EMEA FP&A Manager

Quarter4 Limited; Farnborough; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in Farnborough is seeking an ambitious FP&A Manager to lead financial planning and analysis. This role includes responsibilities for overseeing financial reports, coordinating planning cycles, and managing a team. The ideal candidate will have a CIMA/ACCA qualification and a minimum of five years of finance experience. With hybrid working arrangements and excellent growth opportunities, this position provides an exciting opportunity for professional development.

Benefits

Hybrid working arrangements

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years work experience in finance.
• Proven track record with senior stakeholders.
• Flexibility to meet time zone demands.

Responsibilities

• Oversee financial reports and provide performance insights.
• Coordinate corporate planning and support finance leadership.
• Mentor financial analysts and manage performance metrics.

Skills

Analytical skills

Relationship building

Flexibility

Education

CIMA/ACCA or similar professional qualification

Tools

Oracle accounting system

OneStream reporting suite

AI analytical software

Job description

An exciting new opportunity has arisen for a FP&A Manager to join a company based in Farnborough.

The company is looking for an ambitious, progressive individual looking to lead the FP&A function. Technical knowledge from a practice background is advantageous, but not essential.

This role offers progression, hybrid working arrangements and many other brilliant benefits.

Responsibilities

• Oversee preparation and delivery of recurring financial reports, providing insights into performance trends, key variances, and potential future risks to inform strategic decisions.
• Coordinate the corporate planning cycle, ensuring alignment across departments and integrating robust analysis of financial data to support organizational goals.
• Conduct in-depth financial reviews in collaboration with accounting teams during period-end closures to ensure data integrity and accuracy.
• Support senior finance leadership in analyzing actuals against forecasts and budgets, identifying material deviations and their underlying drivers.
• Contribute to the development of multi-year financial projections, aligning strategic initiatives with long-term business objectives.
• Identify and evaluate business risks and opportunities, translating insights into actionable recommendations for leadership.
• Lead the monitoring and reporting of operational performance metrics through interactive dashboards, enabling cross-functional teams to proactively manage performance.
• Analyze external data sets relevant to industry trends and operations, including transportation infrastructure and market activity, to support decision-making.
• Generate and deliver commercial analytics, with a focus on identifying revenue trends and customer behavior patterns.
• Act as a primary finance partner to leadership, providing analytical support for strategic projects and ad-hoc business case evaluations.
• Manage and mentor a team of financial analysts, fostering professional development and high performance within the team.
• Operational performance including trend analysis to help with management decision making
• Maintain strong relationships with business leaders and departments, including operations and sales
• Assist with due diligence research and analysis and other transactional support as needed
• Business support for M&A targets and occasional scenario planning and financial modelling
  
  

Requirements

• Professional Qualification - CIMA/ACCA or similar
• Minimum of 5 years work experience in the finance field
• Proven track record of building successful relationships with senior stakeholders
• Flexibility to occasionally accommodate the working hours of colleagues in other time zones as well as being flexible to the demands of supporting the business
• Experience with Oracle accounting system and OneStream reporting suite desirable
• Experience with analytical software using AI or machine learning desirable
  
  

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