Interim FP&A Analyst Interim NEW

Cedar is partnering with a PE-backed Infrastructure group to appoint an Interim FP&A Analyst. This senior interim role will focus on delivery of Group budget and forecast, strategic planning and analysis across a complex, multi-entity environment. The assignment is offered for 6 months on a hybrid basis, with 2-3 days per week in the Central London office to engage with central finance and operational stakeholders.

The Company
A PE-backed Infrastructure business operating across multiple sectors and geographies. With a strong growth agenda, the business is undertaking a transformation programme to enhance efficiency, strengthen governance, and improve strategic decision-making. The Group finance function plays a central role in delivering consistent, high-quality financial insight to support both strategic initiatives and operational decision-making.

The Role
Combines strategic FP&A, forecasting, and performance analysis with a hands-on focus on rebuilding and standardising the Group recharge cost model. Key responsibilities include:

• Ownership and refinement of the Group strategic plan and long-range financial model
• Leading complex financial modelling and scenario analysis, including sensitivities and upside/downside cases
• Rebuilding, documenting, and standardising the Group recharge cost model across labour, overheads, and central costs
• Ensuring assumptions align with operational reality and are consistent across multiple entities
• Developing a clean, well-structured cost model that is auditable, maintainable, and adaptable
• Driving the Group performance narrative, highlighting risks, opportunities, and trade-offs
• Supporting investment appraisal, capital prioritisation, and major strategic initiatives
• Translating forecasts and model outputs into concise, decision-focused insight for senior stakeholders
• Driving improvements in FP&A processes, modelling standards, and planning tools
• Supporting handover to BAU finance teams with clear documentation, logic, and controls

Your Profile

• Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent) with strong FP&A experience
• Proven hands-on financial modelling expertise, including strategic analysis and cost allocation
• Experience in complex, multi-entity, or operational businesses, preferably in PE-backed, infrastructure, or international services environments
• Advanced Excel skills; confident rebuilding models from first principles
• Analytical, structured, and able to translate complexity into practical, actionable solutions
• Comfortable operating in fast-paced, change-led environments with senior stakeholder engagement
• Commercial and pragmatic, with the ability to deliver both project-based and strategic outcomes
• Availability to start immediately or at short-notice

Compensation & Benefits

• £500 – £600 per day, Inside IR35 (Umbrella), 6-month contract
• Hybrid working with 2-3 days per week in Central London
• High-impact role combining strategic FP&A, modelling, and cost governance
• Exposure to senior central finance and operational stakeholders
• Ownership of key financial frameworks driving clarity, transparency, and control

This is a unique opportunity to work at the intersection of strategic FP&A and finance transformation, delivering both insight and tangible improvements across a complex Group environment.