Director of Finance Planning & Analysis (FP&A)

Fletchers Group; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading law firm in the UK is seeking a Director of Finance Planning & Analysis to drive the financial strategy and performance excellence. This senior role involves leading the FP&A function, managing budgeting and forecasting processes, and providing strategic insights to maximize growth. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in finance leadership within a complex environment. The position offers a hybrid working model with a focus on work-life balance and colleague wellbeing.

Benefits

Bonus scheme

35 days holiday including bank holidays

Pension scheme

Life Assurance Policy

Flexible work environment

Ongoing training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Proven senior FP&A leadership experience within a complex, fast‑growing organisation.
• Exceptional stakeholder management skills, with experience working at Executive and Board level.
• Strong systems and data capability, with experience improving FP&A processes and automation.

Responsibilities

• Lead the FP&A function, providing clear commercial insight to support growth.
• Own the Group’s budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning processes.
• Identify risks and opportunities through deep analysis of financial performance.

Skills

Financial governance

Commercial acumen

Stakeholder management

Financial modelling

Budgeting and forecasting

Education

Professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)

Job description

Director of Finance Planning & Analysis (FP&A)

Fletchers Solicitors is seeking an exceptional Director of Finance Planning & Analysis (FP&A) to play a pivotal role in shaping the financial future of the Group’s largest and fastest‑growing business. Reporting directly to the Group Chief Financial Officer, this senior leadership role will lead the FP&A function, delivering strategic insight, performance excellence, and financial discipline across the organisation.

Strategic Leadership

• Lead the FP&A function, providing clear commercial insight to support growth, acquisition integration, and exit readiness.
• Partner with the Group CFO and Executive Committee to shape financial strategy, performance targets, and long‑term planning.
• Deliver high‑quality analysis, scenario modelling, and insight on revenue, WIP, profitability, and cash.

Business Performance & Insight

• Own the Group’s budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning processes, ensuring accuracy, challenge, and strategic alignment.
• Provide timely, insightful reporting to senior stakeholders, enabling effective decision‑making.
• Identify risks and opportunities through deep analysis of financial and operational performance.

Growth & Transformation

• Support the integration of acquisitions into business‑as‑usual FP&A and reporting frameworks.
• Continuously improve FP&A processes, systems, and data quality, driving automation and best practice.

People & Stakeholder Leadership

• Lead, develop, and inspire a high‑performing FP&A and Business Partnering team.
• Act as a trusted senior leader within Finance and a key deputy to the Group CFO.
• Support board, investor, and lender communications as required.

Governance & Control

• Champion strong financial governance, controls, and compliance, including adherence to Solicitors Accounts Rules.
• Proven senior FP&A leadership experience within a complex, fast‑growing organisation.
• Strong commercial acumen with the ability to translate data into clear, actionable insight.
• Extensive experience of budgeting, forecasting, and financial modelling at group level.
• Demonstrated experience supporting growth initiatives, acquisitions, and integration activity.
• Exceptional stakeholder management skills, with experience working at Executive and Board level.
• A track record of building, leading, and developing high‑performing finance teams.
• Strong systems and data capability, with experience improving FP&A processes and automation.
• Professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
• Experience within professional services or regulated environments (desirable).

Fletchers Office Locations: Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds, Bolton, Southport, Newcastle, Reading, Birmingham, Northampton, and Cambridge. This role would require being in the North West at least once per week. Hybrid working available – with the flexibility to work from home and collaborate in‑office when needed.

Fletchers Solicitors is a fast‑growing, dynamic law firm specialising in personal injury and clinical negligence law, with outstanding rankings in both The Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners. Following several strategic acquisitions, we’ve evolved into the Fletchers Group, with ambitious plans for continued growth and innovation. We aspire to be the best place to work in the legal sector. Our workplace culture is inclusive, informal, and supportive, with a strong focus on colleague wellbeing and happiness.

We are proud to offer some of the best hybrid and flexible working arrangements in the industry – because we understand that balance drives performance. At Fletchers, we also value connection and collaboration. We create exciting opportunities for teams to come together and thrive.

We seek out a broad range of challenging, high‑quality legal work, enabling our people to build meaningful and progressive careers. And we don’t just talk about development – we invest in it, with a significant proportion of our colleagues working towards relevant qualifications at any given time. We reward those who help build our success and live our values.

Our benefits package is designed to grow with you, offering real opportunities to share in our long‑term strength. Our base pay and bonus structure is built to recognise and reward high performance.

Benefits

• 35 hours working week
• Bonus scheme (subject to targets being met)
• 35 days holiday a year including bank holidays and Christmas Closure. You also have an option to purchase up to 3 extra days’ holiday per year, until you long service award the 3 days after your 5th, 7th, and 9th full year of employment.
• Pension scheme with tax‑efficient salary sacrifice option
• Life Assurance Policy
• Medicash policy to cover some dental, optical and other medical expenses
• Company sick pay
• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and IVF schemes
• Flexible, agile working environment with a positive work‑life balance
• Varied calendar of funded company social events (check out Fletchers Group on LinkedIn)
• Monthly voucher awards for winning nominees
• A genuinely supportive and friendly culture
• Ongoing training and professional development opportunities