Assistant Head of Financial Planning & Analysis

At Kisimul we're dedicated to helping the people we support expand their life skills, abilities and experiences as part of our therapeutic community and meaningful life model. Our ethos is to put individual needs, values, aspirations and outcomes at the centre of everything we do providing holistic care and lifelong learning in a nurturing, supportive environment that encourages personal growth and development.

We are seeking an experienced and commercially astute Assistant / Deputy Head of FP&Ato join our Finance team within a growing private care business.

This is a key role within the Finance function, supporting the Head of FP&A and working closely with the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) and Executive Leadership Team (ELT) to provide high-quality financial insight, analysis and commercial decision support.

The successful candidate will possess a strong finance background, a naturally inquisitive mindset, and the ability to transform complex financial data into clear, meaningful insights that support decision-making at senior leadership level.

This role would suit an ambitious finance professional who is looking to take the next step in their career and develop towards a Head of FP&A / senior finance leadership position.

Support the Head of FP&A in the delivery of the annual budgeting and forecasting processes.

Produce accurate and insightful monthly management reporting and financial analysis.

Analyse financial and operational performance, identifying key trends, risks, opportunities and variances.

Support long-term financial planning and scenario analysis.

Provide meaningful commentary and recommendations alongside financial results.

Work closely with theSLT and ELT, providing clear and commercially focused financial insight.

Act as a trusted finance business partner to operational and corporate functions across the organisation.

Develop a strong understanding of operational performance within the care business and how this translates into financial outcomes.

Challenge assumptions and provide constructive financial challenge to senior stakeholders.

Support investment appraisals, business cases and strategic projects.

Identify opportunities to improve financial performance, efficiency and profitability.

Make full use of financial and operational data to provide actionable insight.

Maintain and improve financial models, reporting tools and forecasting processes.

Identify opportunities to improve automation, efficiency and data quality.

Ensure financial information is accurate, timely and presented to a high standard.

Minimum 5 years experience working within a finance role.

Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) or equivalent finance qualification

Strong experience inFP&A, management reporting, budgeting, forecasting and financial analysis.

Proven experience working closely withSLT and ELT-level stakeholders.

Demonstrable experience presenting financial information to senior management.

Strong commercial awareness and the ability to link financial performance to operational activity.

Advanced / highly proficient

Microsoft Excel skills, including financial modelling and data analysis.

Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.

Ability to work independently while also operating effectively as part of a wider Finance team.

Previous experience working within thecare sector,…