FP&A Analyst Interim NEW

Cedar is partnered with a PE-backed Transport & Infrastructure group to support the appointment of an Interim FP&A Analyst to lead a recharge cost modelling project. This role is offered on a 6-month contract, paying £450 – £550 per day. It will be based on a hybrid basis, with regular time in the office alongside central finance stakeholders.

The Company
This international business operates across multiple sectors and geographies, employing tens of thousands of staff and delivering large-scale, contract-driven services to both public and private clients. With a long-standing history, recent investment from a new shareholder, and a strong growth agenda, the business is undertaking a transformation programme to enhance efficiency, strengthen governance, and improve strategic decision-making.

You’ll join a central finance function playing a key role in delivering clarity and consistency to how costs are allocated across the business, supporting better decision-making and improved financial governance.

The Role
As Interim FP&A Analyst, you’ll lead a focused project to clean up, rebuild, and standardise the Group recharge cost model, creating a robust and auditable framework for allocating labour, overheads, and central costs across entities.

Key responsibilities include:

• Reviewing and diagnosing the current recharge cost model, identifying gaps, inconsistencies, and structural weaknesses
• Rebuilding and documenting a clear, auditable recharge methodology across labour, overheads, and central costs
• Developing a clean, well-structured cost model that is easy to maintain, explain, and adapt
• Aligning assumptions with operational reality and ensuring consistency across multiple entities
• Simplifying complex and messy datasets into reliable, defensible outputs
• Working closely with central finance and operational stakeholders to embed clarity and best practice
• Supporting handover to BAU finance teams with clear documentation, logic, and controls

Your Profile

• Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent) with relevant FP&A experience
• Strong FP&A background with hands-on cost modelling experience
• Advanced Excel skills, comfortable rebuilding models from first principles
• Experience working in complex, multi-entity or operational businesses
• Analytical, structured, and able to translate complexity into practical solutions
• Commercial, pragmatic approach with the ability to operate effectively in a project environment
• Experience in PE-backed, infrastructure, transport, or large group environments is advantageous

Compensation & Benefits

This Interim FP&A Analyst role is offered as a 6-month at £450 – £550 per day, and provides:

• The opportunity to lead a high-impact, group-wide finance transformation project
• Exposure to senior central finance and operational stakeholders
• Ownership of a critical cost modelling framework that drives transparency and control
• A collaborative environment with the scope to deliver tangible, lasting improvements