Group FP&A Manager

This role is in Group Finance, with responsibility for supporting the delivery of the Group’s FP&A activities. This includes delivering the group’s plans and budgets, cashflow forecasts, business valuations, driving financial analytics and insights, acting as a trusted advisor and storyteller to guide the company’s strategic growth, and supporting external reporting requirements.

Success in the role will be achieved through enhancements to processes and controls in data consolidation, supporting and driving all budget and forecast activities including cashflow forecasting, owning analytics spotlights, and managing relationships with relevant stakeholders. This role reports to the Group Head of FP&A and offers a great opportunity to gain and expand knowledge of the entire company.

Role Responsibilities

This is an exciting time to join a growing finance function with a mandate to provide insight and analysis to drive decisions, develop and execute the organisation’s strategy, and work closely with the business, functions, and wider organisation.

Planning and Forecasting, Financial Modelling and Stakeholder Engagement

• Support and drive accurate forecasting and budgeting, drafting high-quality deliverables with a clear financial story, synthesising and advising on trends and insights to aid informed decision-making.

• Partner with business divisions and functions to understand and analyse performance, identifying risks and opportunities.

• Lead analysis of balance sheet and cashflow movements, working closely with other functions including Treasury to accurately forecast future periods and ensure performance variances are clearly understood and explained

• Consolidate, extract, and summarise data from various sources (OneStream and other systems), working with several stakeholders and colleagues to assess quality, suggest updates, and articulate improved forecasting. Undertake regular quality checks to ensure adequacy, accuracy, and legitimacy of data, and manage actions.

• Stress test business assumptions, challenge and collaborate to create a clear outlook on future performance underpinned by robust and clear assumptions.

• Develop executive presentations, Board packs, and other internal and external reporting.

• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement in FP&A processes and reporting, including establishing an operating rhythm with regions, consolidating data, periodic reviews of key KPIs, and streamlining reporting across all finance cycles.

• Build financial models that support the forecasting process, applying best practice advanced Excel financial modelling to bring numbers to life.

• Collaborate with other team members, demonstrating a willingness to work flexibly and ensure the team delivers to a high standard, creating an atmosphere of high performance and inclusivity.

• Support the annual budget, forecasting, 5-year plan, bonus modelling, and any ad-hoc analysis to influence key business decisions.

Essential

• Professional finance qualification – ACA, ICAS, CIMA, CFA or equivalent

• Experience in FP&A / strategic finance of another PLC or through consulting route

• Background in controls, strong interpersonal, collaboration and organisational skills with hands-on financial modelling experience.

• Excellent analytical skills, with ability to analyse and interpret financial data, draw conclusions and make recommendations.

• Self-starter with the ability to work independently, taking ownership and responsibility.

• Ability to prioritise, meet deadlines and deliver high-quality, well-considered solutions.

• Can-do attitude, a service mindset, and proactive in responding to requests. Strong desire to succeed and enthusiasm.

Desired

• Previous experience within Financial Services, whether in industry or practice

• Experience in building and managing a cash flow forecasting model across multiple regions

• Advanced Excel knowledge and skills (financial modelling principles, and advanced formulas).

• Relevant and appropriate experience in a similar or comparable role.