Our OEM Client based in Whitley, Coventry, is searching for a Finance Planning Analyst to join their team, Inside IR35. This is a maternity cover contract position with a proposed end date of 31st March 2027.

Umbrella Pay Rate: £27.03 per hour.

Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities:

Governance & Assurance: Ensure compliance with standards, document control & assurance processes; capital and operational expenditure. Support implementation of governance structures.
Capital Project Evaluation: Collaborate with Technical Specialists to assess the feasibility of investment on projects and support business case development. Review project rankings based on strategic value, financial return & resource availability.
Project Budgeting & Monitoring: Assist in the development of project budgets, supporting stakeholders with allocation of spend type. Monitor project performance for budget overruns or delays.
Operational Expenditure Planning:  Support building operational budgets with customers. Identify operational improvement opportunities to support budget alignment and cost risk mitigation.
Assets & Lifecycle Planning: Support with asset management and tagging across local area. Support asset lifecycle planning by identifying risks and opportunities for investment (capital & operational).
Tools & Techniques: Maintain capital and operational budgets and expenditure in collaboration with stakeholders. Develop and maintain dashboards to visualise KPIs, timelines, budget drawdown.
Risk, Opportunity & Issue Management: Support maintenance of risk & opportunity registers.  Ensure timely escalation and reporting. Identify and mitigate delivery risks.
Change Control: Adhere to change control processes, ensuring accurate documentation and tracking. Support review and approval workflows per governance protocols.
Stakeholder & Communications Management: Ensure effective engagement with stakeholders and cross-functional collaboration, including central business and buyer teams
Performance Measurement & Reporting: Support definition and tracking of project delivery KPIs. Produce reports and insights to aid understanding of budget health / decision-making at project and portfolio levels.
Reviews & Continuous Improvement: Support lessons learned sessions & embed findings into future delivery. Support continuous improvement and best practice sharing.
Customer-Centric Delivery: Support initiatives to measure and improve delivery. Embed feedback into delivery processes to support a 'Customer Love' culture.
Essential Skills, Knowledge and Experience Required:

Experience in a Business Planning / Finance function; strong business acumen.
Experience working with Capital and/or Operational budgets.
Proven budget / forecasting skills.
Excellent communication & interpersonal skills.
Strong stakeholder reporting & engagement skills.
High attention to detail & organisational skills.
Understanding of planning cycles with ability to adapt to local business context.
Experience with cost management processes (e.g. QCRA, VfM).
Strong analytical and data interpretation skills.
Experience with Tableau or similar tools.
Proficient in MS Tools.
Knowledge of risk, issue, and change control processes.
Desirable Skills, Knowledge and Experience Required:

Experience with SAP or similar finance tool.
Experience in engineering, infrastructure, or technical project.
Knowledge of lifecycle frameworks (e.g. RIBA, V-model) including costing.
Familiarity with project methodologies (e.g. APM, PRINCE2).
Exposure to portfolio-level reporting.
Degree or equivalent experience in Business / Finance / Accounting.
Familiarity with Confluence / collaborative platforms.
Experience supporting lessons learned & continuous improvement.
Financial tracking and budget reporting.
Asset management experience.
Experience with leading or supporting audits.
Proficient in Jira / codi