FP&A Analyst

Ben

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profile Job Location:

London - UK

profile Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed
Posted on: 30+ days ago
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Department:

Finance

Job Summary

Our Mission

Were not your average benefits platform were the driving force that uplifts peoples lives. Our technology connects the entire benefits ecosystem creating better outcomes for employers employees brokers and providers.

Our mission is clear: to build a world where everything works at its best ensuring every employee gets the support they need to thriveboth at work and beyond.

Your Mission

Were looking for an intellectually curious and highly analytical FP&A Analyst to join our growing Finance team. Reporting to the Head of Finance this role is a great opportunity to strengthen and build upon the foundations already in place with the autonomy to help us shape how FP&A supports the business as we move through our next phase of growth (Series B and beyond).

Youll partner with senior stakeholders across the business turning data into insights that shape smarter decisions. Youll lead on financial modelling budgets and forecasting to give the business clarity and direction. Most importantly youll deliver insights that accelerate our journey to profitability and help us scale with confidence.

What youll be doing

Financial Modelling Budgeting and Forecasting

  • Financial modelling: Lead the maintenance and continuous refinement of the companys detailed operating and financial models ensuring accuracy and flexibility to support various strategic scenarios.

  • Budgeting & Planning: Drive the annual budgeting process working closely with the Head of Finance and department heads to develop realistic bottom-up operational budgets that align with the companys strategic goals.

  • Forecasting: Manage and execute the regular rolling forecasting process identifying risks and opportunities and providing an updated financial outlook to leadership.

Strategic Business Partnering

  • Strategic Decision Support: Serve as a dedicated financial business partner to functional leaders (e.g. Sales Marketing Product etc.) providing financial expertise on key initiatives spending decisions and hiring plans.

  • Scenario and ROI Analysis: Develop ad-hoc financial models business cases and return on investment (ROI) analyses for new projects product launches pricing strategies and new supplier spend.

KPI Reporting and Analysis

  • Monthly Variance Analysis: Conduct in-depth monthly variance analysis against budget and forecast identifying root causes communicating findings clearly to the leadership team.

  • KPI Reporting: Own the preparation and distribution of the companys core Key Performance Indicator (KPI) reporting package (e.g. dashboards executive summaries) to the leadership team and the wider business focusing on critical SaaS metrics such as ARR Churn NRR CAC LTV etc.

  • Board & Investor Materials: Support the preparation of board materials and other management reports providing clear concise narratives around financial performance.

Investor Relations and Fundraising Support

  • Investor Relations (IR): Assist the Head of Finance with materials for existing investors including preparing performance updates and responding to investor inquiries.

  • Future Fundraising: Provide support during future fundraising activities including preparing due diligence materials validating key metrics and building investor-ready decks and financial projections.

You will love this role if you have

  • Experience working in an FP&A or Commercial Finance role ideally in a high-growth SaaS or technology business

  • Excellent financial modelling skills either in excel/google sheets or dedicated FP&A software

  • Experience running budget and forecasting processes

  • An analytical mindset with a data-led approach to problem solving

  • Great communication skills and an ability to explain complex financial concepts to non-financial stakeholders

  • Great attention to detail and the ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment

  • Familiarity with financial tools like Xero and data analytics tools like Metabase (nice to have)

You will not love this role if you

  • Arent comfortable working in a fast paced environment

  • Arent ready to own your own results and be held accountable

  • If you like maintaining the status-quo and arent willing to think outside the box

  • If you like a lot of structure and processes we are a start-up and are still working things out and we dont always know whats next

  • Are not comfortable with ambiguity we will give you guidance but sometimes you have to work things out

  • Wait for others to step up or to be told what to do. We are a high-performance and high-reward work place and are looking for people who are proactive

Not sure if you meet 100% of the requirements

Thats okay - we know that not everyone follows a linear career path and we value diverse perspectives and growth mindsets. If you have a solid technical foundation and a strong interest in FP&A wed still love to hear from you. That said this role does require hands-on experience so please only apply if you feel confident you can contribute meaningfully from day one.

Our Compensation & Benefits

Its important to us to practise what we preach when it comes to our benefits. We know what good looks like and we want to provide the best for our team with a comprehensive and inclusive benefits package. This means you have a choice over the things that are most important to you. You can see a selection below along with the full offering here.

Competitive base salary equity so you own what you build

Bonus scheme designed to reward and recognise high performance

100 monthly personal Ben Balance: for whatever works for you whether thats Netflix Spotify or a really expensive cup of coffee! This allowance will increase by 50 for each year of service until you reach 250

Weekly lunch provided in office so you can spend quality time with the team over some tasty food!

28 days of holidays a year plus bank holidays and an option to buy or sell 5 days per year. Also your holiday entitlement will increase to 30 days at your 3rd year of service!

Work-from-abroad scheme so you can support your travels enjoy an extended holiday or visit loved ones.

Enhanced parental leave and workplace nursery scheme to support with the cost of childcare in a nursery setting

Comprehensive Private Medical Insurance

Funded Life Assurance cover with the option to voluntarily increase - this also includes an annual health check

Comprehensive and tailored mental health support and professional coaching through a leading provider

Diversity and Culture at Ben

We are organically growing a brilliantly diverse inclusive and respectful bunch of people we are extremely proud of. This should go without saying but all applications are very much welcome. If you need any adjustments to support you with your application just let us know by emailing You can learn more about DEI at Ben here.


Required Experience:

IC

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