Commercial Finance Leader – FP&A & Control (UK)

Stanton House; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

6% pension contribution

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Employee assistance programme

Wellbeing benefits

Job summary

Stanton House is partnering with a private equity-backed international consulting business to appoint a senior Head of Commercial Financial Planning & Control in the UK operation. The role reports to the UK CFO and leads a medium-sized finance team, owning commercial finance, FP&A, forecasting, project profitability and financial performance for a business generating over £20m in revenue.

It is a highly visible leadership position requiring influence with senior stakeholders while hands-on in

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent
• Experience in FP&A or finance leadership within consulting or professional services
• Strong forecasting, budgeting and financial planning experience
• Experience managing and developing finance teams
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders and challenge commercial decisions
• Advanced Excel and financial modelling
• Strong communication and business partnering skills

Responsibilities

• Act as the lead commercial finance partner to the UK CFO and senior leadership
• Lead budgeting, forecasting and financial planning across the business
• Improve forecasting accuracy and revenue visibility
• Provide insight into project profitability, utilisation and margin performance
• Build and enhance reporting processes and financial controls

Skills

Forecasting

Budgeting

Financial planning

Finance leadership

Stakeholder influence

Team management

Financial modelling

Excel

Communication

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA

Tools

Excel

Job description

Stanton House is partnering with a private equity-backed international consulting business to appoint a senior Head of Commercial Financial Planning & Control in the UK operation. The role reports to the UK CFO and leads a medium-sized finance team, owning commercial finance, FP&A, forecasting, project profitability and financial performance for a business generating over £20m in revenue.

It is a highly visible leadership position requiring influence with senior stakeholders while hands-on in