Financial Planning & Analysis Manager in Oxford

The FP&A Manager is responsible for strengthening and scaling the FP&A function across the business by building a trusted data and reporting foundation, leading international budgeting and forecasting governance, and delivering decision‑useful insight that links commercial and operational performance to financial outcomes. The role combines hands‑on technical and analytical capability with strong business partnering and executive communication.

Reporting Line & Key Relationships

• Reports to: Head of FP&A.
• Key stakeholders include the CFO and Finance Leadership Team, regional and commercial leaders, People/HR, Revenue Operations, Finance Systems and BI teams, and budget holders across departments and geographies.

Key Responsibilities

• Own recurring FP&A outputs including performance reporting, forecasts, and planning deliverables; build and maintain robust financial and operational models with clear documentation and controls; partner with stakeholders to challenge assumptions and identify risks and opportunities; and continuously improve processes, tools, and ways of working.
• Data & Reporting Foundation: Build and embed a trusted reporting backbone through strong data integrity, reconciliations, and controls; standardise financial structures and reporting logic across regions; automate and scale reporting models and workflows; and enable high‑quality management reporting and self‑serve analytics that allow users to drill from outcomes to underlying drivers.
• International Budget & Forecast Governance: Lead the end‑to‑end annual budget and rolling forecast cycles across regions; define and manage planning timetables, inputs, review points, and sign‑offs; ensure assumptions, methodologies, and outputs are consistent and well‑governed; and maintain a clear operating model for budgeting and forecasting.
• Commercial & Financial Performance Insight: Provide insightful variance analysis, trend commentary, and forward‑looking scenarios; connect revenue, cost, headcount, and productivity drivers to P&L and cash outcomes; support strategic decisions through modelling and investment analysis; and translate complex analysis into clear executive‑level narratives.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent) with strong post‑qualification experience.
• Proven experience in a finance leadership capacity.
• Builder mindset with high standards for data quality and governance.
• Commercially curious, with a track record of driving team performance and challenging stakeholders constructively.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with the ability to translate data into meaningful insight.
• Delivery focused in a fast‑paced, dynamic environment.
• Strong Excel / Financial Modelling, Power BI and enterprise planning tools like Jedox / Anaplan.
• Experience in a PE‑backed or fast‑growth environment advantageous.
• Data handling experience and ETL exposures.
• Track record of scaling FP&A.

What we offer

• Private Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Parental Support
• Salary‑Exchange Pension
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Local Oxford Discounts
• Cycle‑to‑work Scheme
• Flu Jabs

At AER, we are committed to the principle that no employee or job applicant shall receive unfavourable treatment on grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy, and maternity. At AER, most roles are hybrid with a mix of in‑office/home working and potentially adjustable working hours. We discuss what works for you during the interview process.