Group FP&A Manager

Axon Moore is partnering with a successful PE-backed business that is looking to double in size over the next few years; therefore we are recruiting an experienced Group FP&A Manager.

This role is responsible for delivering group management reporting and providing meaningful financial insight through analysis, budgeting, forecasting and performance reporting. The successful candidate will support strategic decision-making, drive financial performance, and ensure the accuracy and integrity of financial information across the group. The position also plays a key role in identifying and implementing process improvements to enhance efficiency and support the organisation in achieving its financial objectives.

• Prepare and distribute group sales flash reports.
• Conduct comprehensive sales and margin analysis across the group, presenting findings and recommendations to the senior management team.
• Review management accounts, balance sheet reconciliations and reporting packs from individual entities, and prepare consolidated group management accounts.
• Develop and maintain budget and forecast models in Excel for all group companies, ensuring accurate consolidation, elimination of intercompany transactions, and appropriate margin reporting at group level.
• Partner with business stakeholders to review, challenge, and agree budget and forecast submissions.
• Perform detailed cost analysis to identify opportunities for cost savings and operational efficiencies.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives within financial processes and contribute to ad‑hoc projects as required.

The ideal candidate will be a qualified CIMA, ACA, or ACCA accountant with advanced Excel, financial modelling, and analytical skills. Experience with in a manufacturing environment, or a similar operationally focused industry, would be highly advantageous. The successful individual will be commercially minded, detail-oriented, and capable of translating financial data into actionable business insights.

Our local Lancashire Axon Moore team recruits all accounting and finance roles from CFO to transactional finance on both a temporary and permanent basis. For more information about this role or our wider team, please contact Kat Goulding by email or phone. INDFIN