FP&A Analyst

FP&A Analyst

Date: Jul 16, 2026

Location:Papendrecht, NL

Company: GKN Aerospace Careers

Fantastic challenges. Amazing opportunities.

GKN Aerospace is reimagining air travel: going further, faster and greener! Fuelled by great people whose expertise and creativity sets the standards in our industry, we’re inspired by the opportunities to innovate and break boundaries. We’re proud to play a part in protecting the world’s democracies. And we’re committed to putting sustainability at the centre of everything we do, opening up and protecting our planet. With over 16,000 employees across 32 manufacturing sites in 12 countries we serve over 90% of the world’s aircraft and engine manufacturers and achieved sales of £3.6bn in 2025. There are no limits to where you can take your career.

Job Summary

Are you skilled at delivering analyses and recommendations that drive a company to achieve its financial goals? Can you efficiently build custom reports from ad-hoc requests and present the outcomes with absolute clarity? We are looking for an experienced FP&A Analyst to join GKN Fokker in Papendrecht.

As an FP&A Analyst, you are primarily responsible for the financial planning cycle (forecast, budget, strategic plan). You will perform end-to-end analyses of the complete P&L, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow statement for GKN Fokker Papendrecht, while supporting month-end closing and reporting activities.

You will join the Business Control team, which oversees the Papendrecht production facility. Together with the team, you will actively contribute to optimizing business processes and further elevating the financial department's professionalism.

What you'll do

• Deliver actionable financial analyses and recommendations to help GKN achieve its strategic targets.
• Support long-term and annual planning cycles by building financial models and providing clear insights into sales, profit, and cash flow forecasts (in collaboration with the Business Control and Central Finance teams).
• Take ownership of the business control activities for various departmental functions.
• Analyze actual performance against budget, forecast, and prior-year results, serving as the primary point of contact for Central Finance regarding these metrics.
• Prepare various reports to effectively present financial performance and analysis to key stakeholders.
• Ensure the timely reporting of subsidy projects to the European Commission and the Dutch Government (Rijksoverheid), while maintaining direct contact with external auditors.
• Deliver customized ad-hoc reports and analyses upon request.
• Identify opportunities to improve forecasting accuracy and efficiency, while actively driving change management projects.

What you'll bring

• A completed Bachelor degree in a finance-related field,
• Approximately 5 years of relevant work experience in FP&A or as a Business Controller,
• You are able to collaborate easily with other finance functions to gather, challenge, and summarize the key drivers of results and cash flow,
• Excellent analytical and financial skills and experience with management reporting,
• Excellent command of Dutch and English,
• Experience and knowledge of management information software, such as Hyperion, OneStream, QlikSense, and IBM Planning Analytics, is a plus.

What we'll offer

We are committed to offer you fantastic challenges and amazing opportunities, a career that can go in many directions thanks to our breadth of international opportunities. By being part of GKN Fokker Aerospace that has proven itself to be at the cutting edge of our industry, you will know that you will be working towards being the most trusted partner in the aerospace industry. 

Furthermore, we will offer you:

• A gross monthly salary based on grade L2 of CLA Metalektro,- depending on your work experience,
• 8% holiday allowance,
• 42 holidays for full-time employment in line with the Collective Labor Agreement Metalektro,
• An excellent pension scheme (PME) and travel allowance,
• Hybrid working, giving you the opportunity to balance home and office working,
• A pleasant and informal working environment, in which we work together to achieve the best result for our customers.

Next to a competitive package, we will offer you a world of opportunities: we want to see your career fly! We will support your career progression by providing you with learning and development opportunities. That's the beauty of being part of a global business, once you're on board you never know where your career journey may take you!

How to apply

Apply online by sending us your CV. Due to data privacy reasons we do not handle any applications sent by email. For additional questions you can contact Ioanna Dimitriadi, Talent Acquisition Specialist, via View email address on careers.gknaerospace.com.

We’ll offer you fantastic challenges and amazing opportunities. This is your chance to be part of an organisation that has proven itself to be at the cutting edge of our industry; and is committed to pushing the boundaries even further.  And with some of the best training on offer in the industry, who knows how far you can go?

A Great Place to work needs a Great Way of Working

Everyone is welcome to apply to GKN.  We believe that we can only achieve our ambitions through a coming together of diverse minds who enjoy collaborating in an inspirational environment. Through our commitment to diversity, inclusion and belonging and by living our five powerful principles we’ve created a culture where everyone feels welcome to contribute.  It’s a culture that won us ‘The Best Workplace Culture Award’.  By embracing and celebrating what makes us unique we encourage everyone to bring their full self to work.

We’re also committed to providing an accessible recruitment process, so if you require reasonable adjustments at any stage during our recruitment process please get in touch and let us know.

We are the place where human dreams, plus human endeavour, shape the future of aerospace innovation and technology.​
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