Commercial Planning Senior Associate

KEY RESPONSIBLITIES Applications close on 21 August. The Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Manager is responsible for leading financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, management reporting and business partnering activities across all legal entities. The role provides financial insight and analysis to support strategic and operational decision-making, helping senior leaders understand organisational performance, financial sustainability and future resource requirements. Working closely with budget holders and the wider Finance team, the FP&A Manager will drive a culture of accountability, evidence-based decision-making and continuous improvement through high-quality financial information and analysis. KEY RELATIONSHIPS Internal * Finance Director * Financial Controller and Finance Team * Executive Management Committee * Budget Holders and Department Managers External * Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) * Auditors * External advisers and stakeholders Financial Planning & Forecasting * Lead the annual budgeting process across all entities and departments, ensuring alignment with organisational objectives and priorities * Coordinate reforecasting, rolling forecasts and medium-term financial planning activities * Develop financial models, scenario analysis and business cases to support strategic decision-making and long-term sustainability * Monitor organisational performance against budgets and forecasts, identifying risks, opportunities and emerging trends Management Reporting & Performance Analysis * Lead the production of management accounts, performance reports and financial dashboards for senior management, Board and Committees * Provide meaningful analysis, commentary and recommendations to support decision-making * Develop and enhance KPI reporting across financial and operational activities * Undertake income, expenditure, profitability and trend analysis across cultural, commercial and funded activities Business Partnering * Act as a trusted finance partner to budget holders and operational managers. * Support departments in planning, forecasting and evaluating operational and commercial initiatives. * Challenge assumptions, improve financial accountability and promote informed decision-making. * Deliver financial training, guidance and support to non-finance colleagues where appropriate Payroll Analysis & Workforce Planning * Lead payroll, establishment and workforce analysis in partnership with HR and the Financial Controller * Maintain workforce planning models, salary budgets and establishment reporting * Support annual pay review processes and workforce forecasting * Analyse staffing costs, vacancies, organisational structures and workforce trends to support strategic planning and financial sustainability Commercial & Strategic Analysis * Support evaluation of commercial performance across retail, hospitality, venue hire and other income-generating activities * Provide analysis to support grant funding, sponsorship, investment decisions and organisational initiatives * Develop ad hoc financial analysis to support strategic projects and Executive decision-making Other duties * Provide support and cover for the Financial Controller and other members of the Finance team as required * Contribute to cross-functional projects and organisational initiatives to support effective financial management and organisational objectives * Support organisational planning, governance and reporting activities as required * Undertake any other duties commensurate with the level and responsibilities of the role * Contribute to finance transformation and continuous improvement initiatives SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE Essential  * Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)  * Significant experience in FP&A, commercial finance, management accounting or business partnering roles           * Experience leading budgeting, forecasting and financial planning processes * Strong analytical and problem-solving capability * Excellent communication skills            * Experience producing management accounts and performance reporting * Ability to interpret and communicate complex financial information  * Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills  * Experience developing financial models and scenario analysis * Knowledge of workforce planning and payroll analysis    * Experience working in a cross-cultural environment  * Demonstrate and role-model Japan House London Values: Omotenashi, Integrity, Shared Passion, Cultivation, and Open-ness        Desirable * Experience within a multi-entity organisation               * Experience in a cultural, arts, public sector or not-for-profit environment     * Experience with Xero or similar finance systems WORK ENVIRONMENT * The role is based at Japan House London, Kensington High Street * JHL operates a flexible hybrid working model, with regular office attendance of at least 1 day per week, with the expectation to adjust in line with business and team requirements * Some duties may be carried out in Japan House London public spaces * Occasional attendance at events, meetings and activities outside normal working hours may be required * Normal working hours are 35 hours per week, with core hours from 10am to 3pm BENEFITS * Generous holiday allowance – up to 36 days per year, inclusive of public and bank holidays   * Group life insurance scheme   * Remote GP service   * Cycle to work scheme   * Employee discount for the Japan House Shop and Stand   * Discount platform for high street shops   * Access to perks and discounts local to Kensington High Street, London   * Personal learning budget after 6 months’ service  Japan House London is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion among our workforce. You are encouraged to apply even if your experience doesn't precisely match the job description. We encourage candidates of all backgrounds and identities, and particularly welcome those from under-represented groups.

