Title:  Senior Group FP&A Analyst

Job Title:     Senior Group FP&A Analyst

Location:     Farnborough

Package:     Highly Competitive Salary + Benefits Package

Role Type:   Full-time / Permanent
Role ID:       SF17356

Be part of the QinetiQ journey. Join us as a Senior Group FP&A Analyst where you will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology and many of the industry’s most brilliant minds.

The Role

As a Senior Group FP&A Analyst, you will have a role that is out of the ordinary. You will be responsible for providing financial analysis, insight and general support to the Group FP&A Function. You would work closely with all of QinetiQ’s Group sectors and functions to play an important role in monthly reporting and analysis, as well as financial planning and assisting with the generation of the published annual and interim accounts.

Day-to-day you will:

• Own the Group’s monthly LBE process (including any template updates), ensuring submissions are received on time, checked, loaded into Hyperion and accurately reported through the Operational Dashboard, alongside assisting the sectors/functions where necessary
• Assist the Group Head of FP&A with preparation of monthly analysis reports on key variances, business drivers and insights, risks and opportunities (with associated commentary)
• Support the Group Head of FP&A in delivering all financial aspects of the annual budget process and five-year strategic planning exercise (e.g. information gathering, submission co-ordination, consolidation checks)
• Completion of audit schedules and validation of company statements for the published annual and interim accounts
• Assist the Group Finance team and other key stakeholders (CFO, Strategy team, other group functions) with ad-hoc analysis, financial modelling and decision support activities as and when required

This role is full-time, 37 hours per week based out of our Farnborough office with adaptive working options.

Essential experience of the Senior Group FP&A Analyst:

• Strong level of accounting experience with particular exposure to forecasting, budgeting and long-term planning
• Advanced knowledge of excel and financial modelling capability
• Experience of Oracle Hyperion/EPM

Qualifications for the Senior Group FP&A Analyst:

• Qualified accountant (e.g. ACA, ACCA, CIMA) or expecting to qualify within the next 6 months

Please note that all applicants must hold, or be able to achieve Security Clearance as a minimum.

UKSV National Security Vetting Solution: guidance for applicants - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk
 

Our Benefits

• Adaptive and flexible working
• Generous holiday allowance
• Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance, and Dental Insurance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Employee discount portal
• Holiday Trading
• Support for the Armed Forces community
• Payroll Giving and Volunteering

Our volunteering programme enables our people to use their professional skills to make a positive difference in our local communities, for example STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) ambassador days in schools. We support a number of charities that are important to our people, including those which help the defence community.

Why Join QinetiQ?

As we continue to grow into new markets around the world, there’s never been a more exciting time to join QinetiQ. The formula for success is our appetite for innovation and having the courage to take on a wide variety of complex challenges.

You’ll experience a unique working environment where teams from different backgrounds, disciplines and experience enjoy collaborating widely and openly as we undertake this exciting and rewarding journey. Through effective teamwork, and pulling together, you’ll get to experience what happens when we all share different perspectives, blend disciplines, and link technologies; constantly discovering new ways of solving complex problems in a diverse and inclusive environment where you can be authentic, feel valued and realise your full potential. Visit our website to read more about our diverse and inclusive workplace culture.

About QinetiQ

As a company of thousands of dedicated professionals, we are a world-centre of excellence in research and development and act as a catalyst for fast-track innovation, offering outstanding experimentation facilities, and technical, engineering and scientific expertise. QinetiQ is made up of dedicated experts in defence, aerospace, security and related markets, all working together to explore new ways of protecting what matters most. Being part of QinetiQ means being central to the safety and security of the world around us. Partnering with our customers, we help to save lives; reduce risks to society; and maintain the global infrastructure on which we all depend. Come and find out how you can play a role.

Security

Please note that many roles in QinetiQ are subject to national security vetting. Applicants who already hold the appropriate level of vetting may be able to transfer it upon appointment, subject to approval. A number of roles are also subject to restrictions on access to information, which mean factors such as nationality, previous nationalities held and the country in which you were born may affect the roles that you can be employed in.

Application Guidance
If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please contact your regional recruiting team in strictest confidence. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working - please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.