Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) Analyst

FRS Recruitment is delighted to partner with a leading healthcare organisation to appoint a Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) Analyst. This position will play a pivotal role in optimising organisational performance and supporting strategic decision‑making across Ireland, Northern Ireland and the UK.

The successful candidate will lead the financial planning cycle, provide high-quality commercial insight, and act as a trusted business partner to the Executive team in a complex, multi‑entity environment.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Planning & Forecasting

• Own and lead the end‑to‑end financial planning cycle, including annual budgeting, monthly reforecasting, and 3‑ and 5‑year strategic plans.
• Review and enhance existing financial models or design new models aligned to business needs, including assumptions, variable definitions and model structure.
• Perform sensitivity analysis and “what‑if” scenarios to support strategic and investment decisions.

Business Partnering & Executive Insight

• Partner closely with senior leaders, providing timely, relevant insights to inform decision‑making.
• Deliver monthly performance commentary to the Executive team, highlighting risks, opportunities and recommended actions.
• Lead monthly performance review meetings with departmental heads.
• Provide financial input into long‑term strategic planning discussions and assess financial impact.

Reporting & Performance Analysis

• Oversee preparation of key FP&A deliverables, including revenue, EBITDA, monthly and quarterly reports and presentations.
• Analyse country submissions for budgets and forecasts, offering challenge and feedback where appropriate.
• Prepare monthly country management packs for CFO review, including detailed variance analysis.
• Produce materials for bi‑monthly Country Management Board meetings, highlighting key insights and discussion points.
• Act as a key liaison with Group FP&A teams, ensuring clarity around country-level performance and activity.

Investment & Capital Management

• Support investment appraisals across acquisitions, greenfield and brownfield developments, and new service initiatives.
• Provide clear summaries of investment proposals to the CFO and Executive team.
• Oversee Capex planning and execution control, monitoring budget adherence and investigating variances.
• Support monthly cash flow forecasting activities.

Systems, Processes & Collaboration

• Contribute to the integration and improvement of financial systems, reducing manual intervention and enhancing data integrity.
• Support the Accounting team on specific technical or analytical matters as required.
• Collaborate on ad‑hoc projects led by the CFO, CEO or Executive team.

Candidate Profile

Essential Requirements

• Qualified Accountant or equivalent professional finance qualification.
• Strong experience in Financial Planning & Analysis.
• Proven financial modelling expertise, including complex Excel models and scenario analysis with a solid understanding of the three financial statements.
• Advanced Excel skills.
• Excellent understanding of accounting principles, tax, IFRS and local GAAP.
• Highly analytical with strong commercial awareness.
• Excellent interpersonal and stakeholder management skills, particularly with senior and executive leaders.
• Strong attention to detail and problem‑solving ability.

Desirable

• Experience within the healthcare or a similarly regulated sector.
• Experience using SAP and/or SAGE.

Apply today with an updated copy of your CV to Ciara Lawler for immediate consideration.