About the role
What you’ll do as a Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) Manager
- Lead the company’s budgeting, forecasting and long-range planning processes, translating strategy into robust financial plans that support sustainable growth.
- Own the delivery of monthly performance reporting and analysis, providing leaders with clear insights into results, key drivers, risks and opportunities.
- Develop integrated financial models, scenario planning and sensitivity analysis to support strategic decision-making, investment prioritisation and effective capital allocation.
- Partner with senior stakeholders across the business to drive performance, challenge assumptions and embed a culture of financial accountability and ROI-focused decision-making.
- Champion the use of automation, AI and modern analytical tools to improve reporting efficiency, enhance insight generation and streamline finance processes.
- Collaborate with Finance, Data and Technology teams to improve the quality, accessibility and governance of financial data, enabling scalable reporting and self-service analytics.
- Monitor industry trends, market dynamics and competitor performance, translating external insights into meaningful recommendations for the business.
- Lead, coach and develop a high-performing FP&A team, fostering a culture of curiosity, accountability and continuous improvement.
What you'll bring to the team
- A professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) and significant post-qualification experience in FP&A, commercial finance or a similar strategic finance role.
- Proven experience leading and developing high-performing teams, creating clarity, accountability and opportunities for growth.
- Strong understanding of financial planning, forecasting and performance management with the ability to connect financial outcomes to broader business objectives.
- Advanced financial modelling skills including experience building integrated forecasts, scenario models and business cases that support strategic decision-making.
- Strong analytical capability and experience working with large datasets, business intelligence tools and reporting platforms to generate actionable insights.
- A passion for continuous improvement with experience leveraging automation, AI or emerging technologies to enhance finance processes and reporting.
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills with the ability to influence, challenge and build trusted relationships across all levels of the organisation.
- A commercially minded and curious approach combining strategic thinking, sound judgement and the ability to translate complex information into practical recommendations that create business value.