Head of FP&A

Our client is a large, internationally group, is looking to appoint a Head of FP&A. The role sits within a central finance function, reporting to the Finance Director for Performance and Transformation, and carries real influence across the wider business.

This is a leadership role covering Group FP&A end to end. You would own regular forecasting and the annual budget process, lead the rolling forecast and longer term planning, and work across every function to capture and report on performance (both financial and non-financial). The mandate is about making the numbers useful, developing management information for board and executive audiences, building reporting that shows granular performance across the drivers of the business, and surfacing the trends and opportunities that can actually be acted on.

There is a strong data and business intelligence thread running through it, alongside financial modelling to support business development, efficiencies and M&A. You would also manage and develop a team spread across central and business unit roles.

The ideal candidate will be a qualified accountant with strong FP&A and management reporting experience gained in large, complex, internationally spread organisations. Ideally you will have private equity, transformation and change exposure. Comfort with large datasets, a good grasp of modern finance systems and analytics, and the credibility to influence senior executives is important.

The salary is £95,000 to £120,000 plus a 10% bonus.