Financial Planning & Analysis Manager

Agentbowman; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

Altum, based in London, is seeking a Financial Planning & Analysis Manager to own budgeting, forecasting and performance analysis across a diverse cultural organisation, including exhibitions, events, retail, hospitality and education.

The role requires a fully qualified accountant with FP&A, management accounting or business partnering experience and a strong commercial mindset to drive financial planning, reporting and KPI development.

Qualifications

• Fully qualified accountant with FP&A, management accounting or business partnering experience.
• Experience delivering budgeting, forecasting and financial planning.
• Ability to produce performance analysis and dashboards.
• Strong commercial finance exposure in cultural or similar sector.

Responsibilities

• Lead annual budgeting across all entities and departments.
• Coordinate reforecasting and medium-term financial planning activities.
• Develop financial models, scenario analyses and business cases.
• Monitor performance against budgets and forecasts; identify risks and opportunities.
• Lead production of management accounts, performance reports and dashboards.
• Provide clear analysis and recommendations to support decisions.
• Develop KPI reporting across financial and operational activities.
• Support grant funding, sponsorship and strategic projects.
• Act as trusted finance partner to budget holders and managers.
• Maintain workforce planning models and salary budgets.

Skills

Budgeting

Forecasting

Management reporting

Business partnering

KPI analysis

Education

ACCA/ACCA/CIMA

Job description

practice area: Charity and Public Sector

Financial Planning & Analysis Manager | £55-57k | Permanent | Hybrid Working (1 day in office) | London | Cultural Organisation

Altum are recruiting for a Financial Planning & Analysis Manager to join an exciting cultural organisation based in London. This organisation is a unique cultural destination, showcasing exhibitions, events, retail, hospitality and educational programming.

This is a brilliant opportunity for a qualified accountant with strong FP&A, management accounting, commercial finance or business partnering experience to take ownership of budgeting, forecasting, financial planning, management reporting and performance analysis across a varied and high-profile organisation.

Responsibilities:

• Leading the annual budgeting process across all entities and departments, ensuring alignment with organisational objectives
• Coordinating reforecasting and medium-term financial planning activities
• Developing financial models, scenario analysis and business cases to support strategic decision-making
• Monitoring performance against budgets and forecasts, identifying risks, opportunities and emerging trends
• Leading the production of management accounts, performance reports and financial dashboards for senior management, Board and Committees
• Providing clear analysis, commentary and recommendations to support decision-making
• Developing and enhancing KPI reporting across financial and operational activities
• Undertaking income, expenditure, profitability and trend analysis across cultural, commercial and funded activities
• Acting as a trusted finance partner to budget holders and operational managers
• Supporting departments with planning, forecasting and evaluating operational and commercial initiatives
• Maintaining workforce planning models, salary budgets and establishment reporting
• Supporting evaluation of commercial performance across retail, hospitality, venue hire and other income-generating activities
• Providing analysis to support grant funding, sponsorship, investment decisions and strategic projects

Person Specification:

• Fully qualified accountant, ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent