Head of FP&A

SF Executive have partnered with a private equity backed service business that is seeking a Head of FP&A to support the CFO with a business improvement and growth journey.

The newly created role of Head of FP&A will be a key financial leader, working closely with the CFO and senior leadership team. The stand-alone role will lead on financial planning and analysis, ensuring the business has the financial insights and tools to make informed strategic decisions. Your role will also involve collaborating with private equity stakeholders and driving the financial agenda in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.

- Create a world class group FP&A function, doing the deep dive on the existing data on the business, and providing meaningful analysis and insight to help the business achieve its new strategy
- To lead, plan, co-ordinate and deliver all aspects of the holistic corporate financial planning process of the group to include a three-year plan, annual budget and rolling forecasts
- Support the evaluation and execution of M&A opportunities, working closely with the CFO and leadership team
- Lead initiatives to enhance financial systems and reporting capabilities, improving data accessibility and decision-making
- Raise awareness of financial planning throughout the business while increasing the delivery, quality and accuracy of outputs
- Liaising & challenging a senior management team during the planning and budgeting process
- Be knowledgeable about the wider commercial factors relating to the group, identifying relevant factors, and undertaking analysis to establish where new business opportunities can be exploited and efficiencies realised
- Work with senior management to optimise commercial levers and deliver profit improvement across the group, owning the risks and opportunities schedule
- Work to establish standard budgeting templates and processes across the Group - providing common templates, terminology and practices
- Drive a culture of commercial business partnering between central finance and the wider business units
- Lead production of weekly trading data and distribution
- Establish relevant KPIs and performance drivers and analyse performance with improvement recommendations
- Manage the capital approval process across the Group ensuring adequate pre-approval analysis
- Project and investment appraisal to include IRR/NPV and ROI analysis
- Ad hoc projects to support the wider business / CFO

The successful Head of FP&A will be a qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/ACMA or equivalent) who has held a lead FP&A position within a small to medium sized organisation or equally someone who is looking to make a move from transaction services to industry. You will possess natural business/ commercial acumen and be proficient with financial modelling. This position is being offered on a hybrid working arrangement and is truly an excellent opportunity for a progressive individual who is looking to advance their career towards a number one position.