Senior FP&A Analyst

Job description

**Purpose** Own preparation of core reporting packs and deliver actionable business insight, using applied AI knowledge to accelerate data cleansing, structuring and analysis. This role goes beyond using AI tools day-to-day - it requires a genuine understanding of how AI workflows and agents work, so the analyst can design, adapt and troubleshoot them rather than relying on off-the-shelf use. Provides senior-level cover during a period of team transition and supports the shift towards a more senior, AI-enabled, insight-led FP&A function. **Key Responsibilities** - Own end-to-end preparation of recurring reporting packs - data pull, cleansing, structuring and first-pass commentary - Deliver actionable insights and recommendations to stakeholders, not just clean data - Design, build and maintain AI tooling and agent-based workflows that automate data preparation and surface patterns at scale - Evaluate and prompt-engineer AI models/agents for specific finance use cases, iterating on accuracy and reliability rather than accepting a first output - Act as the team's internal point of expertise on applying AI to FP&A data - advising colleagues on what AI can and can't be trusted to do - Resolve data inconsistencies at source and improve the underlying data model so AI workflows have clean, structured inputs to work from - Act as a senior point of contact for reporting quality across the functions supported - Stay current on relevant AI tooling and techniques, proactively identifying where new capability could remove manual effort - Document processes, prompts and insight logic so AI-driven outputs are consistent, explainable and defensible beyond the contract term - Ad-hoc AI initiative support of the wider Finance Team. **What You Will Bring** - 5+ years' experience in FP&A, business analytics, or reporting-focused finance roles - Proven ownership of reporting pack delivery - not just contributing to one - Strong, demonstrable knowledge of AI/LLM tooling - able to explain how models and agent workflows actually work, not just operate a UI - Hands-on experience building or configuring AI-driven workflows (e.g. prompt design, agent/automation platforms, API-based tooling) rather than only using consumer chat interfaces - Strong Excel; - Confident interpreting data and presenting insight to stakeholders directly - Able to operate with senior-level autonomy, minimal oversight Nice to have: - comfortable with light scripting (Python or similar) to support AI/data workflows ### **What we’ll offer you:** We trust people to do their best work. That means flexibility over rigid rules, impact over activity, and real investment in your growth both professionally and personally. You’ll be part of a supportive, and friendly culture, surrounded by smart, curious people who care deeply about what they do. We offer flexible working, including hybrid and remote options. Our office hubs are located in Edinburgh, Leeds, Manchester, London and Bulgaria, with occasional travel to client sites or CreateFuture offices when needed. We trust you to manage your time balancing collaboration with client time and focused work. What matters is the impact you have, not how busy you look. ### **Our hiring process** We try to keep our hiring process clear, fair and respectful of your time. We aim to get back to everyone who applies and we will be upfront about where you are in the process. It usually looks like this: - Call with our Talent Acquisition Team - Role specific capability interview Depending on the role, we might also ask you to do a short presentation, a practical or technical task or have a values focused conversation. We will explain what is involved before anything happens. ### **Inclusion at CreateFuture** We believe diverse teams build better workplaces and better products. We want CreateFuture to be a place where people feel able to be themselves and do their best work. If you need any adjustments or support during the application process, just. We will do what we can to help. We look forward to your application!