Financial Planning Analyst

Buro Happold group.; Bath; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - GBP 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An leading engineering consultancy based in Bath is seeking a Financial Planning Analyst to enhance financial capability and support strategic decisions. The role involves building financial models, analyzing performance, and reporting to senior leaders. Candidates should possess strong financial modelling skills, experience in FP&A, and proficiency with tools like Excel and Power BI. The position offers a supportive and innovative environment with a hybrid work model and attractive benefits package.

Benefits

Attractive salary and benefits

Private medical insurance

Flexible holiday arrangements

Generous company pension scheme

Continuous professional development

Employee wellness program

Qualifications

• Experience in FP&A, management reporting or financial analysis.
• Strong financial modelling skills and proficiency with advanced Excel functions.
• Ability to analyze complex data sets and communicate insights clearly.

Responsibilities

• Support FP&A function through high-quality financial analysis.
• Build and enhance financial models to support budgeting and forecasting.
• Present insights to non-financial audiences.

Skills

Financial modelling

Data analysis

Communication

Organizational skills

FP&A experience

Education

Qualified CIMA / ACA / ACCA

Tools

Excel

Power BI

Tableau

SQL

Agresso

Deltek Vantagepoint

Job description

Overview

Job Reference burohappold/TP/145984/1901

Number of Positions: 1

Contract Type: Permanent

Working Hours: 37.5

Location: Bath

Closing Date: 11/03/2026

Job Category: Finance

Business Unit: Business Operations, Finance

Join us in shaping the financial insight behind some of the world’s most innovative engineering projects, and help influence the strategic decisions that drive our global success.

This role can be based in our Bath office on a hybrid working model.

At Buro Happold, we believe that great outcomes are driven by insight. As our new Financial Planning Analyst, you will play a key role in strengthening our financial capability, helping to guide strategic decisions across the business. This is an exciting opportunity to join a collaborative finance team, influence meaningful change, and contribute to the success of an international engineering and consulting practice.

About The Role

As a Financial Planning Analyst, you will support our FP&A function through high‑quality financial analysis, modelling, reporting and business partnering. Your work will help steer forecasting, resource allocation, and long‑term financial performance across the organisation. This role offers the chance to work closely with senior stakeholders, contribute to continuous improvements, and develop your professional expertise within a diverse global business.

Key Responsibilities

• Build, maintain and enhance financial models to support budgeting, forecasting, long‑range planning and scenario analysis.
• Analyse financial performance, identify trends and variances, and communicate key drivers clearly.
• Translate data into actionable insights and recommendations for senior leaders.

Budgeting & Forecasting

• Support the annual budget cycle and periodic reforecasts.
• Consolidate business unit submissions, challenge assumptions and ensure accuracy.
• Partner with functional leads to understand operational impacts on financial outcomes.

Reporting & Insight Generation

• Prepare clear, concise monthly management reporting packs.
• Develop dashboards and KPI tools to enhance visibility of business performance.
• Present insights to non‑financial audiences in a compelling and data‑driven way.

Business Partnering

• Build strong relationships across Finance and wider support teams.
• Act as a trusted advisor, helping teams understand financial implications and opportunities.
• Support ad‑hoc analysis for strategic initiatives and business decisions.

Process Improvement

• Identify ways to streamline reporting and automate manual workflows.
• Contribute to enhancements in planning tools, systems, and financial processes.

About You

• Experience in FP&A, management reporting or financial analysis (professional services experience desirable).
• Strong financial modelling skills and proficiency with advanced Excel functions.
• Ability to analyse complex data sets and communicate insights clearly.
• Comfortable making sound judgements when working with imperfect data.
• Strong organisational skills, able to meet deadlines in a dynamic environment.
• Qualified CIMA / ACA / ACCA.
• Experience with Power BI, Tableau and/or SQL.
• Experience in engineering, construction or professional services sectors.
• Familiarity with Agresso and Deltek Vantagepoint is beneficial but not essential.
• Exposure to continuous improvement or process optimisation.

Why Join Buro Happold?

At Buro Happold, we believe in creating a better, more sustainable world. You’ll be part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and excellence. We offer a supportive environment where your contributions make a real difference.

What We Offer You

Bring your knowledge and expertise to one of the world’s most respected consultancies.

• Hybrid working arrangements.
• Attractive salary and benefits package including private medical insurance, life assurance and income protection.
• Holiday entitlement of 25 days per annum (exclusive of bank holidays) and flexible holiday arrangements.
• Generous company pension scheme.
• Flexible benefits including cycle scheme, dental insurance, optical cover, travel insurance, season ticket loans, and corporate discounts.
• Enhanced parenthood leave policies.
• 3pm finish on the last Friday of the month.
• A strong commitment to your continuous development. Whatever stage in your career, we have a learning and development programme that will enable and empower you.
• Entitlement to two memberships to professional bodies or subscriptions.
• A commitment to your wellbeing through a comprehensive employee assistance programme and wellbeing activities. A supportive and inclusive environment that will welcome you through social and outreach activities from the Young Employees Forum to mentoring.
• An international culture that wherever your career takes you at Buro Happold, you won’t be far from the exceptional.

Apply now and be where exceptional is everywhere. A place for everyone.

Buro Happold values individuals' flexible approaches to working patterns as an important part of the way you work and achieve balance. We welcome applications from those who are seeking flexibility in their careers.

Our exceptional portfolio of projects is the result of the diversity of thought, identities, backgrounds and experiences that shape us. Appreciating each other’s differences is key, we want employees to feel they don’t have to mask elements of their identity to thrive.

Please let us know if there are any adjustments we could make to the application process to make it easier and more comfortable for you. Contact [e-mail] so we can work with you to support you throughout your application.