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Rutherford Briant are pleased to be exclusively partnering with a long-standing client to recruit the newly created position of FP&A Analyst. The role has been created to enhance analysis, reporting and support profitable growth and decision making within the group working closely with senior business leaders to help drive performance through insight. This is an office-based role in Latchingdon, Essex. Key Responsibilities Sales and margin analysis and insightSupport month and year end accounting process through finance ownership of Stock/WIP and Revenue and Margin analysis/reporting including review of project profitabilityMaintain and improve operating cost model including updating of inputsCollaborate and support Commercial Team with customer pricing proposals Review, maintain, and enhance suite of KPIs and develop reporting dashboards in Power BI (or equivalent)Lead budgeting and forecasting processes with accurate and timely inputsPreparation and co-ordination of board reporting packs and papers including clear variance analysisWork cross-functionally and provide actionable insights to other teams including Commercial, Operations, Engineering, Quality, IT and HRPreparation and evaluation of business cases for investments in machinery and otherAnalysis of market to understand relative performance and identification of commercial opportunities and provide insight to business leadersSupport in other areas including insurance and other overhead cost renewals Skills/Competencies Strong proficiency in financial modelling, planning tools, and Power BI or similar, as well as Microsoft Excel and Power PointExperience handling financial data and building reports/dashboardsSolid foundation in finance and accounting principlesAnalytical mindset with attention to deta