🚀 We’re on a mission to make money work for everyone. We’re waving goodbye to the complicated and confusing ways of traditional banking. After starting as a prepaid card, our product offering has grown a lot in the last 10 years in the UK. As well as personal and business bank accounts, we offer joint accounts, accounts for 16-17 year olds, a free kids account and credit cards in the UK, with more exciting things to come beyond. Our UK customers can also save, invest and combine their pensions with us.  With our hot coral cards and get-paid-early feature, combined with financial education on social media and our award winning customer service, we have a long history of creating magical moments for our customers! We’re not about selling products - we want to solve problems and change lives through Monzo ❤️ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------   📍London | 💰 £84,200 - £99,000 + incentive awards tied to your performance + Benefits  ⭐ Our Finance team Our Finance team is growing and we are looking for a Senior Finance Business Partner to join the Commercial finance team. You will work in a team that manages the P&L and Balance Sheet to deliver the financial plan, helps the business to make strategic financial decisions, challenges to improve performance, and owns the end-to-end financials and financial controls for your business area. The role covers all aspects of financial performance and planning.  The right candidate will enjoy supporting and challenging the business across new initiatives, love to build business cases, present and debate investment choices and be comfortable with both digging into data to deliver insights and thinking about broader strategic choices. 🔑You’ll play a key role by… * Being the single point of contact between the business and finance - you will have an opportunity to work senior leaders in driving commercial projects, analysing performance of existing products and participating in day to day support of the business. * Diving deep into the data - looking for trends, opportunities and stories that can be used in improving our profitability and growth. You will be thinking how to deepen engagement in products, improve our customer strategy or pricing, through scenario analysis and analytical insights.  * Analysing and scoping new markets and new products - designing commercials for business cases and negotiating with partners.  * Presenting your ideas and working across a number of stakeholders including engineering, legal, risk management, product, strategy or marketing. * Designing and building new processes for effective decision making as Monzo continues to scale up. * Being a strong finance professional, plugged into our day to day finance activities - including forecasting, results analysis or working through product changes proposals. * Supporting the build of a highly competent and motivated team of financial analysts with clear objectives for ongoing development to partner with existing and new businesses 🤩 We’d love to hear from you if you.. * Have demonstrable experience in financial business partnering with senior business leaders- driving commercial, revenue generating projects, evaluating business cases and influencing decisions. * Are comfortable navigating highly complex fields of financial services, with the ability to break down problems into manageable chunks and working through them.  * Hold strong financial modelling (advanced Excel/Google Sheets) experience, preferably you are also comfortable pulling your own data using SQL/Python. * Have great analytical & problem solving skills, with the ability to identify trends, issues and recommend actions. * Hold good interpersonal & influencing skills, ability to engage across various internal functions to develop, get buy-in and deliver outcomes across teams * Have the ability to confidently present data in a meaningful and effective way; understanding the needs of the end users and tailoring presentations to their requirements * Have experience building strong, trusted relationships with stakeholders at all levels * Have experience building business cases, presenting and debating investment choices * Demonstrate ability to be hands-on and enjoy supporting colleagues, projects or tasks both big or small * Have strong attention to detail and organisational skills, able to support with developing new processes and streamlining existing processes to create efficiencies Not ticking every box? That’s totally okay! Studies show that women and people of colour might hesitate to apply unless they meet every single requirement. At Monzo, we’re dedicated to creating a diverse and welcoming team. If you’re passionate about this role and keen to learn and grow with us, we encourage you to apply— even if you don’t have everything that's listed just yet. Drop us your application, we’d love to hear from you! 🙌 What’s in it for you 💰 £84,200 - £99,000 + incentive awards tied to your performance 📍This role is based in our London office, with a hybrid working environment. We're open to distributed working within the UK, with the expectation of at least once a week in our London office. ⏰ We offer flexible working hours and trust you to work enough hours to do your job well, and at times that suit you and your team.  📚 £1,000 learning budget each year to use on books, training courses and conferences. ➕ Plus lots more! Read our full list of benefits. 🌈 The application journey has 5 key steps: - Phone call with recruiter (30mins) - Video call with finance team member (30 mins) - Video call with hiring manager (45 min) - Video call with stakeholder (30 mins) Our average process takes around 3-4 weeks but we will always work around your availability.  We’ll only close this role once we have enough applications for the next stage. Please submit your application as soon as possible to make sure you don’t miss out. #LI-NZ1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Equal opportunities for everyone Diversity and inclusion are a priority for us and we’re making sure we have lots of support for all of our people to grow at Monzo. At Monzo, we’re embracing diversity by fostering an inclusive environment for all people to do the best work of their lives with us. This is integral to our mission of making money work for everyone. You can read more in our blog, 2026 Diversity and Inclusion Report and 2025 Gender Pay Gap Report. We’re an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to age, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, family or parental status, national origin, or veteran, neurodiversity or disability status. If you have a preferred name, please use it to apply. We don't need full or birth names at application stage 😊