Financial Planning and Analysis Manager

Communicate Recruitment Solutions; Greater London; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Communicate Recruitment Solutions is seeking an experienced FP&A Manager for a 6-month contract in Greater London. This high-visibility role involves improving financial planning and reporting processes while collaborating with senior leadership across various regions.

The ideal candidate will be a qualified accountant with a strong background in FP&A, preferably from a professional services context. Technical expertise in systems like NetSuite or Planful is a plus.

Qualifications

• Strong FP&A background in professional services or project-based environments.
• Experience working across multiple geographies and business units is advantageous.
• Technically capable in financial modelling and systems.

Responsibilities

• Streamline and improve reporting processes across planning cycles.
• Develop reporting capability within core platforms like NetSuite and Planful.
• Support Group Treasury in cashflow reporting.
• Lead management information and cost analysis development.
• Coach best practices within the commercial finance team.

Skills

Financial modelling

Reporting processes

Collaboration

Data analysis

Commercial finance knowledge

Education

Qualified accountant (ACA)

Tools

NetSuite

Planful

HubSpot

Workday

Job description

FP&A Manager | London | 6-Month Contract

The Business

We are working with a leading international professional services firm operating across the UK, Asia, EMEA, Australia and the Americas. The Group Finance function sits at the heart of a complex, multi-regional structure and is currently investing in its systems, reporting capability and commercial finance partnerships to support the next phase of growth.

The Role

This is a high-visibility FP&A position reporting into the Group CFO, with regular exposure to the Group CEO and senior regional and divisional leadership across all geographies. The role sits within a collaborative Group Finance team and carries a genuine remit to improve and modernise the firm's financial planning and reporting infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities

• Streamline and improve reporting processes across the full planning cycle - monthly management accounts, annual budgets, quarterly forecasts and long-term plans - driving consistency, accuracy and timeliness across the Group.
• Partner with the Group Finance Systems and Group IT teams to develop reporting capability within the firm's core platforms: NetSuite (Global ERP), Planful (reporting and forecasting), HubSpot (CRM) and Workday (HRIS).
• Support the Group Treasury function in building connected management information flows that enable seamless cashflow reporting and forecasting across the Group.
• Lead the ongoing development of management information and cost analysis, including Group utilisation, client and project profitability, and working capital - translating data into clear, actionable insight for senior stakeholders.
• Coach and develop best practice across the commercial finance team, acting as a collaborative and credible point of reference on all things FP&A.

The Candidate

The right candidate will be a qualified accountant (ACA) with a very strong FP&A background, ideally gained within a professional services or similarly project-based environment. Experience working across multiple geographies and business units will be an advantage.

You will be technically capable across financial modelling and systems - familiarity with NetSuite or Planful would be a genuine differentiator and equally comfortable translating complex data into clear narrative for a C-suite audience.