Senior FP&A Business Partner - Build out a new function in Hull

Build Something That Doesn’t Exist Yet. Most FP&A roles ask you to improve what’s already there. This one asks you to create it from scratch, and then be the leading force to drive tangible Operational, Commercial, and strategic change across the group. Right now, this organisation is at a genuine inflection point with new leadership, new systems, and a new direction. A business with strong foundations, now ready to think, plan and perform at a completely different level. But there’s one thing missing: a modern FP&A capability. Not a reporting function. Not a spreadsheet factory. Something far more powerful. A function that shapes decisions, challenges thinking, brings clarity to complexity, and becomes central to how the business moves forward.

Why This Role Is Different

You’re not inheriting legacy. You’re not navigating politics. You’re not trying to fix something half-built. You’re stepping into a blank canvas - with full backing from a CFO and leadership team who want this built properly. This is your opportunity to:

• Design how planning, forecasting and performance tracking should actually work
• Build models that reflect reality, not just history
• Introduce meaningful KPIs that drive behaviour, not just measure it
• Turn data into insight that leaders can act on immediately
• Help embed new systems and ways of working that elevate the entire business

In short - you won’t just report on performance. You’ll help define it.

The Bigger Picture You’re Walking Into

This is a well-established, multi-million-pound organisation with a strong reputation in its market. But like many businesses that have grown over time, it’s now evolving:

• Significant investment in systems and technology
• A leadership team bringing fresh thinking and external perspective
• A clear focus on improving visibility, decision-making and performance
• A business that has been through challenge - and is now building forward with intent

Everything is aligned. The only missing piece is someone who can bring structure, insight and commercial clarity to the numbers.

What You’ll Actually Be Doing

This isn’t theoretical FP&A. It’s hands-on, high-impact and visible. You’ll be:

• Building forecasting and planning frameworks that the business can rely on
• Developing models that connect operational drivers to financial outcomes
• Creating KPI suites that genuinely reflect performance across the business
• Partnering with operations, engineering and commercial teams to influence decisions
• Improving reporting so it becomes sharper, faster and more insightful
• Supporting the rollout of new systems and improving how data flows across the business
• Bringing modern tools (think Power BI, advanced analytics) into everyday use

You’ll move between detail and big picture constantly. One moment deep in the numbers. The next shaping conversations at a senior level.

The Kind Of Person Who Thrives Here

This role isn’t for someone who wants a neat, finished environment. It’s for someone who sees opportunity in that. You might recognise yourself if you:

• Enjoy building models more than maintaining them
• Spot when something doesn’t look right - and dig until you understand why
• Like asking “why do we do it this way?” (and then improving it)
• Are naturally curious about how a business really works
• Are comfortable working with ambiguity and turning it into clarity
• Want your work to influence decisions, not just document them

Background-wise, you’ll likely have:

• A professional qualification (ACA / ACCA / CIMA)
• Exceptionally strong FP&A, commercial finance or analytical experience
• Exposure to complex, data-rich environments
• Manufacturing (or related sectors) helpful
• Confidence working with senior stakeholders

What This Role Becomes

Right now, it’s a standalone, build-from-scratch opportunity. But it won’t stay that way. As the capability grows, so does the role:

• The chance to build and lead a team
• Broader ownership across commercial finance and strategy
• A key role in shaping how the business uses data and insight long-term

This is one of those roles you look back on and say: “That’s where everything accelerated.”

Why It’s Worth Exploring

Because roles like this don’t come around often. The timing, the backing, the freedom, the scope - everything is there. All it needs is someone who can see the opportunity - and build something exceptional from it. If you’re ready to move from analysing performance to shaping it, this could be your moment.