Head of Group FP&A

Head of Group FP&A | Salary £110k + 20% bonus | Hybrid working with a requirement to work out of the Central London and Greater London offices.

We’re hiring a Head of Group FP&A for a global manufacturing group. In this role you’ll lead the Group’s FP&A function, setting strategy and ensuring excellence in budgeting, forecasting, and performance reporting. This includes delivering the annual budget, quarterly forecasts, five-year strategic plans, and monthly Board-level performance analysis. The role also oversees UK cost accounting, supports Group-wide strategic initiatives with analytical insight, and continuously improves tools and processes to drive value.

Head of Group FP&A Key accountabilities:

• Define and lead the Group’s FP&A strategy.
• Manage the Group’s budgeting, forecasting, and planning processes, coordinating across subsidiaries and business units.
• Deliver high-quality monthly performance reports for the Board, enabling informed decision-making.
• Lead the FP&A team, including two direct reports and two UK-based cost accountants, providing guidance, development and performance oversight.
• Develop and enhance forecasting, budgeting, and modelling tools to improve financial insight and decision support.
• Leverage ERP systems and build robust databases to support timely, accurate analysis.
• Maintain and refine reporting and analytical hierarchies within the reporting system.
• Lead cost accounting activity at the UK manufacturing site and drive improvements in variable cost analysis.
• Prepare and continuously improve the monthly Board report in collaboration with Group Accounting and IT.
• Identify meaningful KPIs and develop operational and financial scorecards to track performance.
• Monitor results, highlight trends, investigate variances, and recommend improvement actions.
• Deliver high-quality written and verbal analysis to support both routine and ad hoc business needs.
• Provide financial modelling and scenario analysis to support executive-level sales and margin initiatives.

Candidate requirements:

• ACA/CIMA/ACCA qualified (or equivalent).
• Significant post-qualification experience, including time in a Head of FP&A or similar role.
• Experience working internationally and across cultures.
• Background in commercial finance, preferably within manufacturing.
• Proven success in improving finance team efficiency and effectiveness.
• Strong communication across all levels of the organisation.
• Track record of developing and managing teams.
• Gravitas to confidently present to the Board and Exec, while being approachable and engaged on the shop floor.
• Advanced Excel and financial modelling capabilities.
• Able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Proactive, value-driven, and commercially astute.

If you're ready to take ownership of the FP&A function for a global manufacturing business, we’d love to hear from you. Please apply with your CV.

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