We are building the UK’s next generation engineering powerhouse, providing critical technology that strengthens national security and resilience.
We specialise in turning advances in sensing, AI, and communications into operational capability at the edge, where connectivity may be degraded or denied. Our work focuses on accelerating the deployment of technology, improving decision making for frontline teams, and protecting people and critical assets in demanding environments.
Headquartered in Bristol, Rowden employs around 160 people and operates over 20,000 square feet of engineering and manufacturing facilities. We have a growing international footprint and are one of Europe’s fastest growing engineering businesses.
About the role
Due to increased demand, we are expanding our commercial finance capability and are looking for a commercially minded FP&A Analyst to support pricing, planning, and decision making across the business.
Candidates must be eligible for SC clearance.
More information about security clearance is available here:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/united-kingdom-security-vetting-clearance-levels
Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)
- Build and maintain financial models to support budgeting, forecasting, and scenario analysis.
- Support headcount and cost modelling, including workforce growth planning across teams and programmes.
- Analyse performance against budget and forecast, identifying drivers, risks, and areas for action.
- Contribute to improving the quality, pace, and robustness of FP&A outputs, including increased automation and use of modern tooling.
Commercial, ROI & Pricing Support
- Support pricing for new customer opportunities, working with sales, delivery, and bid teams to model costs, margins, and commercial risk.
- Maintain and develop pricing models for both standard and non standard deals.
- Perform ROI analysis for investments, initiatives, and delivery models, supporting prioritisation and decision making.
- Assist with contract level financial analysis, including margin analysis, sensitivities, and downside risk assessment.
M&A and Strategic Support
- Support financial analysis related to potential acquisitions, investments, or strategic partnerships.
- Assist with modelling, scenario analysis, and commercial due diligence activities as required.
- Contribute to post investment or post acquisition financial analysis and tracking where relevant.
Cross Functional Decision Support
- Work with stakeholders across the business on cross cutting initiatives that require financial insight.
- Produce clear, well structured analysis that supports both short term decisions and longer term planning.
- Help define and track KPIs that link financial performance to operational outcomes.
Process Improvement & Tooling
- Actively contribute to improving finance processes, models, and ways of working.
- Explore and embed the use of automation and AI to improve analysis, forecasting, and reporting.
- Support the ongoing development of models used for management and board reporting.
Essential
- Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, or CIMA) with strong technical accounting grounding.
- Strong financial modelling and analytical skills, with high confidence in Excel or equivalent tools.
- Commercial mindset with interest in pricing, contracts, ROI, and growth decisions.
- Ability to manage multiple workstreams and switch context effectively.
- Clear communicator, able to explain financial analysis to non finance stakeholders.
Desirable
- Experience in an FP&A, commercial finance, or analytical role.
- Exposure to pricing, bid support, ROI analysis, or M&A activity.
- Experience using AI tools, financial systems, or planning platforms, or at least
- Practical interest in using AI or automation to improve finance workflows.
About you
- Someone hungry for a fast-paced role with real responsibility and exposure.
- Comfortable working across teams and contributing to cross cutting initiatives.
- Pragmatic, curious, and confident forming views with incomplete information.
- Motivated to grow with the business and develop into a more senior commercial finance role over time.
We are committed to building a flexible, inclusive, and enabling company. Our aim is to create a diverse team of talented people with unique skills, experience, and backgrounds, so please apply and come as you are!
We also recognise the importance of flexible working and support this wherever we can. We typically operate a flexible, hybrid-working model, with an average 3 days in the office each week (dependent on the role). We welcome the opportunity to discuss flexibility, part-time working requirements and/or workplace adjustments with all our applicants.
Rowden is a Disability Confident Committed company, and we actively encourage people with disabilities and health conditions to apply for our roles. Please let us know your requirements early on so that we can make sure you have everything you need up front to help make the recruitment process and experience as easy as possible.
Finally, if you feel that you don’t meet all the criteria included above but have transferable skills and relevant experience, we’d still love to hear from you!
What matters to us?
- Our focus is on the end user. We exist to deliver the best possible outcomes for the users of our systems.
- Pace matters. The problems we solve are urgent.
- Our diverse skills and backgrounds make us better. Our team prides itself on being inclusive and multidisciplinary.
- We are radically honest. Saying what we mean, even when it isn’t easy.
- We are pragmatists. We provide realistic, focused solutions that get to the point.
- We improve continuously. We are relentless in our drive to make things better.
