Senior Financial Analyst (6 month FTC) at Fastmarkets

This fixed‑term Senior Financial Analyst role has been created to provide dedicated analytical, reporting and decision‑support to a strategic, Board‑sponsored transformation program focused on the evolution of Fastmarkets’ operating model and delivery of sustainable financial outcomes. The role is delivery‑focused and time‑bound, with accountability for the end‑to‑end consolidation, analysis and reporting of both program outcomes and program delivery costs. The Senior Financial Analyst will provide senior leadership and the Board with clear, decision‑useful insight into progress versus the original approved plan, including transparent articulation of delivery risks, dependencies and net financial impact, and will shape recommendations to optimise outcomes as the program evolves. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Project Financial Analysis & Reporting • Own the monthly Project reporting cycle, setting standards for inputs, assumptions and timelines and providing a consolidated view of initiative status, delivery progress, risks and expected financial outcomes. • Track and report financial benefits in line with approved assumptions, challenging initiative owners on realism, phasing, dependencies and evidence. • Track and report program delivery costs, including people‑related changes, organisational transition activity, systems, professional fees and other delivery costs, ensuring clear governance and audit trail. • Deliver quarterly deep‑dive analysis for senior leadership and Board review, covering performance versus plan, run‑rate and in‑year impact, net benefit, key drivers of variance, and scenario/sensitivity analysis to support decisions. • Produce clear, executive‑level narratives and recommendations focused on insight, risks, trade‑offs and actions rather than raw data. • Lead improvements to ways of working and controls to strengthen the dataflow robustness between HR and Finance systems, improving accuracy, repeatability and auditability.Program Cost Tracking & Technical Accounting • Maintain appropriate‑level detail for program cost tracking to support governance, accounting and audit requirements. • Partner with Financial Control to assess and apply appropriate technical accounting treatment (e.g. capitalisation, expensing, exceptional or non‑recurring items, and program‑related provisions where applicable), ensuring positions are well‑evidenced and documented. • Partner with HR Business Partners on people‑related initiatives • Ensure consistency between program reporting, management reporting and statutory accounting, with clear audit trails and supporting documentation.Data, Governance & Delivery Oversight • Act as the central coordination point for data collation and consolidation across Project workstreams. • Apply consistent definitions, assumptions and methodologies, and challenge inputs for accuracy, completeness and realism. • Track delivery risks, dependencies and initiatives assessed as high risk or unlikely to deliver, ensuring transparent escalation. • Support scenario and sensitivity analysis and proactively identify opportunities to optimise program outcomes as delivery progresses.Systems, Tools & Process Integration • Use HiBob to track headcount‑related changes, costs and impacts linked to the program. • Leverage Anaplan for forecasting and tracking outcomes and costs versus plan, including scenario modelling where required. • Support the development of sustainable links between people data and the quarterly forecasting process. • Use Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Word to deliver high‑quality analysis and senior stakeholder materialsStakeholder Management • Work closely with Finance Business Partners to ensure alignment with wider forecasting and performance management. • Partner with HR Business Partners on people‑related initiatives • Engage with Financial Control, initiative owners and senior stakeholders to provide constructive, evidence‑based challenge and insight, facilitating trade‑off discussions and driving actions to close gaps versus plan. • Operate as a trusted analytical partner to the Project leadership team throughout the contract period • The role operates as part of the wider FP&A and Commercial Finance function, ensuring program reporting is fully aligned with core forecasting, performance management and Board reporting processes.KEY STAKEHOLDERS • Interim Commercial Finance Director and Commercial Finance team • Finance Business Partners • Human Resources Business Partners • Financial Control and technical accounting leadership • Head of Change, overall project manager • Project Sponsors and Project leads • Senior Leadership Team and Executive Stakeholders