Head of FP&A

Base

Hours:

Monday – Friday, 8:30am – 17:00pm

Salary:

Salary dependent on experience + annual discretionary company bonus

Insta Volt are the largest owner operator of rapid electric vehicle charging stations across the UK; we pride ourselves on customer experience and satisfaction. Our teams provide a full range of support to our stations, as well as playing a crucial role in the expansion of the network and the continuation of our reputation as best in the industry. We also have a growing footprint in a variety of international markets.

As part of our continued growth, we are seeking a highly skilled and competent Head of FP&A to join our internal finance team.

The Head of FP&A will lead financial planning, performance reporting and insight within fast moving, dynamic PE‑backed environment.

This is a crucial, high‑impact, high‑visibility leadership role suited to a commercially driven, technically strong FP&A professional who thrives in fast‑paced environments and is comfortable operating at both board level and in detailed analytical execution.

This role combines strategic leadership with hands‑on technical capability, owning forecasting, board reporting and all BI/analytical oversight while managing the FP&A and BI team.

This role will be based in our HQ in Chineham RG24 8WD
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• Data & analytics: oversee Power BI reporting suite and analytical tools, working in close conjunction with data engineering, BI developers and internal users to continually drive improved insight and analytical capability
• Management accounts ownership: own (along with the FP&A analyst), the group management accounts consolidation and month‑end review process, working in close conjunction with the wider finance team
• Budget, long‑term plan (LTP) and quarterly reforecast cycles: own the end‑to‑end budget & forecast processes, clearly setting out and managing the agenda, working with the wider finance team who own the core inputs. The Head of FP&A is crucial in pulling together the Group position, outputs and storyline, partnering closely with the CEO and CFO
• Performance reporting: produce and oversee finance performance decks and board reports, covering a range of financial outputs, alongside market/competitor insights, network performance, customer behaviour and capital/investment returns assessments
• Financial model ownership and development: own and continuously develop the financial consolidation and budget models, covering all financial and non financial metrics across P&L, balance sheet and cashflow across 5 countries
• Private equity submissions and insight: prepare investor submissions and performance analysis, alongside being a key interface with the PE team for ongoing and ad‑hoc analysis
• Performance review leadership: lead a variety of regular performance reviews, including the weekly network review, monthly close meetings and quarterly forecast sessions. The ability to present a clear message, alongside bringing a challenging and insightful approach is a crucial factor for success
• Roadmap leadership: drive the development roadmap across the FP&A and reporting infrastructure, looking to deliver continuous improvement and maturing analytical capability, whilst optimising existing processes
• Senior stakeholder partnering: act as a key partner to the CEO, CFO and investors, delivering confident, reliable financial reporting whilst challenging and developing new ways of analysing performance
• Team development: provide leadership to FP&A Analyst and BI Developer, including workload prioritisation

• Financial expertise: strong management accounts, variance analysis and cash flow understanding
• Advanced financial modelling capability: across 3-statements, scenario analysis, cash flow, IRR and ad‑hoc analysis
• Core system experience: advanced Excel and strong working knowledge of Power BI (data modelling, DAX, dashboard development)
• Communicating for impact: ability to translate operational KPIs into financial insight, bringing together complex data to cut through to clear insight delivering well‑constructed recommendations and action.
• Senior stakeholder engagement: strong Board…