FP&A Transformation Lead

Finova is the UK’s largest financial services technology provider, supporting one in every five mortgages nationwide. Our agile, cloud-native solutions enable over 60 banks, building societies, specialist lenders, equity release providers and a network of 2,400+ brokers to stay ahead in a competitive market.

Built on open architecture and backed by deep industry expertise, our platform is designed to scale. Each year, we process over £50 billion in loans, manage nearly £50 billion in loans and savings, and support the digital servicing of more than 650,000 UK borrower accounts.

Be part of a team that’s driving innovation, enabling growth and shaping the future of UK lending.

Finova offers a flexible, modular technology suite designed to help lenders move faster, scale efficiently and deliver standout digital experiences.

Financial Institutions use Finova to launch products faster, process applications up to 50% more efficiently and reduce operational costs — all while staying fully compliant in a fast-moving market.

We are a close-knit team who strive for the best in everything we do. We have grown considerably over the past couple of years as the business has grown so that we can provide a first‑class service to our colleagues and external stakeholders. We work closely alongside the business to partner with them in achieving their successes. On a daily basis we collaborate with department heads, customers and suppliers as well as providing support to our 450+ colleagues.

This is a focused 6–12 month transformation engagement within FP&A, reporting to the Head of FP&A. The FP&A Transformation Manager will design and embed new data, systems and reporting processes across budgeting, forecasting, cash, workforce planning and revenue reporting. Success in this role depends on strong finance domain knowledge combined with a genuine ability to work hands‑on with data and systems: cleansing, mapping, and designing efficient, low‑manual‑effort pipelines from source data through to board pack and budget holder reporting.

The ideal candidate will take a pragmatic 80/20 approach, delivering quick, visible impact first before refining the detail. They will combine their technical execution with expert change management to leave behind a smooth, embedded process that the business can run without them once the engagement ends.

• Proven, practical experience redesigning budgeting, forecasting or cash forecasting processes within a business.
• Demonstrated experience building budget files and forecasting tools that budget holders can use and update themselves, not just finance.
• Practical experience in workforce planning and cost modelling, including analysing the cost impact of workforce decisions.
• Hands‑on experience with data cleansing, mapping and structuring data to support flexible reporting.
• Experience designing and maintaining a clear cost ownership allocation process, including for supplier invoices where the correct owner isn’t always obvious.
• Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to translate complex financial concepts (like the difference between cash and P&L, accruals, and prepayments) into clear, actionable language for non‑finance stakeholders.
• Experience improving reporting accuracy, including designing simple, repeatable processes that non‑finance teams (e.g. client delivery or customer success) can easily apply to capture granular data on why variances occur.
• Strong understanding of technology, data, systems and process design.
• A pragmatic 80/20 mindset — able to give examples of delivering fast initial impact before refining the detail.
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