FP&A Analyst
Are you an analytically minded finance professional looking to develop your career within Financial Planning & Analysis?
We're looking for an Financial, Planning & Analysis Analyst to join our finance team on a 12 Fixed Term/secondment opportunity, where you will play a key role in delivering meaningful financial insights, supporting strategic decision-making and driving continuous improvement across the business.
Reporting to the Financial Planning & Analysis Manager, you'll work closely with senior stakeholders to support reporting, forecasting, budgeting and performance analysis.
Rexel is a worldwide expert in distributing electric and energy-efficient products and services. Our goal is to provide smart electrical solutions that improve the comfort, safety and security of our customers’ homes, businesses, and industries.
Why join Rexel? Look at the the Benefits of a Career with Rexel:
- Time Off: 33 days annual leave (including bank holidays, increasing throughout the years too!)
- You can also buy and sell holiday each year
- Enhanced parental leave
- Support & Development: Extensive learning opportunities from day one.
- Health & Wellbeing: Private Medical Insurance/Free virtual GP service, Healthy Mind Champions, and more!
- Perks: Bonus Scheme, Monthly Pay, Contributory pension scheme and life assurance, Staff discounts, exclusive holiday offers and free financial support and education
This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys combining data analysis with stakeholder engagement. You'll be responsible for producing business performance reporting, identifying trends and opportunities, supporting bonus modelling activities and helping the wider business make informed commercial decisions.
Key responsibilities include:
- Producing monthly Business Review and Sales Insights presentations.
- Analysing financial and operational performance, identifying trends and providing recommendations.
- Supporting budgeting, forecasting and strategic planning processes.
- Maintaining and enhancing reporting, dashboards and financial models.
- Leading quarterly bonus calculations and supporting implementation of new incentive schemes.
- Providing budget system support and expertise to cost centre managers across the business.
- Working closely with stakeholders to deliver high-quality financial insights and reporting solutions.
- Supporting continuous improvement initiatives across the FP&A function
At Rexel, we prioritise hiring individuals based on behaviours and potential, rather than requiring specific formal qualifications for roles, the behaviours that will set you up for success within our Finance Team include:
COLLABORATION: Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to achieve shared objectives
TAKES ACCOUNTABILITY: Taking action, overcoming obstacles, and meeting commitments
CUSTOMER FOCUS: building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions
What we’re looking for…
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to identify trends and translate data into actionable insights.
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
- Strong problem-solving capabilities.
- Advanced spreadsheet skills and experience working with reporting and presentation tools.
- Experience in financial analysis, budgeting, forecasting or management reporting.
- Progress towards a professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) or equivalent experience.
- A continuous improvement mindset and a desire to enhance processes and reporting.
At Rexel UK, we’re all about welcoming people from different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives because we know that diversity drives fresh ideas and great results.
By coming together as one team, we’re building a high-performance culture that not only drives success but also creates real value for our customers and communities.
Creating an environment where individuality is celebrated and creativity flourishes, we're making sure everyone feels supported and confident to be their best.