business.

This position sits at the intersection of FP&A, finance systems and data management. The successful candidate will not only support budgets, forecasts and commercial insight, but also act as the architect and custodian of the underlying data structures, ERP configuration and reporting tools that power financial decision-making.It's an ideal opportunity for someone who enjoys variety, thrives in a fast-moving environment and wants to influence how finance systems and data evolve as the business scales.

Oxford-based - 2 Days Per week on-siteUp to £75,000 Key Responsibilities

FP&A & Commercial Insight

• Maintain and enhance the company's core financial model, ensuring accuracy, scalability and alignment with new tools and AI capabilities
• Standardise planning processes across departments to eliminate silos and improve consistency
• Lead the technical delivery of annual budgets and rolling forecasts, challenging assumptions where needed
• Provide deep-dive analysis into business performance, delivering clear insight to senior leadership

Systems Architecture, Development & Integrity

• Act as functional lead for the ERP and connected finance tools, ensuring structures and master data support business complexity
• Identify inefficiencies and design system-based automation solutions (e.g., automated reconciliations, data triggers)
• Work with non-finance teams to ensure operational data flows accurately into finance systems
• Create a "single source of truth" across the organisation

Data Engineering & Business Intelligence

• Develop and automate reporting using tools such as Power BI, Jet Reports or similar
• Build dashboards to support day-to-day decision-making
• Ensure all departments understand how data structures map into financial reporting
• Maintain strong data governance and drive improvements in data quality and storage

Qualifications & Experience

• Professional accounting qualification (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) preferred; part-qualified with strong experience also considered
• 5+ years in financial analysis or finance systems roles
• Experience delivering full budget cycles and forecasting in a dynamic environment
• Strong ERP experience (Dynamics, Oracle, SAP, Sage) and BI tools (Power BI, Tableau)
• Comfortable working with non-finance teams to translate operational activity into financial outputs
• Understanding of relational databases and financial data structures
• Confident working in a fast-paced, evolving environment with high autonomy

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