Chief Financial Planning Officer

4 weeks ago


Stockport, Stockport, United Kingdom EA FIRST LTD Full time

A leading transport company is seeking a Chief Financial Planning Officer to maintain current processes and deliverables of the Financial Planning team. This role has become available due to the secondment of the existing Head of FP&A to lead the selection and implementation of a new Financial Planning Tool.

The company is a private equity owned transport company with operations across the UK. The company is investing in its finance department, making this a very exciting time for the business.

The role is based at the Shared Service Centre in Stockport, with flexible hybrid working arrangements and occasional travel to other locations across the UK.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead and manage the company's budget and forecasting processes, working closely with local Operating Company management and the Senior Leadership Team to ensure a consistent and realistic budget.
  • Collaborate with the Asset Management Director to shape CAPEX forecasts aligned with the latest available funding and timelines.
  • Own periodic reporting to the Board, ensuring internal consistency in reported figures and developing a coherent financial narrative.
  • Work closely with the Head of Finance Business Partnering to support the business needs across the Commercial Finance team.
  • Line manage one Commercial Finance Analyst and one Senior Commercial Finance Analyst.
  • Maintain strong relationships with Private Equity owners, addressing queries from the budgeting process, periodic reporting, and long-term modelling.
  • Continuously improve and evolve financial analysis in response to changing business priorities.
  • Provide ad-hoc business support as required, including M&A valuations and strategic business cases.

Person Requirements:

  • Qualified accountant with experience managing financial planning cycles.
  • Strong communication skills to effectively engage across all levels of a large, geographically diverse organisation.
  • Proven project management skills for coordinating forecasting exercises.

Requirements:

  • Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
  • Knowledge of Oracle and PowerPoint.

Job Details:

  • Salary: £80,000 - £85,000.
  • Location: Stockport - Hybrid.
  • Type: Fixed Term Contract - 4 or 5 days a week.
  • Duration: 12 months minimum (18 months and beyond likely).


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