Financial Planning and Analysis Manager

ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants); Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 67,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare

Life assurance

Income protection

Pension scheme

Employee assistance programme (EAP)

Nudge wellbeing tool

Flexible benefits platform

Discount site access

Job summary

ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) is seeking a Financial Planning & Analysis Manager for a 10-month fixed-term contract. Based from home or in London/Glasgow, you’ll lead budgeting, forecasting, and revenue modelling across UK and global operations.

The role requires ACCA/ ACA/ CA qualification, advanced Excel/PowerPoint, and the ability to influence Senior Management. You’ll collaborate with Change teams, Customer Service, and Centre delivery to optimise exam-related revenue

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant (ACCA, ACA, CA, etc.) with a strong analytical mind-set and experience with best practice financial modelling.
• Strong communication skills and ability to present confidently and credibly.
• Gravitas to build strong relationships, and the confidence to guide and challenge Senior Management.
• Able to confidently articulate and recommend informed decisions both within Finance and to the wider Senior Management community.
• Strong numeracy and analytical skills to actively interrogate and present data in a meaningful format.
• Excellent Excel and PowerPoint knowledge.
• An ability to handle multiple tasks under tight timelines and work under pressure.
• Experience of developing complex financial models from base assumptions.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and improve revenue models required for detailed budgeting and regular forecasts.
• Own ‘Budget Module’ in D365, setting up budget headers, codes and tables before budgeting and forecasting process, uploading revenue budgets and forecast to D365 including adhoc adjustments.
• Lead and develop a financial model capable of converting strategic targets to country/ city level operational information around exams.
• Build engagement between the key operational strategic target teams, change programmes, Group Finance and operational delivery teams to ensure clear and timely sharing of information.
• Lead and engage the business to develop and implement key exam driver analysis models to support forecasting/ multi-year projections.
• Lead and ensure accurate and timely rolling forecasts are maintained for exam delivery and production costs to support Directors deliver within budget assumptions.
• Work closely with ACCA change delivery teams and Customer Service to ensure the impact of exam changes is cascaded through the strategic targets and delivery teams.
• Keep revenue models up to date after establishing a clear understanding of how change program deliverables will impact revenue projections.
• Respond to adhoc requests for information.
• Perform adhoc analysis and produce value adding insights.
• Contribute and help deliver the finance strategy.
• Take responsibility for best practice research, recommendations and implementation.
• Prioritise and identify improvements and cost efficiencies for exam delivery and capacity across centre network.
• Identify continues improvement opportunities and lead delivery of such improvements.

Skills

Analytical mindset

Strong communication

Relationship building

Decision making with Senior Management

Multitasking under tight timelines

Financial modelling experience

Problem solving

Education

Qualified accountant (ACCA/ACA/CA)

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Closing date for applications is: 5 November 2026

ACCA is committed to a workplace culture which is inclusive, diverse, human and connected.

We welcome applications from candidates who meet some but not all of the criteria listed below.

We’re currently looking for a Financial Planning & Analysis Manager. This position sits within the CFO directorate. It can be based from home or in either of our London or Glasgow offices.

This existing role is available on 10 month fixed-term contract basis to deliver financial planning and analysis expertise to ACCA’s UK and global operations.

The job

Reporting to the Financial Planning and Analysis Lead, on a day-to-day basis, you’ll be involved in the following:

• Maintain and improve revenue models required for detailed budgeting and regular forecasts.
• Own ‘Budget Module’ in D365, setting up budget headers, codes and tables before budgeting and forecasting process, uploading revenue budgets and forecast to D365 including adhoc adjustments.
• Lead and develop a financial model capable of converting strategic targets to country/ city level operational information around exams
• Build engagement between the key operational strategic target teams, change programmes, Group Finance and operational delivery teams to ensure clear and timely sharing of information
• Lead and engage the business to develop and implement key exam driver analysis models to support forecasting/ multi-year projections
• Lead and ensure accurate and timely rolling forecasts are maintained for exam delivery and production costs to support Directors deliver within budget assumptions
• Work closely with ACCA change delivery teams and Customer Service to ensure the impact of exam changes is cascaded through the strategic targets and delivery teams
• Keep revenue models up to date after establishing a clear understanding of how change program deliverables will impact revenue projections.
• Respond to adhoc requests for information
• Perform adhoc analysis and produce value adding insights
• Contribute and help deliver the finance strategy
• Take responsibility for best practice research, recommendations and implementation.
• Prioritise and identify improvements and cost efficiencies for exam delivery and capacity across centre network
• Identify continues improvement opportunities and lead delivery of such improvements

The person

We’re looking for someone who:

• Qualified accountant (ACCA, ACA, CA, etc.) with a strong analytical mind-set and experience with best practice financial modelling
• Strong communication skills and ability to present confidently and credibly
• Gravitas to build strong relationships, and the confidence to guide and challenge Senior Management
• Able to confidently articulate and recommend informed decisions both within Finance and to the wider Senior Management community
• Strong numeracy and analytical skills to actively interrogate and present data in a meaningful format
• Excellent Excel and PowerPoint knowledge
• An ability to handle multiple tasks under tight timelines and work under pressure
• Experience of developing complex financial models from base assumptions

Our Benefits

We strive to create an environment where you can prioritise your wellbeing and so have designed our benefits to give you the flexibility and power to do so. Our core benefits include private healthcare, life assurance and income protection as well as a fantastic defined contribution pension scheme.

We provide an employee assistance programme and are proud to offer a financial wellbeing tool called Nudge, to our employees.

Our flexible benefits platform gives you the power to customise your benefit plan to suit your needs, you can choose to add a number of benefits including extra holidays, PMI family cover, cycle to work, Travel and Gym loans and more! You can also enjoy exclusive access to our discount site and wellbeing centre platform.

We are committed to equal opportunities across our recruitment activities and have a real commitment to ensuring the inclusion and well-being of all employees. We have a blended approach to working to support our employees to balance the needs of their job with other aspects of their life.