Financial Planning & Analysis Manager

Searchlight Cyber Ltd; Portsmouth; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in cybersecurity is seeking an experienced Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Manager based in Portsmouth, UK. This critical role involves driving financial insights and strategic support, ensuring robust financial planning, and partnering with senior leadership to drive business performance. The ideal candidate will be a qualified accountant with a strong background in financial modelling and data analysis.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Company pension scheme

Private healthcare including dental and vision coverage

TechScheme and Cycle2Work options

Comprehensive training and support

Free fresh fruit daily

Bean to cup coffee machine

Regular team building events

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with post-qualification experience in FP&A.
• Experience in budgeting, forecasting, and financial modelling.
• Strong commercial awareness and ability to analyze complex data.

Responsibilities

• Lead budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning processes.
• Provide strategic financial insights to support decision-making.
• Develop financial models to evaluate business performance.

Skills

Financial modelling

Data analysis

Stakeholder management

Budgeting

Forecasting

Commercial awareness

Education

Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA)

Tools

Advanced spreadsheet skills

Job description

This job is brought to you by Jobs/Redefined, the UK's leading over-50s age inclusive jobs board.

WHO ARE WE?

Searchlight Cyber was founded in 2017 with a mission to stop threat actors from acting with impunity. Its External Cyber Risk Management Platform helps organizations to identify and protect themselves from threats emerging from the cybercriminal underground, with Attack Surface Management and Threat Intelligence tools designed to separate the signal from the noise.

It is used by some of the world's largest enterprises, government and law enforcement agencies, and the Managed Security Service Providers at the forefront of protecting customers from external threats.

Find out more at www.slcyber.io

ABOUT THE POSITION

We are seeking an experienced Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Manager to join our finance team based in Portsmouth, UK. This role is critical in providing financial insights and strategic support to senior leadership, driving informed decision-making, and enhancing overall business performance.

As an FP&A Manager, you will lead the budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis activities, ensuring robust financial planning and commercial insight across the organization. The ideal candidate will be a qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) with a strong background in financial modelling, data analysis, and stakeholder management.

WHAT WILL I DO?

• Lead the budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning processes, ensuring accuracy and alignment with business objectives.
• Provide strategic financial insights and analysis to support decision-making across departments.
• Develop and maintain financial models to evaluate business performance, profitability, and investment opportunities.
• Identify key performance indicators (KPIs) and track financial performance against targets.
• Partner with senior stakeholders across the organization, delivering clear and actionable financial insights.
• Support cost control, margin analysis, and revenue optimization strategies.
• Conduct variance analysis and provide recommendations to enhance financial efficiency.
• Prepare and present financial reports, dashboards, and management information packs.
• Cover for the Finance Director where required.

WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

• Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) with post-qualification experience in financial planning and analysis.
• Strong background in budgeting, forecasting, and financial modelling.
• Proven ability to analyze complex financial data and provide strategic recommendations.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence decision-making.
• Advanced spreadsheet skills
• Strong commercial awareness and a strategic mindset.
• Ability to work under pressure, manage multiple priorities, and meet deadlines.
• Ideally a background in SaaS.
• Ideally a background in private equity backed businesses.
• Ideally a background not just in budgeting, forecasting and financial modelling but financial control too.

WHAT'S IN IT FOR ME?

Job satisfaction; working for a company that is genuinely making people's lives better and helping to reduce the impact of internet based crime. You will have the opportunity to grow your career with the company in a very exciting industry.

On top of a generous salary in line with your experience, you'll receive a great benefits package and a learning and development plan to help ensure your career always moves in the right direction.

We're a committed team of professionals all from diverse backgrounds - software, data, security, sales and more. We all come together with a real passion for technology and a drive to make a difference - we're committed to protecting society from threats and actors who use and abuse the dark web.

You'll be challenged with interesting projects that will help you think outside the box and have plenty of opportunities to learn and practice new skills. You'll be a key member of the team, directly contributing to our customer and supplier relationships and helping business goals. We believe in training & development, having fun and a great work life balance.

Your benefits package will include:

• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Entry into company pension scheme
• Private healthcare from Axa, including dental and vision coverage
• We offer both TechScheme and Cycle2Work
• Comprehensive training and support to develop your career, including a training budget
• A range of office perks, including free fresh fruit daily, a bean to cup coffee machine and more
• Regular team building and reward events

INTERVIEW PROCESS

• Screening Call with our Talent Manager
• Short Technical test (role specific)
• Face to face interview with line manager and senior management
  • We'd love to meet you in person for an interview, but are happy for a video call too!
• Offer and onboarding