Director of Financial Planning and Analysis

JR United Kingdom; Portsmouth; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading private equity-backed SaaS business is seeking a commercially-minded Director of Financial Planning and Analysis to join its senior finance leadership team. This pivotal role involves significant influence over strategic decisions, focusing on budgeting, forecasting, and investor reporting while managing an FP&A team and enhancing financial systems for scalability.

Qualifications

• Extensive FP&A experience with at least two roles in Private-Equity backed businesses.
• Strong financial modelling skills.
• Proven experience supporting board-level decision-making.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Financial modelling

Leadership

Communication

Education

ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent

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Client:

Finatal

Location:

portsmouth, hampshire, United Kingdom

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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