FP&A Senior Consultant EY GDS

Job purpose

The FP&A Senior Consultant plays a key role in delivering highquality financial planning forecasting and performance analysis across business units or client engagements.

The role focuses on handson execution of FP&A processes preparation of insightful analysis and development of forwardlooking financial views to support decisionmaking. The Senior Consultant applies structured analytical thinking strong financial modelling skills and emerging digital tools to deliver accurate consistent and insightful outputs.

This role supports the futureready FP&A model by embedding standardized processes evolving analytical techniques and contributing to automation and insightled ways of working.

Job Goals

• Deliver accurate planning and forecasting outputs

• • Support budgets forecasts and longrange plans with highquality analytical inputs.
  • Ensure accuracy completeness and consistency of financial data and assumptions.

• Enable performance insight and transparency

• • Produce clear variance analysis and performance commentary across P&L cash flow and KPIs.
  • Help explain key performance drivers trends and outcomes.

• Shift analysis from historical to forwardlooking

• • Support scenario and sensitivity analysis.
  • Contribute forwardlooking insights that inform business decisions.

• Support digital and efficient FP&A delivery

• • Apply automation standardized templates and analytical tools to reduce manual effort.
  • Improve the speed reliability and repeatability of FP&A deliverables.

• Build FP&A capability

• • Strengthening analytical commercial and financial storytelling skills.
  • Develop readiness for progression into FP&A Manager roles.

Key Responsibilities

• Support delivery of core FP&A activities including:

• • Annual Budgeting & Rolling Forecasts
  • Strategic & LongRange Planning support
  • Management Reporting & Performance Reviews
  • Cost Margin and Profitability Analysis
  • Cash Flow and Working Capital Analysis
  • Scenario and WhatIf Modeling

• Prepare detailed financial models forecasts and variance analysis.
• Support preparation of forecast assumptions and planning inputs.
• Ensure data accuracy consistency and alignment with FP&A standards.
• Develop structured performance commentary and managementready outputs.
  
  

Digital & Analytical & Transformation Enablement

• Use analytics and reporting tools (e.g. Excel Power BI) to support dashboards and reports.
• Apply standardized templates driverbased models and automation solutions.
• Support enhancements to planning and reporting workflows.
• Assist with testing data validation and adoption of new FP&A tools.
• Track and document improvements in efficiency accuracy and insight quality.
  
  

Business & Stakeholder Management

• Support finance and business stakeholders with performance analysis and insights.
• Prepare materials for performance reviews and planning discussions.
• Translate financial analysis into clear concise and decisionrelevant insights.
• Respond to adhoc analytical requests in a structured and timely manner.
  
  

Collaboration & Development

• Work collaboratively with FP&A Managers and Senior Managers.
• Informally coach analysts through quality reviews and handson support.
• Participate actively in knowledge sharing and bestpractice forums.
• Contribute ideas for continuous improvement and analytical innovation.

Performance and Value Creation Support

• Support tracking of KPIs related to forecast accuracy and planning effectiveness.
• Assist in evaluating cost initiatives productivity drivers and valuecreation opportunities.
• Help maintain alignment between financial targets forecasts and actual performance.

Functional & Technical Skills

• Strong experience in core FP&A activities including:

• • Budgeting Forecasting and Planning
  • Financial Modeling and Variance Analysis
  • Performance Reporting and KPI Analysis
  • Cost and Profitability Analysis
  • Cash Flow Analysis

• Solid understanding of business drivers and financial outcomes.
• Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills.
• Working knowledge of analytics and visualization tools (e.g. Power BI).
• Familiarity with planning and EPM platforms (e.g. Anaplan SAP Analytics Cloud Adaptive).
• Understanding data quality internal controls and planning processes.
  
  

Future-Ready & Behavioral Competencies

• Analytical Rigor: Applies structured thinking and attention to detail.
• Business Understanding: Understands how financial drivers impact business results.
• Insight & Storytelling: Communicates analysis clearly and effectively.
• Digital Curiosity: Embraces automation analytics and emerging tools.
• Collaboration: Works effectively within FP&A and broader finance teams.
• Ownership: Takes accountability for output quality and delivery timelines.
  
  

Performance Metrics / KPIs

• Accuracy and quality of forecasts and analysis
• Timeliness of FP&A deliverables
• Quality of variance explanations and insights
• Efficiency and standardization of outputs
• Stakeholder feedback on analysis quality
• Progression of technical and analytical capability
  
  

Qualifications & Experience

• Education: Bachelors degree in Finance Accounting Economics or a related field; CPA CA ACCA or MBA (Finance) preferred.
• Experience: 47 years of relevant finance experience including 2 years in FP&A management reporting or analytical roles.
• Demonstrated experience in:

• • Financial analysis planning and reporting.
  • Supporting business stakeholders with insights.
  • Using digital tools and analyticsenabled finance solutions.

• Experience in complex or multistakeholder environments preferred.