Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) Analyst

Job Reference
51770
Location
Swansea or Carmarthen
Function
Finance
Salary
,Grade 7/ £ 41,064.00- £47,389.00 Per annum
Status
Full Time
Job Type
Permanent
Hours Of Work
37 Hrs (1.0FTE)
Closing Date
22 Oct 2026

More details

- THE ROLE –

The Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) Analyst will support the Head of FP&A in developing and delivering a high-quality, forward-looking financial planning and performance function across the University.

The role will provide financial modelling, forecasting, management information and analytical insight to support strategic and operational decision-making.

Working with large and complex financial and operational datasets, the postholder will help develop a greater understanding of the key drivers of university financial performance. A key focus of the role will be to improve the University's ability to understand financial performance at an activity, programme, institute and directorate level, moving beyond traditional budget-versus-actual reporting towards driver-based forecasting, contribution analysis and longer-term financial planning.

The postholder will work closely with the Head of FP&A, Finance colleagues and stakeholders across the University to improve the quality, consistency and accessibility of financial information.

Please refer to the job description for details on the essential criteria required for this role.

- WELSH LANGUAGE -
The ability to communicate and work through the medium of Welsh is desirable for this post.

- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION -
- Annual leave entitlement is 35 days’, plus 8 bank holidays and 4 University closure days pro rata
- For information on our staff benefits, please copy and paste this link into your browser: https://www.uwtsd.ac.uk/jobs
- This post may be eligible for sponsorship

Closing date: 22/10/2026 11:59pm