Financial Planning and Analysis Analyst
Location
Malmö, SwedenHours
Full-timeModel
Level
Salary
Overview
We are looking for a highly skilled FP&A Consultant to support financial planning, analysis, and reporting processes. This role will focus on driving business performance through financial insights, optimizing budgeting and forecasting, and contributing to the transformation of FP&A processes.
The ideal candidate has a strong background in business controlling, financial modelling, budgeting, and data-driven decision-making.
You will be part of a finance team of 12 colleagues. You will act as a right-hand person and report to the Head of FP&A and Revenue Operations in Malmö and be considered a trusted advisor to the finance team and the Senior Management Team. We have global coverage with team members in Malmö, London, New York and Hong Kong.
Responsibilities
Management Reporting
Take ownership of management reporting processes, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and relevance of reports.
Financial Modeling & Analysis
- Conduct in-depth financial analysis to identify trends, risks, and opportunities.
- Provide insights and recommendations to support business decisions.
Data-Driven & Insight-Led Decision Making
- Develop a data-driven approach to support strategic decision-making.
- Work with stakeholders to define and track key performance indicators (KPIs).
- Maintain data integrity and consistency across financial systems.
Budgeting & Forecasting
- Lead the annual budgeting process, working with department heads to set financial targets.
- Conduct regular reforecasting to adjust projections based on business performance.
- Develop cost optimization and investment tracking frameworks.
Sales Commission Management
- Partner with Revenue Operations to ensure accurate sales commission calculations and cost forecasts
FP&A Transformation
- Identify and implement process improvements in budgeting, forecasting, and reporting.
- Streamline and automate financial workflows to enhance efficiency.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Work closely with key stakeholders to align financial strategies with business goals.
- Provide financial insights and recommendations to senior management.
Essential skills/qualifications
- Experience in Business Controlling, FP&A, or a similar role.
- Strong understanding of revenue and cost recognition principles.
- Experience in contractual performance obligations and financial reporting.
- Advanced Excel skills (financial modelling, data analysis).
- Experience with Power BI for data visualization and reporting.
- Hands-on experience with Salesforce, Aaro, and Microsoft Dynamics
- Self-starter with a problem-solving mindset.
- Strong ability to influence and challenge senior stakeholders.
- Team player with excellent organizational and prioritization skills.
- Strong business acumen with a proactive approach to improving financial processes.
- Languages - English (fluent in speaking and writing).
Desirable skills/qualifications
Benefits
- Private medical insurance
- Life Insurance and occupational injury insurance
- Company pension scheme, with a strong employer contribution
- Wellness allowance benefit
- 30 days holiday per annum
- 2 Macrobond days to use for volunteering
Additional information
Our commitment to Diversity
Diversity, equity, and inclusion are core values at Macrobond. We believe that diverse backgrounds and perspectives strengthen our organization and foster innovation. By joining us, you’ll be part of a team that values and celebrates individuality while driving success together.
Working at Macrobond
Work with smart, entrepreneurial problem solvers to help shape and deliver solutions that transform the way economists, strategists and portfolio managers analyze, visualise, and share economic and financial data.
Macrobond, a global fintech company, delivers cutting-edge B2B SaaS research solutions to economic and financial experts in buy-side, sell-side, corporate, government, and academic sectors. With backing from Francisco Partners, a prominent global tech investment firm, we're headquartered in Malmö, Sweden, and have offices in Gothenburg, London, Poland, Lisbon, Hong Kong, and New York. Our revolutionary platform, rich intellectual property, and a rapidly growing international team position us as a global leader in the macroeconomic data and technology sector.
Our success is built on our people and our values: Trust, Adaptability and Knowledge. Our workplace is built on trust, openness, and a non-hierarchical culture – one where everyone can openly share their ideas and perspectives across roles, teams, and geographies.. Our colleagues get responsibility from the first day at work. Everyone has a great opportunity to grow, learn and work in a high pace international environment. We encourage a workplace where everyone can share their thoughts and ideas openly across levels, locations, and departments; we believe that we become stronger as a team and this enables us to deliver better results.
We embrace a flexible, hybrid working environment as part of our agile approach so we can better anticipate and respond to the needs of our colleagues, customers, and the wider industry.