Head of Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)

The Head of Financial Planning & Analysis will lead the organisation's financial planning, forecasting, budgeting, and performance analysis activities for an estimated 9-month fixed-term period. The role will act as a strategic business partner to senior leadership, providing high-quality insight to support decision making, improve financial performance, and drive business growth. The role includes leadership of a small FP&A team and close collaboration with finance, operations, and commercial stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities Financial Planning & Analysis

• Lead the annual budgeting, rolling forecasting, and long range financial planning processes.
• Deliver timely, accurate, and insightful management reporting, including variance analysis against budget and forecast.
• Provide detailed financial modelling, scenario analysis, and commercial evaluations to support strategic initiatives and investment decisions.
• Act as a trusted business partner to senior stakeholders, translating financial data into clear, actionable insights.

Performance & Reporting

• Develop and maintain robust KPIs and dashboards to monitor business performance.
• Drive continuous improvement in FP&A processes, systems, and reporting quality.
• Ensure consistency, accuracy, and integrity of financial data across reports and analyses.

Systems & Data

• Leverage financial systems and tools to enhance reporting efficiency and insight generation.
• Support the effective use and development of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central.
• Lead the use of Power BI to create impactful dashboards and visualisations.
• Demonstrate highly advanced Excel skills for complex financial models, large datasets, and automation.

Audit, Tax & Controls

• Support audit and tax related activities where required, working closely with external auditors and advisors.
• Ensure FP&A outputs align with statutory reporting, tax, and control requirements.

Leadership & Team Management

• Lead and develop an FP&A team of 5, including 3 direct reports.
• Set clear objectives, provide coaching and mentoring, and support professional development across the team.
• Foster a high performance, collaborative, and commercially focused team culture.

Essential Requirements

• Fully qualified accountant: ACCA, CIMA, ACA, or equivalent.
• Minimum of 5 years' post qualification experience.
• At least 5 years' experience in a similar FP&A or senior finance role.
• Advanced to expert level Excel skills (essential).
• Proven experience leading budgeting, forecasting, and performance analysis.
• Demonstrated people management experience.
• Strong commercial acumen and stakeholder management skills.

Nice to Have

• Audit and tax experience.
• Experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central.
• Experience using Power BI for reporting and data visualisation.