About the Role
We are a Ministry of Justice business providing critical services to HMPPS. We are seeking a commercially focused and analytical FP&A Analyst to join our Finance team. This role is key to supporting financial planning, performance reporting, and strategic decision-making.
Responsibilities
- Prepare and support annual budgets, forecasts, and long-range financial plans, ensuring robust assumptions and data accuracy.
- Maintain and develop financial models, including driver-based modelling and scenario analysis.
- Support consolidation and validation of financial submissions from operational and functional teams.
- Produce monthly performance reporting, including variance analysis and clear, concise commentary on financial performance.
- Deliver insight into key trends, risks, and opportunities to support informed decision-making.
- Assist in the development of reporting packs, dashboards, and management information for senior leadership.
- Build effective working relationships across the business, supporting financial understanding for non-finance stakeholders.
- Contribute to continuous improvement of planning, forecasting, and reporting processes, as well as data quality and system outputs.
Requirements
- Strong Excel and financial modelling skills, including working with large datasets and scenario analysis.
- Experience supporting budgeting, forecasting, and performance reporting processes.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capability, with the ability to interpret complex data and identify insights.
- Ability to produce clear, concise financial analysis and communicate findings to both finance and non-finance stakeholders.
- Experience using data visualisation or reporting tools (e.g. Power BI).
- Qualified accountant (e.g. ACA, ACCA, CIMA).
- Experience in FP&A, management accounting, or commercial finance.
- Experience improving or streamlining reporting processes.
- Degree in Finance, Economics, Business, or a related field.
Skills
- Excel
- Financial modelling
- Data analysis
- Problem-solving
- Financial reporting
- Data visualisation
- Power BI
Location
- Home-based
Work Type
- Permanent
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Qualified accountant
Education Level
- Degree in Finance, Economics, Business, or a related field
Salary/Compensations
- £57,569.74 per annum
Benefits
- 25 days holiday per year plus Bank Holidays
- Death in Service at 4x salary
- Access to private GP consultations
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Financial reward mechanisms
- Retailer discounts
About the Company
- We are a Ministry of Justice business who provide critical and time-bound services to HMPPS.
- Welcome to careers at Gov Facilities Services Limited (GFSL).
- Joining us is your chance to help ensure prisons are secure and safe for prisoners and prison staff alike, and to play your part in helping prisoners reintegrate into society.
- GFSL has been notified by its shareholder (MOJ) that the provision of FM Services will in future be delivered by the private sector. This means that following a successful procurement process, GFSL's services will complete transfer to a private sector provider/providers no sooner than August 2027.
- An ISO 9001 Certified Company
Equal Opportunity
- Pride In People.
- We’re passionate about promoting greater diversity and creating a workplace and culture where all of our employees have a voice that is heard, feel a sense of belonging and are empowered to be their true selves.
- We recognise the value that every single employee brings to the organisation. Everyone’s needs at work are different and we are committed to doing our best to satisfy these differences whilst ensuring consistency and fairness for all.
- We promise to champion diversity and inclusion with ongoing learning and training, as well as career progression opportunities for everyone.
- Pride in People - Do the Right thing - One Team
