Head of FP&A in Leicester

Leicester (hybrid working) Bellrock Group are seeking an experienced and commercially focused Head of FP&A to lead the financial planning and analysis function within our business. This is a fast-paced environment (Private Equity backed) that requires a proactive leader who can balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution. The successful candidate will play a key role in supporting the executive team with high quality analysis, insight and challenge.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the annual budgeting, forecasting and long-range planning processes, incorporating driver-based forecasting and scenario planning, and ensuring a collaborative and integrated planning approach.
• Deliver accurate and insightful analysis with strong visual storytelling to support strategic decisions across the organisation.
• Develop robust financial models to support contract performance reviews, new business opportunities, return on investment assessments and cash flow forecasting (direct and indirect).
• Provide commercial insight on operational performance, cost efficiency and margin optimisation, through partnering with divisional cost modellers.

Board Reporting

• Produce timely and high quality monthly reporting packs with clear and insightful commentary.
• Support the board and private equity stakeholders with accurate financial information and performance analysis.
• Identify performance trends, risks and opportunities and make recommendations for improvement.

Business Partnering

• Build effective relationships across operational, commercial and contract management teams.
• Provide financial support and challenge to operational leaders to ensure contract performance targets are achieved.
• Act as a trusted advisor to the Head of Finance and senior leadership team.

Team Leadership

• Lead, mentor and develop the FP&A team.
• Drive improvements in reporting, processes and analysis capability.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability and continuous improvement.
• Build strong working relationship with the Head of Data & Insights (Digital team), in particular to drive use of Power BI for the Finance function and ensure data quality and consistency.

Skills & Experience

• Fully qualified ACA, ACCA or CIMA.
• Proven FP&A leadership experience, ideally within a private equity environment or similar.
• Corporate Finance experience (desired).
• Strong people management capability with the ability to develop high performing teams.
• Excellent analytical skills with strong financial modelling experience, including 3 statement models.
• Confident communicator with the ability to present information clearly and influence at all levels.
• Commercial mindset with strong problem-solving skills.
• Energetic, driven and adaptable.
• Able to work under pressure and at pace, and manage competing priorities.
• High level of integrity and professionalism, taking pride in accountability and ownership.

Working arrangements

We embrace smarter working practices which offer our employees the opportunity to work their hours flexibly and remotely where their roles and business needs allow. In this role, the successful candidate would be required to work from the Leicester office two days per week, with the rest of the week being worked from home.

What can we offer you?

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays + 1 additional day as a thank you (enjoy it, it’s on us).
• Salary exchange pension scheme.
• Life cover.
• Paid sick leave.
• Health Assured employee assistance and wellness program.
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave.
• Salary sacrifice schemes: Cycle to work.
• Private medical insurance.
• Holiday purchase scheme of additional 5 days per year.
• Offers and discount scheme designed to save money on everyday shopping and essentials.
• Healthcare Cashplan.
• MotorSave Scheme.
• Refer a friend.
• Liftshare.
• Virtual GP.

Why Bellrock?

Our people are our passion, so we’re all about helping them to achieve their ambitions. That means putting everything in place for you to have a rewarding career with us. So you can go far in your career, with us behind you. And our business will grow, too. So, if you’re ready to start your career journey with Bellrock we’re ready to welcome you. It’s a great place to be. We would like to attract talent from all corners of the world for this role. Our commitment is to an equitable recruitment process so feel free to apply in any way that suits you. We are looking for the right person, not necessarily just the right person for this role. Apply today.