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Sign UpEpic Resolute Hospital Billing (HB) Claims Analyst CERTIFIED
Posted 3 days ago by Randstad Digital
We have an immediate need for a Certified Epic Resolute Hospital Billing and Claims Analyst to join our fully remote hea...
- Rate Negotiable
- Category Inside
- Work type Remote
- Location Remote or Eden Prairie, Minnesota
Business Analyst Blue Yonder Automation - £550 per day - Hybrid
Posted 3 days ago by Exalto Consulting
The role of Supply Chain Business Analyst involves acting as a liaison between business stakeholders, warehouse operatio...
- Rate Negotiable
- Category Inside
- Work type Hybrid
- Location South East London
QA Test Analyst - Core Banking - IBIS - International Bank
Posted 3 days ago by Rothstein Recruitment Ltd
Excellent opportunity to join an International Bank as a QA Test Analyst, responsible for driving multi-stage testing of...
- Rate £575 per day
- Category Inside
- Work type Undetermined
- Location Manchester, UK
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About Our Inside IR35 FP&A Analyst Contract Roles
What does a fp&a analyst contractor do?
The FP&A Analyst contractor role centres on the ability to support the financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and management reporting processes that enable organisations to understand, plan, and communicate their financial performance. The work involves building and maintaining budget and forecast models, preparing monthly management accounts and variance analysis packs, supporting the annual planning cycle, conducting ad hoc financial analysis to answer commercial questions, and developing reporting tools that give leadership teams timely and accurate visibility of financial performance. FP&A contractors are brought in to cover vacancies within planning and analysis teams, to provide additional capacity during intensive planning cycles, or to improve the quality and speed of an organisation's financial planning capability.
Clients expect FP&A Analyst contractors to bring combine technical financial modelling capability with commercial curiosity and strong communication skills. Advanced Excel proficiency is expected as a baseline, particularly for financial modelling, scenario analysis, and variance commentary. Experience with FP&A and planning software such as Anaplan, Adaptive Insights, Planful, or Hyperion is increasingly expected as organisations move away from purely spreadsheet-based planning. Proficiency with BI tools, particularly Power BI, for management reporting is widely valued. The ability to produce clear and insightful management commentary that explains financial performance in terms of business drivers rather than accounting line movements, and to engage commercial and operational stakeholders on financial planning matters, is a consistent differentiator at senior FP&A Analyst level. CIMA or ACCA part or full qualification is well regarded.
What is the market like for fp&a analyst contractors?
Contract FP&A Analyst work sits within an active and well-paying segment of the finance contracting market, reflecting the growing importance of financial planning and analytics as a distinct finance discipline. Demand is strongest in technology, financial services, retail, and PE-backed businesses where the pace of commercial change creates continuous need for rigorous financial forecasting and planning support. The annual budgeting cycle creates predictable surges in demand, with additional spikes around investor reporting periods and board planning sessions. Contractors who combine strong technical modelling skills with the commercial acumen to provide genuine insight rather than simply producing numbers are in the strongest demand and command rates above the generalist finance analyst market.
What does Inside IR35 mean?
IR35 is UK tax legislation that determines whether a contractor is genuinely self-employed or working in a manner that resembles employment. When a contract is classified as inside IR35, income tax and National Insurance are deducted at source, typically via an umbrella company or agency PAYE. Headline day rates on inside IR35 engagements are generally higher than equivalent outside IR35 roles to account for the tax and employment cost structure.
Inside IR35 determinations are made where the working arrangements are considered to resemble employment, based on factors including the level of client control, the absence of a genuine right of substitution, and the presence of mutuality of obligation. Since April 2021, the end client is responsible for making this determination for medium and large private sector organisations. Many employers in financial services, government, and professional services assess the majority of their contractor engagements as inside IR35.
On QualityContracts.co.uk, approximately 49% of roles with a stated IR35 status are classified as inside IR35, making it the most common arrangement across the contract market. The proportion varies by sector and role type. Each listing on this page displays its IR35 status where provided by the hiring organisation.
What fp&a analyst roles are usually Inside IR35?
The inside IR35 portion of the FP&A market involves operational forecasting and budgeting: maintaining the company's financial plan, producing monthly variance analysis, and supporting business stakeholders with their budgets on a recurring cycle. The work operates within the client's planning calendar, uses their planning system, and feeds into their management reporting. Retailers, manufacturers, and technology companies with complex cost structures hire FP&A contractors most actively on an inside IR35 basis.
How much do fp&a analyst contractors usually earn when working Inside IR35?
Contract rates for fp&a analyst roles typically range from £400 to £750 per day, depending on the scope of the role, required expertise, and the delivery expectations of the engagement. Inside IR35 rates are typically 15% to 30% higher than equivalent outside IR35 roles to account for tax and national insurance deducted at source by the fee-payer.
How many Inside IR35 fp&a analyst vacancies are there on Quality Contracts?
Over the past twelve months, we have tracked over 200 fp&a analyst contract roles across the site. Around one third of the roles currently listed on the site fall Inside IR35. Data reviewed up to June 2026.