FP & A Analyst / Associate

Are you an analytical finance professional who enjoys turning complex data into clear business decisions? Join Sand and help shape the financial planning, performance insights and commercial decisions behind a global company using AI to solve humanity’s most pressing challenges.

About Sand 

Sand is a global Physical AI company using data and AI to make critical industries work better. We partner with governments, cities and enterprises to improve how essential systems operate across healthcare, water, energy, telecommunications and infrastructure.

Our work delivers proven real-world impact. We have built AI systems that help manage London’s water supply, supported telecom network planning across hundreds of cities, and developed digital healthcare platforms serving tens of millions of people. From intelligent command centers to AI-powered infrastructure platforms, we help organizations sense, analyze and act in complex environments.

Our people are ambitious, curious and relentlessly practical. Our teams work alongside clients in the field, solving hard problems and deploying solutions that last. With colleagues across Africa, Europe, the UK and the US, we operate across the full stack - from research and engineering to deployment and capability building.

Our mission is simple: to harness AI to solve humanity’s most pressing challenges.

Role Summary

Sand is seeking an FP&A Analyst / Associate to serve as the analytical engine of our Finance team. Working closely with the Head of FP&A and CFO, you will help build and maintain financial plans, track performance against budgets, and deliver the insights management and investors need to understand the business and make informed decisions.

You will also partner with commercial teams on pricing, margins and profitability, translating financial analysis into practical recommendations that support sustainable growth.

This is a high-exposure role for someone who combines strong financial modelling skills with curiosity, commercial judgment and attention to detail. Your work will directly inform senior leadership decisions, and you will have the opportunity to improve how Sand plans, measures performance and allocates resources.

Specific Responsibilities

Budgeting, Forecasting and Performance Tracking

• Support the development, maintenance and improvement of annual budgets, rolling forecasts and long-range financial models.
• Track actual performance against budgets and forecasts, explain key variances, and flag risks and opportunities early.
• Prepare timely, decision-ready analysis for the Head of FP&A and CFO, including scenario modelling and sensitivity analysis.
• Update financial plans as business priorities, assumptions and operating conditions change.

KPIs and Management Reporting

• Own the definition, calculation and tracking of key performance metrics used internally and required by investors.
• Support the preparation of monthly management reports, board materials and investor reporting packs.
• Ensure financial models, reports and underlying systems contain accurate, consistent and reliable data.
• Translate financial and operating results into clear insights on business performance and its key drivers.

Commercial Partnering

• Support commercial teams with pricing, margin and profitability analysis across customers, products, segments and individual deals.
• Evaluate the financial impact of pricing changes, discounts and new commercial proposals.
• Develop clear recommendations that help non-finance stakeholders understand trade-offs and make informed decisions.

Process Improvement and Strategic Analysis

• Streamline and automate recurring reporting, budgeting and forecasting processes.
• Improve the structure, flexibility and usability of financial models and reporting tools.
• Support ad hoc strategic analysis, including business cases, fundraising support, and M&A or investment evaluations.
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Skill Requirements - Essential

• 3–5 years of experience in FP&A, strategic finance, corporate development or investment banking.
• Strong financial modelling expertise, including the ability to build clear, flexible and well-structured models from scratch and review existing models for accuracy.
• A degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Engineering or a related quantitative field.
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to identify business trends, understand performance drivers and spot inconsistencies in financial data.
• A curious and creative approach to problem-solving, with the ability to challenge assumptions and explore alternative scenarios.
• Clear written, verbal and presentation skills, including the ability to explain complex analysis simply to senior leaders and non-finance stakeholders.
• The ability to work effectively with finance and commercial teams while managing competing priorities.
• High ownership, strong attention to detail and a proactive approach to delivering accurate work in a fast-moving environment.

Skill Requirements - Preferable

• CFA, ACA/CA or a comparable professional qualification.

Work Environment

This is a remote role involving regular collaboration with colleagues across multiple countries and time zones. The successful candidate will be self-driven, comfortable working independently, and proactive in communicating through virtual collaboration tools and video conferencing.

At Sand, you will be encouraged to continually develop your capabilities and pursue learning opportunities and relevant certifications that support your professional growth.