Financial Planning and Analysis Manager

FP&A Manager: Strategic Planning & Transformation

Reporting to:
CFO
Location:
London

Detailed Responsibilities

1. Strategic Financial Planning & Investor Reporting

• Budgeting & Forecasting Leadership:
  Own and drive the end-to-end annual budgeting and quarterly re-forecasting cycles (P&L, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow) across the entire global organization, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives and investor expectations.
• Financial Modelling:
  Develop, maintain, and significantly enhance the Group's dynamic financial model, including detailed scenario planning, sensitivity analysis, and stress testing to assess risks and opportunities against the investment thesis.
• Investor Relations:
  Prepare high-quality, Board-level and Private Equity investor reporting packs, translating complex financial performance into clear, actionable insights on key value drivers, KPIs, and variance explanations.

2. Performance Analysis & Commercial Insight

• High-Impact Analysis:
  Deliver deep, insightful analysis on business performance, including revenue analysis (by client, service line, geography), utilization rates, pricing, and margin analysis. Move beyond "what happened" to advise on "
  what should we do next?
  "
• KPI Development & Monitoring:
  Design and implement a robust framework of commercial and operational KPIs (e.g., pipeline conversion, average daily rate, client profitability) and track performance using modern data visualization tools.
• Strategic Challenge:
  Act as a
  constructive challenger
  to senior operational leaders, using financial data and commercial logic to drive accountability, optimize resource allocation, and improve EBITDA performance.

3. Transformation, Structure, and Process Design

• Process Architecture:
  Lead and champion projects to design, implement, and automate FP&A processes and structures (e.g., rolling forecasts, data governance, budgeting methodology) to ensure the finance function is scalable and fit for a high-growth, multi-entity international business.
• System Enhancement:
  Drive the continuous improvement of the core FP&A technology stack (e.g., ERP, Planning Software, Power BI/Tableau), ensuring data integrity and enabling self-service reporting for the business.
• M&A Integration Support:
  Provide financial and process support for M&A activity, including due diligence analysis and leading the financial integration of newly acquired entities into the Group's reporting and planning cycles.

Candidate Profile & Experience Required

Qualifications

• Qualified Accountant:
  Fully qualified
  (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CPA or equivalent) with a strong technical accounting and reporting foundation.
• Post-Qualification Experience:
  A minimum of
  5 years of Post-Qualified Experience (PQE)
  , with significant time spent in a dedicated FP&A role at Manager level or above.

Essential Experience

• PE/Investment-Backed Environment:
  Demonstrable experience working within a demanding, fast-paced Private Equity (PE) or Investment-backed organization, understanding the focus on value creation, tight reporting cycles, and exit-readiness.
• Consultancy/Professional Services Sector:
  Experience in the consultancy or professional services sector is highly desirable, with a strong grasp of metrics like utilization, revenue recognition (e.g., percentage of completion), and resource planning.
• High-Change & Transformative Projects:
  Proven track record of operating in high-change, transformative environments (e.g., post-acquisition integration, major system implementation, or rapid international scale-up), requiring the ability to design new structure and processes from the ground up.
• Advanced Modelling & Systems:
  Expert-level financial modelling capabilities (advanced Excel and/or dedicated FP&A software) and a strong understanding of how to leverage BI tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau) for superior management information.

Key Competencies

• Strategic & Critical Thinking:
  Ability to see the "big picture" and translate commercial strategy into financial forecasts, challenging assumptions rigorously.
• Leadership & Communication
  : Exceptional presentation and data storytelling skills, comfortable engaging and influencing C-Suite and Investor stakeholders.
• Process Improvement Mindset:
  A proactive desire to find and fix broken processes, driving efficiency and control rather than simply maintaining the status quo.