Senior FP&A Analyst

Whitbread, owner of leading hotel budget brand, Premier Inn, is the UK’s largest hospitality business with over 1,200 hotels and restaurants across the UK but we’re more than that. We’re the 38,000 people who make everyday experiences special that delight over 5 million guests every month.

As the Senior FP&A Analyst, you will deliver insightful monthly reports to our directors, focusing on key performance drivers aligned with our company strategy. Your financial and economic analysis will support FP&A managers in maintaining and improving essential financial data.

With strong analytical skills and a flexible approach, you’ll work across various areas, including reporting, strategic planning, financial modelling, and in-depth performance analysis, driving impactful business decisions.

Contract Type: Full-Time and Permanent

Location: Whitbread Court, Houghton Regis. Hybrid working with a minimum of 3 day a week in the office.

Why You’ll Love It Here

• Bonus: Company Performance based bonus of up to 30% of base salary
• Healthcare: Individual BUPA healthcare
• Discounts: Up to 60% discount on Premier Inn stays and 25% discount on our Restaurant brand

What you’ll be doing:-

• FP&A responsibility for external reporting at quarter / half / year end
• Competitor analysis and reporting
• Supporting monthly KPI reporting to EXCO and Board of key performance drivers
• Supporting budgeting, forecasting and 5-year plan for PI&R including both the P&L and balance sheet
• Identification, collation, and review of monthly Risks & opportunities facing the business

What you’ll need:-

• Excellent attention to detail
• Financial reporting experience and ability to analyse complex information
• Ability to analyse complex information
• Able to work independently or as part of a team
• Highly numerate with good Microsoft Excel skills
• Experience of working with spreadsheet-based financial models and templates

Times are changing, but our ambition is bigger than ever. This means huge things when it comes to budget and forecasting, and that’s where our Finance team really springs into action. Finding the right answers to drive us forwards. With new concepts launching, new spaces secured and reams of plans in motion, there’s no more exciting time to join than right now. Get to experience career growth that moves as fast as we do and be part of framing where we’re headed.