Business Intelligence & FP&A Lead

The Business Intelligence Lead role will spearhead the integration of advanced BI solutions within the FP&A domain. This role involves leveraging data analytics and Bl tools to provide actionable financial insights, streamline reporting and planning processes, and support strategic decision-making. The Finance BI Lead will collaborate with cross-functional teams, including finance, IT, and operations, to ensure seamless data flow, accuracy, and accessibility.

Financial Planning, Analysis & Reporting

·       Lead the annual budgeting, quarterly forecasting, and long-range planning processes.

·       Manage the planning models and templates ensuring consolidation is accurate and efficient.

·       Provide insights into financial trends, variance analysis, and forecasting using data-driven methods.

·       Support planning and predictive modelling for strategic initiatives.

·       Analyse large datasets to identify risks, opportunities, and cost-saving measures.

·       Manage the preparation of consolidated finance packs and presentations for internal stakeholders and support investor relations reporting.

·       Translate complex financial and operational data into compelling narratives tailored for stakeholders, investors, and sponsors.

Strategic Leadership in Business Analytics

·       Develop and implement a BI strategy tailored to the financial needs of the organisation.

·       Partner with finance to identify analytical opportunities and improve financial performance.

·       Serve as a key liaison between finance, business stakeholders, and technology teams.

·       Establish and enforce data governance policies and procedures within finance to ensure compliance with broader technology governance standards

·       Represent the finance department in organisational data governance discussions, ensuring finance-specific data needs are prioritized and integrated into the organisation's data strategy.

·       Engage stakeholders across the organisation to independently access and analyse data by promoting the use of self-service analytics tools and teach them how data and analytics enhance decision-making and operational efficiency.

·       Wider organisation empowerment: Conducting knowledge sharing sessions, discussion forums and raising awareness about use of dashboards, data governance policies and best practices to foster a data-driven culture.

BI System Development and Optimisation

·       Design, build, and maintain dashboards, reports, and analytical tools to track key financial metrics (eg, EBIT, cash flow, ROI, KPIs).

·       Ensure the accuracy, consistency, and integrity of financial data across Bl platforms.

·       Data Management: Ensure that data is collected, stored, and managed effectively to support the Bl needs of the organization. This includes data governance, data quality assurance, and data integration.

·       Ensure a robust Bl dashboard build process from gathering user requirements to user acceptance testing and deployment.

·       Utilise metrics and analytics to monitor data quality, identify discrepancies and implement corrective actions promptly to maintain high standards of data reliability

·       Drive the deployment and development of Al initiatives in finance to enhance decision- making and operational efficiency.

·       Tracking engagement of dashboard usage and feedback to enable future optimisation.

Required Skills

Technical Expertise

·       5+ years in FP&A, preferably in a fast-paced, high-performance environment.

·       3+ years expertise in Bl tools (e.g. Power BI, Tableau, QlikView) and data visualisation.

. CIMA Qualified Preferred

·       Proficiency in financial modelling and analysis tools, including Excel, SQL, and data warehousing platforms.

·       Familiarity with ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle) and financial software integration.

Key Competencies

·       Analytical mindset with a strong ability to interpret complex financial data.

·       Excellent communication and storytelling skills for presenting insights to finance and executive stakeholders.

·       Strong project management skills with experience in agile and other methodologies.

·       Ability to learn new concepts quickly and proactive in knowledge sharing.

·       Experience line managing desirable, but not essential.