Head of FP and A (9mth FTC) in London

A Little Bit About Lindt

We are a premium chocolate manufacturer established in 1845 operating in over 86 countries around the World. Guided by our Global purpose to Enchant the World with Chocolate and UK vision of Creating Moments to Make Everyone Feel Special, we have around 400 team members in the UK across our Head Office, Retail, and Field Sales divisions. We are a Top 20 Great Place to Work and are proud of our incredible people, our unique values-led culture and our iconic market leading brands such as LINDOR & GOLD BUNNY. We’re also proud of being one of the few ‘bean-to-bar’ chocolate makers in the world, where we control every step of our chocolate production.

Role Overview

The Head of FP&A’s responsibilities include leading the company’s financial planning, forecasting and enterprise performance management; owning the messaging of the financial performance and projections to the Group organization; owning the relationship with the Country Responsible; and owning the Financial management of numbers presented as part of the LBP process. The role also translates strategy into a clear financial framework for the organisation, ensuring the business has robust 3‑5 year financial plans, strong in‑year performance visibility and the insight required to deliver against its commitments. Working closely with the CFO, extended leadership team and Finance Leadership team, the role ensures commercial plans translate into credible financial outcomes and that the business maintains clear oversight of overall financial performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the company’s financial planning, forecasting and enterprise performance management.
• Own the messaging of the financial performance and projections to the Group organization.
• Own the relationship with the Country Responsible.
• Own the Financial management of numbers presented as part of the LBP process.

Financial Strategy

• Establish clear vision of 3‑5 year financial goals for the market, by key Division, P&L area and customer in partnership with CFO, Commercial Finance and commercial leaders; structure team, work and processes in service of these goals.
• Establish clear parameters & KPIs for financial strategy across the divisions, both in year and 3‑5 year planning to optimise overall P&L.
• Manage and partner with key stakeholders to influence and deliver wider operational metrics, in service of improving P&L performance.
• Review and continuously improve operational systems and processes to enable scaling of business (retail systems, trade management systems etc).

Strategic Insight

• Provide financial modelling and scenario analysis to support strategic decision‑making.
• Support leadership in understanding the financial implications of key business initiatives.
• Translate business strategy into a robust and deliverable financial framework.

Financial Planning & Forecasting

• Own the Finance calendar, ensuring active management and communication of deadlines.
• Lead the annual budgeting, rolling forecasting and long‑range planning processes.
• Ensure financial plans align with the company’s strategic priorities and growth ambitions.
• Maintain clear visibility of financial outlook, risks and opportunities.

Business Performance Management

• Provide clear and insightful management reporting to the leadership team and wider business.
• Analyse performance across the full P&L, identifying key drivers and areas for improvement.
• Ensure performance discussions focus on forward‑looking actions as well as historical results.

FP&A Capability & Transformation & Centre Of Excellence (COE) creation

• Continue to evolve the FP&A function into a more forward‑looking and insight‑driven capability.
• Simplify planning and forecasting processes to improve efficiency and clarity.
• Strengthen the use of data, systems and analytics to drive financial insight and decision support.
• Establish central team providing consistent reporting and insight and reporting across key P&L areas: GP, OPEX, Sales reporting to support Commercial Finance team.

Leadership

• Contribute and lead as part of the ELT and Senior member of the Finance Leadership team.
• Lead and develop the FP&A team, and play a leadership role in wider Finance team development.
• Build strong collaboration between finance, commercial teams and the wider organisation.

Qualifications, Knowledge And Experience Preferred

• Strong written & verbal communication, the ability to influence senior stakeholders.
• Direct, resilient, and able to challenge constructively.
• Ability to operate at both strategic and hands‑on levels.
• Strong problem‑solving capability with a focus on root cause, not symptoms.
• Comfortable operating in ambiguity and building structure where it doesn’t exist.
• Strong commercial acumen with ability to translate numbers into actions.
• Strong financial control and accounting background (ideally FMCG or multi‑entity environment).
• Experience supporting sales‑driven or multi‑channel businesses.
• Proven experience managing P&L ownership and performance cycles.
• Solid understanding of balance sheet risk, working capital, and cash.
• Track record of leading cross‑functional initiatives without direct authority.
• High ownership mindset – takes accountability rather than coordinates.

Being Yourself Every Day

We want everyone at Lindt feel safe to be themselves, ensuring they are empowered, represented, celebrated and included in our workplace. You’ll notice this throughout the recruitment process; in our ‘dress for your day’ policy and through our proactive DE&I strategy.

Living Our Values Everyday

At Lindt UK, our values guide us in everything we do. Being Passionately Lindt, Always Evolving, Building Real Relationships, Acting Responsibly and Making An Impact are an integral part of life here at Lindt.

What You Can Expect From Us

• Competitive salary, bonus, pension, life cover, chocolate allowance; chocolate give‑aways, chocolate discount, £100 personal development allowance, birthday day off and more.
• Competitive compensation and benefits package.
• Internal Level 3.

Closing date of 22nd May 2026.