Financial Planning and Analysis Manager

ACCA Global; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 62,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare

Life assurance

Income protection

Defined contribution pension

Job summary

ACCA invites applications for a Financial Planning & Analysis Manager. The role sits in the CFO directorate and can be home-based or based in London or Glasgow. This 10-month fixed-term contract delivers FP&A expertise to ACCA's UK and global operations.

The job involves maintaining revenue models, owning the D365 Budget Module, building strategic financial models, and partnering with senior management to drive forecast accuracy and efficiency across exam delivery and production costs.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with strong analytical mind-set and financial modelling experience.
• Excellent Excel and PowerPoint capabilities.
• Ability to present confidently to Senior Management.
• Experience with budgeting and forecasting processes.
• Familiarity with D365 budgeting module is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and improve revenue models for budgeting and forecasts.
• Own Budget Module in D365: headers, codes and tables for budgeting and forecasting.
• Develop models translating strategic targets to country/city level information.
• Collaborate with key teams to share information and drive insights.
• Lead exam driver analysis models for forecasting and multi-year projections.
• Ensure timely rolling forecasts for exam delivery and costs within budgets.
• Coordinate with Change Delivery and Customer Service on exam changes impacts.
• Update revenue models with change program implications.
• Respond to ad hoc information requests and provide value-added insights.
• Contribute to and help deliver the finance strategy.
• Identify improvements and cost efficiencies for exam delivery and capacity.

Skills

Financial modelling

Excel

PowerPoint

Analytical mindset

Communication skills

Relationship building

Stakeholder management

Multi-tasking under deadlines

ACCA/ACA/CA qualified

Education

ACCA/ACA/CA or equivalent

Tools

D365 (Dynamics 365)

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 are 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.