Senior Group FP&A Analyst

OUR MISSION

To become the car-changing destination of choice. By combining technology, media and deep automotive expertise, we've turned how people buy, sell, advertise and lease cars on its head.

What started as a simple reviews site is now one of the largest online car-changing destinations in Europe. Last year alone we grew over 50% with nearly £3bn worth of cars bought on site, while £1.8bn of cars were listed for sale through our Sell My Car service.

In 2024, we went big and acquired Autovia - creators of AutoExpress and Evo magazines - doubling our audience overnight. Together we now have one of the biggest YouTube channels in the world with almost 10m subscribers and over 1.1 billion annual views, while we sell 1.2 million print copies of our magazines and have an annual web content reach over 350 million.

And we’re a long way from done!

YOUR MISSION

Our high-growth automotive tech scale-up is seeking a hands-on Senior Group FP&A Analyst to support the next phase of rapid expansion. Backed by a recent $52m investment, we're building a best-in-class FP&A function to support our ambitious growth plans. As the home of the company’s finance model and responsible for the Carwow Group’s planning cadences, the FP&A team is critical in ensuring we can remain agile and move at pace, within the bounds of our financial guardrails.

As a core member of the FP&A team, you will provide support in running our core FP&A cadences (Budget, Reforecasting) - consolidating inputs, refining modelling and liaising with stakeholders to ensure clarity on process and expectations. You will be the person responsible for the consistency & clarity of financial targets across the business. As a champion of our reporting & analysis tool, Abacum, you will become an expert in the tool, helping to maintain and build management information. This role will have a broad overview of the business, providing excellent exposure and the expectation of developing a breadth of commercial knowledge.

If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and are passionate about owning and having a meaningful impact on the business, this is the opportunity for you.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support in the implementation and improvement of the annual FP&A Cadences - Budgets, Rolling Forecasts & Long Term Planning

  Champion our analytical & reporting tool, Abacum, maintaining & developing new models & dashboards to productionise core performance metrics

  Be the conduit between Group FP&A, the Finance Business Partners and the Strategy team, so we have a single source of truth for targets across the business

  Finance lead on all matters headcount reporting - FTE movements, open roles, efficiency metrics - partnering the People team & stakeholders to ensure insight accuracy and deep understanding of headcount efficiency and drivers

  Regularly validate & update our core financial modelling assumptions

  Partner with the Reporting team to provide detailed understanding of variances to targets

  Extensive ad-hoc modelling and deep dive analysis on a broad range of topics

  KEY REQUIREMENTS

  • A positive & energetic individual who can thrive in a high-growth & exciting work environment

    Highly technically competent in best-in-class analytical methods & software

    Excellent written and verbal communication, with the ability to build & present a story to influence complex decisions

    Ability to work with large, complex and imperfect data to support commercial decisions

    Proven experience in the design and implementation of inter-departmental processes

    Critical thinker, who can use analytical techniques to dive into the details and draw informed decisions

    Advanced financial modelling, use of Google’s product suite is a bonus

    Comfortable working in an ambiguous environment, using initiative to grab opportunities and drive business value and personal development

    Nice to have: Qualified accountant with extensive post-qualification experience or relevant, proven experience

    INTERVIEW PROCESS

    • Introductory call to get to know each other with a member of the Talent Team

      Hiring Manager Interview with the Director of FP&A

      In-person Analytical Exercise & Interview with two senior members of the Finance Team

      Values interview with two members of the broader Carwow Team

    WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU

    • Competitive comp package

      28 days' holiday plus bank holidays, increasing to 35 with length of service, plus extras for house moves, weddings and more!

      Employee-friendly share options

      Pension scheme via Royal London - up to 5% company contribution

      Vitality private healthcare insurance

      Life Assurance - 4x annual salary

      Monthly coaching sessions with Spill - our mental wellbeing partner

      Inclusive parental, partner and shared parental leave, including up to 20 weeks' full pay maternity and shared parental leave, and 8 weeks' full partner pay, as well as fertility treatment and pregnancy loss policies

      Bubble childcare support and discounted nanny fees for little ones

      'Work from abroad for a month' annual scheme

      Generous learning and development budget

      £500/€550 home office budget

      Diversity and inclusion is an integral part of our culture. We know that diverse teams are strong teams, so we welcome those with alternative identities, backgrounds, and experiences to apply for this position. We make recruiting decisions based on experience, skills and potential, so all our applicants are treated fairly and equally.