Financial Planning and Analysis Manager

Vertage Inc.; Scotland; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Vertage Inc. seeks an experienced FP&A Manager to support budgeting, forecasting, cashflow management, and performance reporting across a large portfolio of capital projects.

You will partner with finance and operations to provide financial insight and drive improvements in planning, reporting, and forecasting processes. The role focuses on financial planning, forecasting, and business partnering to enable strategic decision-making within a renewable energy–or similarly capital-intensive

Qualifications

• Proven FP&A/finance planning experience across budgeting, forecasting and long-term planning.
• Strong financial reporting and performance analysis abilities.
• Experience with cashflow forecasting, CapEx planning, and financing.

Responsibilities

• Support budgets, forecasts, and long-term financial plans.
• Lead cashflow, CapEx, financing and interest forecasting activities.
• Consolidate financial information across multiple projects or portfolios.
• Develop and maintain cashflow forecasting models.
• Deliver performance analysis and variance reporting to senior stakeholders.
• Support Group Finance reporting and governance requirements.
• Analyse project cashflows, investment performance, and funding needs.
• Partner with commercial and operational teams to identify risks and opportunities.
• Prepare management reporting packs and leadership presentations.
• Drive FP&A process improvements and automation of reporting.

Skills

FP&A

Financial Management

Budgeting & Forecasting

Cashflow Forecasting

Excel modelling

Stakeholder partnering

Process improvements

Tools

Excel

Job description

Financial Planning, Performance & Analysis (FP&A) Manager

Location: Central Belt, Scotland (Hybrid - 50% Office Based)

Full UK Working Rights Required

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Financial Planning, Performance & Analysis (FP&A) Manager to support a leading renewable energy business. This role will focus on financial planning, forecasting, cashflow management, performance reporting, and business partnering across a large and complex portfolio of capital projects.

The successful candidate will work closely with finance and operational stakeholders to provide financial insight, support strategic decision-making, and drive improvements across planning, reporting, and forecasting processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the delivery of budgets, forecasts, and long-term financial plans.
• Lead cashflow, capital expenditure (CapEx), financing, and interest forecasting activities.
• Consolidate financial information and reporting across multiple business areas.
• Develop and maintain cashflow forecasting models.
• Deliver performance analysis, variance reporting, and financial insights to senior stakeholders.
• Support Group Finance reporting and governance requirements.
• Analyse project cashflows, financing requirements, investment performance, and joint venture activities.
• Partner with Commercial Finance and operational teams to understand risks, opportunities, and key business drivers.
• Prepare management reporting packs and presentations for leadership teams.
• Drive continuous improvement, standardisation, and automation of FP&A processes and reporting.
• Support enhancements to financial reporting tools, systems, and forecasting methodologies.

Key Skills & Experience

• Proven experience in FP&A, Financial Management, Commercial Finance, Corporate Finance, or Business Planning.
• Strong experience in budgeting, forecasting, long-term planning, and performance reporting.
• Experience with cashflow forecasting, CapEx planning, financing activities, and interest reporting.
• Advanced Excel skills and experience developing and maintaining financial and cashflow models.
• Experience analysing project cashflows, investment performance, joint ventures, and equity funding requirements.
• Strong understanding of financial consolidation and reporting across multiple projects, business units, or portfolios.
• Experience supporting Group Finance reporting, governance forums, and senior stakeholder decision-making.
• Strong stakeholder management and business partnering skills.
• Proven experience driving process improvements, reporting standardisation, and automation initiatives.
• Experience working within renewable energy, utilities, infrastructure, construction, engineering, or other capital-intensive project environments.