FP&A Associate Director - Firm - LDN​/MAN

FP&A Associate Director | Top 10 Firm | Manchester or London

Are you an experienced accounting professional looking to step into a high-visibility leadership role driving FP&A services across growth and scale-up clients? Do you excel at bringing financial propositions to market, generating new business opportunities, and developing high-performing advisory teams? This role offers an exceptional platform to lead a dynamic FP&A client portfolio within a nationally recognised firm, combining commercial business development with hands-on client advisory.

This Top 10 Firm provides comprehensive accounting, tax, and corporate advisory services to an ambitious portfolio of mid-market enterprises, scale-ups, and multinational corporate groups. Recognised for its market-leading proposition and commitment to technical innovation, the firm fosters a collaborative, high-growth environment where senior leaders are empowered to execute national expansion strategy, shape advisory offerings, and mentor emerging talent.

• Take a key lead role in executing the firm's growth plan for FP&A client advisory, coordinating national rollout and service proposition delivery.

• Drive proactive business development, identifying, pitching, and converting new commercial opportunities across scale-up and mid-market sectors.

• Oversee commercial management of a client portfolio, including engagement pricing, billing, recovery rates, and profitability optimisation.

• Lead high-quality FP&A client engagements, managing client expectations and delivering tailored financial insight, budgeting, and modelling solutions.

• Ensure full compliance with firm risk management requirements, quality controls, and established professional operational procedures.

• Lead, mentor, and support the professional growth of an FP&A team, aligning local performance with the firm's overarching national agenda.

• Utilise modern FP&A software platforms alongside advanced Excel and PowerBI capabilities to deliver market-leading financial intelligence.

• Build and nurture strategic relationships with key senior stakeholders, dynamic business founders, and corporate decision-makers.

• Collaborate seamlessly across multi-disciplinary teams to deliver complex client projects and integrated advisory solutions.

• Champion service excellence, ensuring team outputs consistently meet strict service level agreements and internal quality benchmarks.

• Competitive annual leave (with option to buy/sell up to 5 additional days).

• Hybrid working pattern (2-3 days in office per week).

• Private medical cover.

• Annual discretionary performance bonus scheme.

• Enhanced parental leave (up to 22 weeks full pay)

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