Director of Financial Planning and Analysis

JR United Kingdom; Crawley; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Une entreprise SaaS en pleine croissance recherche un Directeur FP&A pour rejoindre son équipe de direction financière. Ce rôle clé offre une influence significative sur la prise de décision stratégique pendant une période de forte croissance. Le candidat idéal aura une expérience FP&A dans des entreprises soutenues par des capitaux privés et excellera dans la modélisation financière et la communication.

Qualifications

• Expérience FP&A dans des entreprises soutenues par des capitaux privés.
• Capacité à présenter des données complexes de manière claire.

Responsibilities

• Diriger les budgets, prévisions et la planification à long terme.
• Préparer des rapports pour le conseil d'administration.
• Développer des KPI et tableaux de bord.

Skills

Financial Modelling

Communication

Leadership

Education

ACA

ACCA

CIMA

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Client:

Finatal

Location:

crawley, west sussex, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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Yes

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Posted:

07.06.2025

Expiry Date:

22.07.2025

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Job Description:

Title: Director of FP&A

Ref: MB13294

SaaS

We are working with a fast-growing, Private Equity-backed £240m turnover SaaS business who are seeking a commercially-minded FP&A Director to join its senior finance leadership team. This is a pivotal role reporting directly to the CFO, offering significant influence over strategic decision-making during a period of rapid scale-up, international growth and acquisitive activity. You will be working closely with the executive team and PE stakeholders to drive insight, performance and value creation.

As FP&A Director, you will be responsible for leading and evolving the group’s planning and performance function; this includes delivering robust budgeting, forecasting, commercial modelling and investor reporting. You will also play a key role in business partnering across departments, ensuring financial data supports effective decision-making at all levels.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading the budgeting, forecasting and long-range planning cycles across the group
• Preparing high-quality board and investor reports to PE standards
• Building and maintaining detailed financial models to support strategic initiatives
• Supporting the M&A activity, including due diligence, integration and scenario modelling
• Partnering with the CFO and executive team on strategic planning and business performance
• Developing KPI’s and dashboards to drive accountability across the business
• Managing and developing a high-performing FP&A team
• Enhancing financial systems and reporting tools to support scalability

Key requirements include:

• ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent
• Extensive FP&A experience with at least two roles in Private-Equity backed businesses
• Strong financial modelling skills, with the ability to interpret and present complex data clearly
• Proven experience supporting board-level decision-making and investor relations
• A strong grasp of SaaS metrics and recurring revenue drivers
• Excellent communication and leadership skills