FP&A Manager

The FP&A Manager, UK & Denmark leads financial planning and analysis and business performance for Kinetico's UK and Danish operations. Denmark is an export HUB with markets in North Europe and APAC. The role is a key member of the regional finance leadership team and acts as a strategic business partner to country and functional leaders, supporting informed decision making, performance optimisation and value creation. This role requires 10% travel DK-UK-Spain.

Key Areas of Responsibility

Financial Planning, Budgeting & Forecasting

• Lead the annual budgeting process and quarterly re forecast cycles for the UK and Denmark.
• Develop scenarios and sensitivity analyses aligned with strategic priorities.
• Challenge assumptions, identify risks and opportunities and drive financial accountability.

Management Reporting & Performance Insights

• Deliver monthly, quarterly and annual management reporting, including P&L and variance analysis (actual vs budget vs prior year).
• Produce executive ready reports and dashboards with clear insights and recommendations.
• Develop and monitor financial and operational KPIs to support performance management.

Business Case Preparation & Financial Modeling

• Lead the preparation/evaluation of business cases for M&A and strategic initiatives, assessing returns, risks and value creation.
• Build Direct To Consumer (DTC) financial models, assessing scenarios and profitability drivers.

Business Decision Support & Commercial Partnering

• Act as a trusted finance business partner to UK and Denmark leadership teams.
• Support sales and operations with insights on profitability, cost drivers and growth initiatives.

Cost Accounting, Inventory & Pricing

• Partner with operations on cost accounting, including standard costing, variance analysis and cost control.
• Monitor inventory performance, valuation and working capital impacts.
• Support pricing strategy including margin, customer and product profitability analysis.

Process Improvement & Governance

• Continuously improve FP&A processes, tools and reporting to enhance efficiency and insight.
• Ensure strong financial discipline inline with group policies and internal controls.
• Collaborate with regional and global finance teams to drive consistency and best practice.
• Work closely with regional and global FP&A, Finance Control and North American teams.
• Mentor and develop junior finance team members, fostering a high performance culture.

Key Performance Indicators

• Timely, accurate delivery of budgets, forecasts and management reporting.
• Quality and relevance of financial insights supporting business decisions.
• Strength and effectiveness of financial models and business cases.
• Impact on profitability, cost control and operational performance.
• Translating complex financial data into actionable insight across a multi country environment.
• Balancing short term performance delivery with long term strategic objectives.
• Influencing senior stakeholders through analysis, insight, and strong communication.

Job Knowledge, Skills, and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or related discipline.
• 8-10 years' experience in FP&A or commercial finance, including senior level responsibility.
• Experience in multi country European environments.
• Strong expertise in budgeting, forecasting, management reporting, business cases, and financial modeling.
• Solid understanding of cost accounting, inventory management and pricing.
• Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills; SAP and BI experience preferred.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Fluent English required; additional European languages an advantage.
• Ability to manage competing priorities under time pressure.
• Willingness to travel within UK offices and Denmark office.

Organisational Context

The FP&A Manager - UK & Denmark reports to the International Finance Director and works closely with country leadership teams. The role operates in alignment with global FP&A and finance leadership, contributing insight to senior management decision making, without statutory or primary financial control responsibility.