Job Description

Title: Business Analyst

Location: Dunstable

Contract: 12 months FTC

Hybrid working: 3 days a week in the office

This is an exciting opportunity for a Business Analyst to take on a broad and visible role within our FP&A & Corporate Finance team. You’ll help translate our long-term plans into budgets and forecasts, develop new site modelling and provide insight across a range of reporting and planning activities. With significant exposure to stakeholders across Finance and the wider organisation, the role would suit someone who combines strong analytical capability with excellent relationship-building and communication skills.

What you’ll be doing

• Support the Group budget, forecasting and five-year business planning process across the UK and Germany, working with Finance teams to understand key assumptions and business drivers.
• Review financial outputs, analyse variances and model scenarios and sensitivities to test the robustness of plans and provide meaningful insight.
• Enhance and develop new site and Germany planning models, improving processes, Excel modelling and reporting outputs.
• Provide timely and insightful reporting to senior stakeholders, supporting the wider FP&A team with KPI reporting, planning and external guidance messaging.
• Support wider corporate projects and ad-hoc analysis, helping answer key business questions and continuously improve FP&A processes.

Why you'll love it here

Bonus 20%

Pension Up to 10% matched

Branded discounts up to 60% off Premier inn or Hub stays

What you’ll need

• A qualified accountant (CIMA, ACCA or ACA) with a degree-level education or equivalent experience.
• Strong financial modelling and advanced Excel skills, with the ability to analyse large volumes of data and translate them into clear, meaningful insights.
• Experience in budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis, ideally within a multi-site, property-focused or similarly complex business.
• A highly analytical and methodical approach, with strong attention to detail and a good understanding of accounting and investment principles.
• Excellent organisation and communication skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities, work independently and build effective relationships with stakeholders across the business.