At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead financial planning and analysis for a luxury mixed-use destination in Edinburgh.
- Company: Join a transformative project in a landmark heritage building.
- Benefits: Shape the finance function from scratch with competitive remuneration.
- Other info: Exciting opportunity to work in a dynamic, evolving environment.
- Why this job: Be a key player in building a unique destination and its financial architecture.
- Qualifications: Qualified accountant with ERP implementation and strong data skills.
The predicted salary is between 75600 - 92400 £ per year.
A landmark heritage building in the heart of Edinburgh is being transformed into a luxury mixed-use destination, bringing together boutique hospitality, restaurants and bars, retail, spa, food market and event spaces under one unified operating vision.
This is a rare opportunity to join at build stage and shape the financial planning, reporting, data and business applications architecture from the ground up.
The organisation is designing its finance function from a blank sheet, including the chart of accounts, reporting model, ERP, data flows and insight framework needed to run a complex destination-led business.
The Role
Reporting to the Finance & Commercial Director, the Head of FP&A will lead planning, business performance and the business applications technology stack.
This is a build-and-operate leadership role: designing and standing up the platforms during the programme, then running planning, forecasting and business partnering once the destination moves into operation.
The role will sit alongside the Financial Controller and work in close partnership with the Head of Technology.
Finance and technology will operate through a single roadmap, meaning this post will be central to building an open, composable platform where financial and operational data flow through one coherent architecture.
Key Responsibilities
- Own business planning, budgeting, scenario modelling, cash forecasting and capital planning across a complex mixed-use operation.
- Design planning processes and models that reflect multiple revenue streams, including hospitality, food and beverage, retail, spa, food market, arts and events.
- Lead management reporting, KPI design, board pack production and commercial analytics.
- Create a reporting model that combines financial and operational data such as covers, room nights, footfall and retail transactions.
- Own the ERP finance, procurement and inventory stack, together with HR, workforce management, reporting and analytics applications.
- Lead requirements ownership, functional design, backlog prioritisation, vendor management, user acceptance testing and operational readiness.
- Design the chart of accounts, statistical accounts, reporting model and data flows from source systems into a central data lake.
- Partner with operational and commercial leaders to support decisions on pricing, performance, capacity, investment and operating model choices.
- Shape the FP&A team, business partnering approach and performance rhythm as the organisation moves from programme into operation.
About You
- Qualified accountant, ideally CA, ICAS or equivalent, with meaningful post-qualified commercial experience.
- Proven ERP implementation experience, including selection, design, build, UAT and go-live.
- Strong SQL capability and advanced Excel modelling skills.
- Python or comparable coding experience, with confidence working across finance and technology.
- Strong understanding of data architecture and how financial and operational data should flow from source systems into a data lake and out into reporting.
- Credible business partnering style, with the ability to engage effectively with commercial, operational and senior leadership teams.
- Experience building and running FP&A in a fast-paced environment where numbers actively drive decisions.
- Resilience, sound judgement and the ability to make progress in a constrained, evolving and entrepreneurial environment.
- Hospitality, retail or destination-led operating experience.
- Experience working in a greenfield finance or technology environment.
- Experience building reporting models for luxury, mixed-use or complex multi-revenue businesses.
Why Apply?
This is an exceptional opportunity for an FP&A leader who wants to build rather than inherit.
You will play a defining role in shaping the planning, performance, data and technology foundations for a landmark Edinburgh destination before it opens and as it moves into live operation.
Location and Terms
The role is based in Edinburgh in office. Working pattern, remuneration and appointment details will be discussed with shortlisted candidates.
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