Frontier Economics is an economics consultancy that tackles the big questions facing governments, businesses and society. We help our clients to analyse and understand their markets and to formulate strategies based on sound economics. The methods and models we use are often complex, but our advice is always succinct, clear and honest .
The company has grown rapidly since it was founded almost 27 years ago and currently has around 500 staff working across nine European offices (Amsterdam, Berlin, Brussels, Cologne, Dublin, London, Madrid, Paris and Prague). The company is employee-owned and has a strong culture of openness and employee engagement.
The Role
We are looking for an experienced and commercially minded Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) Manager to join our Finance team.
You will lead our financial planning, forecasting and management reporting activities, providing clear, forward-looking insight to support commercial and strategic decision-making.
Working closely with the CFO, Managing Directors, Executive Committees and Practice Leaders, you will play a key role in understanding business performance, identifying opportunities and driving improvements in financial reporting, systems and business intelligence.
This is an opportunity to make a real impact, combining financial expertise, commercial thinking and stakeholder engagement to help shape a more proactive, insight-led Finance function.
What You'll Be Doing
Management Reporting & Executive Support
Lead the preparation of Executive Committee and Board reporting packs, ensuring accurate, timely and insightful financial information.
Deliver financial analysis, commentary and presentations to support senior leadership decision-making.
Partner with the CFO and Finance Director to identify emerging risks, opportunities and performance issues.
Develop and maintain meaningful KPIs and management information to improve business visibility.
Budgeting, Forecasting & Strategic Planning
Lead the annual budgeting process, periodic forecasts and longer-term financial planning.
Develop financial models covering revenue, headcount, utilisation, pricing, profitability and cash flow.
Work with Practices and business functions to review assumptions and ensure commercially robust forecasts.
Provide scenario and sensitivity analysis to support strategic planning and decision-making.
Improve planning processes through greater automation, consistency and forecast accuracy.
Practice & Commercial Performance
Own financial performance reporting across Practices, including Practice P&Ls and key commercial metrics.
Partner with Practice Leaders to provide insight into revenue, utilisation, pricing, margins and profitability.
Analyse performance against budgets and forecasts, identifying trends, risks and opportunities.
Support commercial decisions relating to pricing, recruitment, resource allocation and investment.
Develop consistent benchmarking and provide ad-hoc financial analysis to senior stakeholders.
Business Intelligence, Systems & Data
Lead improvements in Finance management information and business intelligence capabilities.
Develop financial reporting within Workday and dashboards using Power BI and other reporting tools.
Collaborate with Finance, IT and other teams to improve data quality and systems integration.
Identify opportunities to automate reporting, reduce manual processes and improve efficiency.
Establish consistent financial and operational metrics to support reliable business reporting.
Financial Insight & Continuous Improvement
Deliver forward-looking analysis to support commercial and strategic decisions.
Monitor key business drivers and emerging trends, highlighting risks and opportunities.
Undertake detailed financial analysis and support business cases and investment reviews.
Build strong relationships with senior stakeholders, providing commercial insight and constructive challenge.
Drive continuous improvement across FP&A processes, reporting and…