Job Description
Are you an ambitious FP&A professional looking for an opportunity to make a genuine commercial impact? This is a fantastic opportunity to join a growing and complex business in a highly visible role, working closely with senior leadership to drive performance, influence strategy and shape key business decisions. You'll operate at the heart of the organisation, taking ownership of planning, forecasting and business partnering activities while helping to identify and deliver opportunities for growth and profitability.
You'll lead the budgeting and forecasting process, providing meaningful analysis and insight that supports decision-making at both operational and board level. Working closely with stakeholders across the business, you'll challenge performance, drive accountability and uncover opportunities to improve profitability across multiple sites. You'll also take ownership of financial modelling, scenario planning and long-term strategic planning, giving you the chance to directly influence the future direction of the business. Alongside this, you'll mentor and develop an FP&A Analyst, review and enhance financial controls and processes and act as a trusted deputy to senior finance leadership when required.
Ideally you will:
- Be a fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA)
- Have previous experience within FP&A, commercial finance or business partnering roles
- Demonstrate strong budgeting, forecasting and financial modelling capabilities
- Possess the ability to translate complex financial information into clear commercial insight
- Have experience partnering with senior stakeholders and influencing decision-making
- Be confident challenging performance and driving accountability across operational teams
- Have advanced Excel skills, with experience of BI and reporting tools being advantageous
- Demonstrate a proactive, commercially focused approach with strong analytical skills
- Have previous experience managing or mentoring junior finance professionals
In return you will receive:
- A highly visible role with direct exposure to senior leadership and key decision-makers
- The opportunity to influence strategic direction and drive commercial performance
- A broad and varied position combining FP&A, business partnering and strategic analysis
- Genuine autonomy and ownership across budgeting, forecasting and long-term planning
- The chance to lead and develop a member of the finance team
- Exposure to board-level reporting, investment appraisals and scenario modelling
- A collaborative and supportive working environment
- Excellent opportunities for future progression as the business continues to grow
This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious finance professional who enjoys operating in a commercially focused environment and wants to play a key role in driving business performance. If you're looking for a position where your analysis and insights will genuinely influence strategic decisions, we'd love to hear from you.
