Financial Planning & Analysis Manager

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

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday allowance

Group life insurance

Remote GP service

Cycle to work scheme

Employee discounts

Local perks

Job summary

Altum Consulting is recruiting a Financial Planning & Analysis Manager to join a London-based cultural organisation. You will own budgeting, forecasting and financial planning across diverse activities including exhibitions, retail, hospitality and education.

The role requires qualified accounting credentials and strong FP&A experience, with a focus on management reporting, KPI dashboards and strategic decision support within a multi-entity, not-for-profit environment.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with FP&A, budgeting and forecasting experience.
• Experience producing management accounts and financial analysis.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the annual budgeting process across entities and departments.
• Coordinate reforecasting and medium‑term financial planning.
• Develop financial models, scenario analysis and business cases.
• Produce management accounts, dashboards and performance reports.
• Provide analysis and recommendations to support decision‑making.
• Maintain workforce planning, salary budgets and establishment reporting.
• Evaluate commercial performance across income streams.

Skills

FP&A

Budgeting

Forecasting

Management accounting

Business partnering

Stakeholder management

Financial modelling

Education

Fully qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent)

Job description

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
• Significant experience in FP&A, commercial finance, management accounting or business partnering roles
• Experience leading budgeting, forecasting and financial planning processes
• Experience producing management accounts, performance reporting and financial analysis
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Experience developing financial models and scenario analysis
• Ability to interpret and communicate complex financial information clearly
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills
• Knowledge of workforce planning and payroll analysis
• Ideally have experience within a multi-entity organisation
• Experience in a cultural, arts, public sector or not-for-profit environment would be advantageous

This is an excellent opportunity to join a high-profile cultural organisation in a broad and influential FP&A role. The successful candidate will play a key role in strengthening financial planning, improving management information and supporting informed decision-making across the organisation.

Benefits include a generous holiday allowance, group life insurance, remote GP service, cycle to work scheme, employee discounts and local perks