Head of FP&A in Skelmersdale

Location: Skelmersdale

Our Vision & Why It Matters

At Alexander Dennis, our vision is to lead the evolution of sustainable on-road mass transportation and mobility. We design, deliver, and support market-leading buses and coaches that help reduce emissions, improve air quality, and keep communities connected. Every role contributes to that mission whether you’re engineering, driving sales, improving production, or supporting our customers.

What You’ll Do

You’ll lead all Group FP&A and management reporting activity, partnering with leaders across Alexander Dennis and the wider NFI Group. You’ll be responsible for consolidated forecasting, budgeting, and performance reporting, ensuring that financial insight is clear, accurate, and supports the strategic direction of the business. You’ll also drive continuous improvement in processes, systems, and ways of working across the finance organisation.

What We’re Looking For

You’ll bring significant post-qualification experience in a senior FP&A leadership role, ideally within a complex, multi-entity environment. You’ll have strong IFRS knowledge, excellent analytical skills, and the ability to communicate complex financial information clearly to both financial and non-financial audiences. You will be adept at influencing senior stakeholders, challenging assumptions, and driving performance across diverse functions and business units.

Bonus if you have:

• Experience with Hyperion / EPM or other consolidation tools
• A background within manufacturing, engineering, or large-scale operational businesses
• A track record of leading significant reporting transformations or systems improvements

What We Offer

Because we know that to deliver on our vision, people have to feel supported and inspired:

• Impact: Be part of something that’s changing cities, improving air quality, helping public transport evolve.
• Development & Growth: Training programmes, mentorship, opportunities to take on new roles, broaden skills.
• Culture & Belonging: An inclusive environment; your voice matters; we treat people fairly.
• Perks & Benefits: Competitive salary, pension, wellbeing support, cycle to work scheme, enhanced maternity and paternity benefits.

Our Values - What Guides Us

These are more than words on a page, they shape how we work, what we stand for, and how we build trust with our customers, communities, and each other.

• Safety: The health and wellbeing of our team members, and the safety of our products, are our top priority.
• Quality: We strive for excellence in our products, services, and all that we do.
• Integrity: We act with honesty, transparency and integrity, treating each other with respect in a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace.
• Accountability: We take responsibility for our actions, seeking to build trust and earn a reputation for excellence and reliability.
• Teamwork: We work with our team members, our supplier partners, and our customers to pursue mutual benefits.
• Sustainability: We seek long term success for our business, our communities, and the environment through responsible sourcing, lean manufacturing, and sustainable operations.

How to Apply

If you see yourself growing with Alexander Dennis and contributing to our vision, we’d love to hear from you. Please complete our online application form and attach your CV! We care deeply about being inclusive and we encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

If you are an internal applicant, you have a responsibility to inform your current line/department manager and local human resources representative before applying for the role. Due to the volume of vacancies and applications, we would prefer that you submit your application online. If however, you require an alternative method of applying, please give us call on +44 1324 621 672 or send an email to careers@alexander-dennis.com.