Head of Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) in Coventry

Primary purpose of position

The Head of Financial Planning & Analysis will lead the FP&A function for Leasys UK, with responsibility for financial planning, forecasting, performance insight and commercial decision support. The role will provide clear financial leadership to the business, translating complex information into practical recommendations that improve profitability, cost control and operational performance. The role will directly manage and develop the FP&A Manager and will act as a trusted partner to the Finance Director, Executive Committee and operational leaders. The postholder will own the annual budget, periodic forecasts, long-range plans and the overall quality of FP&A reporting, analysis and financial models.

• Home based but required in the office 2 days a week, Slough or Coventry
• Basic: up to £60k dependant on experience
• Bonus: 10.5%
• 3 Cars
• Enhanced Pension Scheme
• Family Private Medical Insurance

Drivers of Success

• Accurate, consistent and timely budgets, forecasts and long-range plans
• Clear performance insight that identifies key drivers, risks, opportunities and management actions
• High-quality profitability, pricing, fleet and commercial analysis that supports decision-making
• Effective leadership and development of the FP&A function and FP&A Manager
• Strong financial governance, robust controls and continuous improvement across FP&A reporting and models

Job Deliverables

FP&A Leadership and Team Development

• Lead, manage and develop the FP&A function, including direct line management of the FP&A Manager.
• Set clear objectives and priorities, provide regular performance feedback, coaching and development.
• Create a high-performing and collaborative environment with effective delegation, resilience and succession capability.
• Ensure consistently high-quality delivery across the function and effective management of peak reporting periods.

Budgeting, Forecasting and Long-Range Planning

• Own and lead the annual budget, periodic forecasting and long-range planning processes.
• Ensure assumptions are robust, clearly documented and aligned with Group requirements and business strategy.
• Coordinate business inputs, challenge submissions and deliver accurate outputs to agreed timetables.
• Lead the production of high-quality budget, forecast and long-range plan presentation packs, ensuring a clear executive narrative, consistent messaging and timely delivery to UK senior management and Group stakeholders.

Performance Reporting and Executive Insight

• Take overall accountability for the quality, accuracy and consistency of FP&A outputs, reporting and financial models.
• Lead monthly financial performance reviews, identifying key drivers, risks, opportunities and required management actions.
• Provide proactive financial insight, constructive challenge and recommendations to the Finance Director, Executive Committee and departmental leaders.
• Present complex financial information clearly to senior finance and non-finance audiences.

Commercial, Profitability and Fleet Analysis

• Lead profitability, pricing and commercial analysis by product, customer and channel to support sustainable financial performance.
• Oversee the design and analysis of fleet performance, including SMT and residual value trends, and provide recommendations to relevant commercial governance forums.
• Prepare monthly and quarterly financial information and support consolidation assessments and Group reporting.

IAS 16 and IAS 2 Accounting Calculations

• Own, manage and deliver the IAS 16 and IAS 2 calculations, models and associated reporting within agreed month-end, forecast, budget and year-end timetables.
• Ensure methodologies, accounting judgements and key assumptions are robust, clearly documented and applied consistently in line with Group accounting policies and relevant financial reporting requirements.
• Maintain effective controls, reconciliations, review evidence and audit trails over source data, calculations and accounting outputs.
• Analyse movements and financial impacts, explain material variances and risks, and provide clear recommendations to the Finance Director, Management Accounting and relevant business stakeholders.
• Coordinate inputs from Fleet, Remarketing, Pricing, Operations, Group Finance and external auditors, resolving data or methodology issues and ensuring timely delivery.

Business Partnering and Cost Control

• Partner with operational leaders to improve financial accountability, support decision-making and ensure delivery against agreed budgets and plans.
• Lead internal cost-control and departmental expenditure reviews, identifying opportunities to improve efficiency and manage financial risk.
• Carry out any other ad hoc duties as required by management.

Provisions, Business Cases and Strategic Projects

• Oversee monthly provision calculations and ensure methodologies, assumptions and controls remain robust and appropriately documented.
• Lead financial input into business cases, investment proposals, strategic projects and transformation initiatives.

Group Reporting, Close Alignment and Continuous Improvement

• Coordinate periodic assurance and audit engagements, preparing complete data packs, reconciliations and supporting evidence.
• Build strong working relationships with Group and Head Office Finance teams, providing clear explanations of performance, forecasts and the business outlook.
• Work closely with Management Accounting on relevant month-end and year-end close activities.
• Drive continuous improvement across FP&A processes, reporting, systems and controls.

Key Controls and Working Practices

• Engage early with UK functions, Group Finance and senior stakeholders to resolve issues and manage dependencies.
• Maintain controlled models, organised working papers and clear audit trails for key FP&A outputs.
• Perform robust source-to-report reconciliations and retain evidence of review controls.
• Investigate data, model and reporting exceptions promptly and elevate material issues.
• Collaborate closely with UK and Group stakeholders and relevant external advisers.

The role is responsible for maintaining a single, consistent view of performance across management reporting, forecasts and operational data.

Key Role Challenges

• Balance constructive challenge with effective business partnership and timely decision support.
• Interpret fleet, pricing, residual value and commercial trends and convert them into clear financial implications.
• Lead complex planning and reporting cycles across multiple stakeholders and competing deadlines.
• Improve reporting and planning processes while maintaining delivery quality and appropriate governance.
• Resolve data, model and reconciliation issues within tight month-end and Group reporting deadlines.

Required Knowledge and Skills

Foreign Language skills:

Fluent written and spoken English, with the ability to communicate complex financial information clearly to UK and cross-border stakeholders.

Education level, professional qualifications, vocational training:

• Qualified accountant: ACA, ACCA or CIMA.
• Degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.
• Advanced Excel skills and confidence working with complex data sets, models and reporting templates.
• Strong knowledge of IFRS and UK statutory accounting, including practical knowledge of IAS 16 and IAS 2.

Experience:

Significant, progressive experience in FP&A, Commercial Finance or Finance Business Partnering within a complex commercial environment.

• Proven experience of directly managing, coaching and developing finance professionals.
• Demonstrable ownership of budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning and management reporting processes.
• Strong experience presenting financial performance, insight and recommendations to executive or senior leadership audiences.
• Experience in an international, Group reporting or matrix environment is desirable.
• Experience within leasing, automotive finance, financial services or another asset-intensive business is desirable.

Technical Skills and Personal characteristics:

• Strong and credible people leadership, with the ability to set direction, build capability and manage performance.
• Highly developed analytical and financial modelling capability, including advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Strong commercial judgement and confidence to challenge constructively, influence decisions and recommend clear actions.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills for finance, non-finance and senior stakeholder audiences.
• Proactive, accountable and delivery-focused, with strong attention to detail and the ability to maintain quality under pressure.
• Collaborative, well organised and committed to high standards of financial governance, control and continuous improvement.

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