Head of Financial Planning Analysis

4 days ago

London Area, United Kingdom Pear Talent - Finance Recruitment Full time £110,000 - £140,000 per year

HEAD OF FINANCIAL PLANNING & ANALYSIS, FP&A

  • Essential experience: Financial Services (Insurance adv.) + FP&A leadership
  • £110,000-140,000 + package (incl. bonus)
  • Location: London & Surrey, hybrid 3 days WFH

Pear Talent is representing a globally recognisable listed Financial Services business who are looking for an experienced Head of Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A). Reporting to the Director of FP&A you'll lead all core FP&A deliverables, commercial insight and business performance management, as well as contributing to strategy formation and execution, supporting further M&A activity and involvement in continued Finance change and improvement initiatives.

Key accountabilities:

  • You'll have regular interaction with the CFO/Exec stakeholders in order to lead the implementation of the plan in line with company growth strategy, as well as drive performance.
  • You'll lead the analysis of the financial performance, plans and forecasts of the business, as well as cash and capital usage and potential investment proposals.
  • Deliver high quality business insight to both support and influence strategic decision making, as well as provide ad-hoc commercial analysis for the Exec. Proactively drive forward the development of new MI and processes to improve the quality, speed and usefulness of metrics and forecasts.
  • Lead the business target setting for the annual planning process, ensuring that the divisional strategic plans align into a coherent Group strategic plan and that shorter term financial targets also reflect both the Group's and division's strategy.
  • Critically review, and where necessary, challenge divisional plans. Ensure strategic issues and relevant analyses are brought to the attention of the Exec as necessary assisting in solutions that add value to the Group.
  • Understand the competitor and market environment, the changes happening within them and the impact these would have on internal strategies, plans and targets.
  • Regularly meet with CFO/Exec stakeholders to ensure a comprehensive understanding of the business (structure, products, markets etc), strategy, and both recent and projected financial performance.
  • Proactively and critically review and challenge reported performance against agreed plans, preparing insightful briefings for senior management, Group Exec and the Board.
  • Support leadership to anticipate business performance challenges and identify opportunities to enhance performance.

Required experience:

  • The ideal candidate will be a qualified accountant ( ACA / ACCA / CIMA / CPA ) with significant post-qualified experience in a similar senior FP&A role within Financial Services (Insurance adv).
  • Ability to lead commercial and strategic analysis and evaluation, as well as make significant contribution in driving and improving the underlying performance of the business.
  • Experience driving forward finance change / transformation activities.
  • Excellent interpersonal and stakeholder management skills, with a proven ability to both constructively challenge and influence at all levels, including an Exec level.
  • It's important that you can demonstrate a comprehensive knowledge of the markets in which the business operates, their products, strategies and risks, as well as a detailed understanding of the drivers of business performance.

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