Financial Planning & Analysis Manager in Belfast

A LITTLE INFORMATION ABOUT US! Foods Connected is an award winning cloud based software platform that helps retailers and food companies across the world manage their supply chain, quality control, and trading and planning management. Our software solutions are currently utilised by 10 of the largest food retailers in the world. As a team, we provide tools that help our customers manage their processes in a fast and efficient way and provide real-time visibility and reporting on what is happening in their business. At Foods Connected, we recognise that our employees are our most important asset and we value creating a great working environment to ensure our team enjoy working together and solving problems for our customers.

IS THIS SOMETHING THAT INTERESTS YOU? This is a newly created, high-impact role at the heart of the Foods Connected finance function. Reporting directly to the CFO, you will act as a strategic and commercial partner across the business, providing the analysis, insight, and challenge that enables confident decision-making at every level. You will be equally comfortable modelling a new commercial opportunity, preparing board-ready departmental performance packs, interrogating CRM and product data for revenue insight, and supporting the integration of acquired businesses into the financial infrastructure. This role spans the full FP&A and business partnering remit: analytical depth paired with the communication skills and confidence to engage with senior stakeholders credibly.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Commercial Analysis & Business Planning
  • Own the annual business planning and reforecasting cycle, working closely with the CFO and senior leadership to build a coherent, data-driven financial plan across the group.
  • Develop and maintain the group's financial model, including ARR drivers, revenue bridge analysis, cost base evolution, and multi-currency consolidation.
  • Lead commercial analysis to support pricing decisions, customer profitability assessments and strategic initiatives.
  • Produce monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting packs for the CFO, Board, and investor stakeholders — translating financial data into clear, actionable narrative.
• Departmental Performance Reporting
  • Maintain and enhance a suite of departmental performance dashboards and scorecards, ensuring department heads have timely, accurate, and meaningful data to manage their functions.
  • Partner with heads of Sales, Customer Success, Implementation, Product, and Operations to define KPIs, track performance, and identify variances requiring action.
  • Conduct regular variance analysis against budget and prior periods, providing clear commentary and recommendations.
• Data & Systems Analysis
  • Extract, transform, and analyse data from CRM systems (HubSpot), resource platforms, and operational systems to build a complete commercial picture of business performance.
  • Produce recurring and ad-hoc analyses covering pipeline health, ARR movement, churn, customer retention, implementation throughput, and professional services utilisation.
• Acquisition Integration
  • Support the financial integration of acquired businesses and consolidation into group reporting, and management account integration.
  • Build financial models and analysis for due diligence purposes, contributing to assessment of acquisition targets alongside the CFO and advisers.
  • Develop and track post-acquisition integration milestones from a financial performance perspective, identifying synergies and risks against plan.
• Financial Systems Implementation
  • Play a lead finance role in the planned ERP implementation and migration programme, ensuring financial data integrity, process design, and user acceptance from a finance perspective.
  • Support process requirement documentation, work with implementation partners to validate system configuration, and support the finance team through change.
  • Contribute to the continuous improvement of the finance systems landscape, including reporting tools, consolidation platforms, and data pipelines.

EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum Qualifications & Experience
  • Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) with a minimum of four to six years post qualification experience.
  • Demonstrable experience in an FP&A, or commercial finance role, ideally within a technology, SaaS, or subscription-model business.
  • Strong financial modelling skills; comfortable building and operating within multi-scenario models, with a high standard of accuracy and presentation.
  • Confident communicator with the ability to work alongside, and constructively challenge, senior management.
  • Highly organised with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-moving environment.
  • Experience of ERP implementation or migration from a finance workstream perspective, system selection, requirements, testing, or go-live.
• Desirable
  • Familiarity with SaaS metrics: ARR, MRR, NRR, GRR, CAC payback, LTV, Rule of 40.
  • Experience working within a PE-backed or investor-reporting environment.
  • Experience working with CRM or product analytics data (HubSpot, Salesforce, or similar) and translating operational metrics into financial insight.
  • Proven track record of supporting or leading the financial aspects of an M&A integration or business combination.
  • Knowledge of the food, agri-food, or supply chain technology sectors.

Benefits:

• This is a high-visibility role with direct CFO access and genuine scope to shape the finance function.
• Exposure to the full range of corporate finance activity: PE reporting, acquisitions, ERP transformation, and board-level commercial analysis.
• A collaborative, values-driven culture where people stay long-term and are given real responsibility.
• Competitive salary and benefits package including private healthcare, flexible working, and a structured career development plan.
• The opportunity to join a business at a pivotal point in its growth, backed by Apax Partners and expanding across the UK, US, and Australia.