Financial Planning and Analysis Manager

Commensurate with the position of your role within the organisation, you will be required to adopt a flexible approach to the hours worked and which may be necessary for the proper performance of your duties. The basic contractual hours will be 37.5 hours per week, with an unpaid lunch break.

Salary dependant on experience.

The FP&A and Business Performance Manager is responsible for leading the Company's financial planning, business partnering, management reporting and performance analysis activities.

The role owns the development and delivery of budgets, forecasts, management information, KPI reporting, profitability analysis and business insight, ensuring senior leaders have access to accurate, timely and meaningful information to support decision-making and drive business performance.

Working closely with stakeholders across Long-Term Contract Hire, Fleet Management and Used Vehicle Sales, the role will provide financial challenge, commercial support and strategic insight, helping identify risks, opportunities and actions required to improve profitability.

Whilst responsible for leading and developing a high-performing FP&A team, the role will also remain actively involved in complex analysis, forecasting, modelling, business cases and performance investigations. The successful candidate will combine strong leadership with a hands‑on approach, supporting the team whilst helping shape the future direction of the finance function and the wider business.

The role will be instrumental in evolving the Company's FP&A framework, improving data quality, enhancing management information and establishing a robust business partnering model that supports sustainable profitable growth.

• Lead the annual budget, forecast and strategic planning processes.
• Own the Company's three-year planning model and associated forecasting activities.
• Challenge assumptions and ensure plans are aligned to business strategy and objectives.
• Develop scenario planning, financial modelling and sensitivity analysis to support decision‑making.
• Identify, quantify and communicate financial risks and opportunities.
• Support business leaders in understanding the financial impact of operational decisions and strategic initiatives.
• Ensure robust forecasting processes are embedded across the organisation.

• Own the Company's management reporting framework and ensure a single version of the truth across all reporting outputs.
• Oversee the preparation and delivery of monthly management accounts, management packs, KPI reporting and performance analysis.
• Ensure reporting is accurate, timely, insightful and clearly focused on key performance drivers.
• Develop reporting tools and dashboards that improve understanding of business performance.
• Continuously improve the quality, relevance and accessibility of management information.
• Establish reporting standards, governance and controls to ensure consistency throughout the business.

• Lead the business partnering function across:
  • Long-Term Contract Hire
  • Fleet Management
  • Used Vehicle Sales
• Build strong relationships with senior leaders and budget holders across the business.
• Act as a trusted advisor, providing constructive challenge and commercial insight.
• Support stakeholders in making informed decisions through robust financial analysis and performance evaluation.
• Develop and strengthen a proactive business partnering culture across the organisation.
• Deliver a high standard of customer service to internal stakeholders.

• Lead the delivery of profitability analysis across products, customers and business activities.
• Investigate financial and operational performance variances and identify underlying causes.
• Translate complex financial and operational data into clear, actionable recommendations.
• Identify opportunities to improve revenue, profitability, efficiency and business performance.
• Support pricing reviews, commercial evaluations, investment appraisals and business cases.
• Provide insightful analysis that supports strategic decision-making and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Monitor business performance trends and proactively identify emerging risks and opportunities.

• Drive improvements in data quality, accuracy and consistency across financial and operational reporting.
• Work with stakeholders to improve data governance and reporting integrity.
• Identify opportunities to automate and…