About Fastmarkets
Fastmarkets is an industry-leading price-reporting agency (PRA) and information provider for global commodities, providing price data, news, analytics and events for the agriculture, forest products, metals and mining and new-generation energy markets. Fastmarkets' data is critical for customers seeking to understand and predict dynamic, sometimes opaque markets, enabling trading and risk management. Fastmarkets is a global business with a history dating back to 1865 and is built on trust and deep market knowledge. It has more than 700 employees spread across global locations in the UK, US, China, India, Singapore, Brazil, Belgium, Bulgaria, Finland and beyond.
Role
The FP&A Senior Analyst will play a key role in supporting the Commercial Finance function, with a key focus on financial planning and analysis. It will provide business partnering support to cost functions Legal, Risk and Compliance (LRC), Regional Ops and Procurement. This is an execution-focused six-month interim position requiring a candidate who can quickly become effective, work independently, and deliver high-quality outputs with minimal supervision. The role will report directly to the Head of Financial Planning and Analysis.
Principal Accountabilities
Performance Reporting & Business Performance Management
•Support the monthly performance reporting cycle; ownership of board reporting, delivering timely, accurate, and insight-driven analysis of financial and operational performance.
•Produce high quality variance commentary, senior level financial analysis and bridges delivering clear and concise outputs for senior leadership audience.
•Perform detailed variance analysis against budget, forecast, and prior year, identifying key drivers, risks and opportunities.
•Collaborate with the wider finance team to streamline and automate reporting processes, leveraging best practices and technology.
Financial Analysis & Insight
•Ownership of the budgeting and forecasting planning processes for respective cost functions and supporting overall consolidation of Fastmarkets planning cycle.
•Deliver timely and accurate financial analysis, scenario modelling, and recommendations to support strategic initiatives and growth opportunities.
•Translate complex financial data into actionable insights for both finance and non-finance stakeholders.
Finance Partnering Support
•Partner with leaders across LRC, Regional Operations and Procurement, providing commercial insight and constructive challenge to drive business performance.
•Work closely with cross-functional teams to understand business drivers on a monthly basis and identify opportunities for growth and efficiency.
Automation & Process Improvement
•Data hygiene & controls: define and run quality checks between reporting systems (NetSuite and Anaplan), alerting for material variances before monthly close.
•Change & decommission: identify manual reports suitable for decommission; maintain a backlog of automation candidates with estimated time saved and expected impact.
Stakeholder Engagement
•Build strong relationships with key stakeholders, including senior finance leadership in the UK and Sofia alongside cross-finance and functional teams.
•Support audit and compliance requirements, maintaining and improving internal controls.
Key Interfaces
Although the reporting line is directly to the Head of Financial Planning and Analysis, there will be regular involvement with other members of Commercial finance (UK and Sofia) and local Financial Control teams (UK and Sofia). Gaining business insight from the relevant business functions to assist in optimising reporting formats and outputs will also be important as guided by the direct management.
Requirements
•Experience working in FP&A, commercial finance, or an analyst / business partnering role.
•Recent hands-on forecasting and Board / executive reporting experience.
•Part-qualified or qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent) preferred.
•Strong analytical skills, with the ability to interpret complex data and communicate insights clearly.
•Strong attention to detail, organisational skills, and ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
•Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with a collaborative, proactive approach.
•Experience with finance transformation, automation, or process improvement projects is highly desirable.
•Advanced Excel and financial modelling skills.
•Experience with BI tools (e.g., Power BI, Anaplan) is a plus.
•Working knowledge of NetSuite (saved searches, custom reports) and Salesforce data structures; familiarity with Snowflake is a plus.
•Highly motivated, driven, with a passion to be part of a fast-paced, successful team. Strong team player, happy to work flexibly.
Benefits
We believe in fair pay and benefits that support you both inside and outside of work. Through Fastmarkets Rewards, you'll have access to a range of core benefits and a flexible allowance, giving you the freedom to tailor your package to suit your lifestyle, wellbeing and financial priorities. Specific benefits may vary by country and role.
