Financial Planning and Analysis Manager

Michael Page International Recruitment Limited; Tees Valley; Hybrid; GBP 62,000 - 67,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid & flexible working

Pension (Amazing)

Extensive benefits

Job summary

Michael Page International Recruitment Limited is supporting a large public sector organisation in recruiting a strategic Financial Planning Director. You will lead the Medium-Term Financial Plan, oversee annual budgets, advise senior leadership, and drive governance and transformation initiatives.

The role requires senior-finance expertise, excellent communication with both financial and non-financial audiences, and a track record of developing high-performing teams within complex organisations.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in financial planning, budgeting, and financial management.
• Exceptional stakeholder engagement and influencing skills.
• Experience operating at a senior level and advising executive leaders.
• A thorough understanding of governance, statutory reporting, and financial controls.
• The ability to lead teams, drive performance, and develop talent.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and maintenance of the organisation's Medium-Term Financial Plan.
• Coordinate and oversee the annual budget setting process.
• Provide strategic financial advice to senior executives, leadership teams, and key stakeholders.
• Support robust financial governance and effective decision-making across the organisation.
• Manage and develop members of the financial planning and business partnering team.
• Monitor key financial resources including reserves, provisions, and corporate budgets.
• Lead statutory and government financial returns, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
• Contribute to major transformation programmes, business cases, and strategic projects.
• Prepare high-profile financial reports for senior leadership and governance forums.
• Deputise for senior finance leadership when required and represent the organisation at key meetings and external networks.

Skills

Financial planning

Budgeting

Stakeholder engagement

Executive advisory

Governance & reporting

Team leadership

Commercial acumen

Communication

Job description

Lead the strategic financial planning agenda for a large and complex organisation, driving budget setting, medium-term financial planning, and financial sustainability. Partner with senior leaders to provide expert financial insight, support transformation initiatives, and influence key organisational decisions

Client Details

Our client is a large and highly respected public sector organisation delivering a wide range of vital services across a diverse community. With a strong focus on transformation, financial resilience, and long-term sustainability, the organisation offers a collaborative environment where finance professionals play a central role in shaping strategic outcomes and supporting meaningful change.

Description

• Lead the development and maintenance of the organisation's Medium-Term Financial Plan.
• Coordinate and oversee the annual budget setting process.
• Provide strategic financial advice to senior executives, leadership teams, and key stakeholders.
• Support robust financial governance and effective decision-making across the organisation.
• Manage and develop members of the financial planning and business partnering team.
• Monitor key financial resources including reserves, provisions, and corporate budgets.
• Lead statutory and government financial returns, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
• Contribute to major transformation programmes, business cases, and strategic projects.
• Prepare high-profile financial reports for senior leadership and governance forums.
• Deputise for senior finance leadership when required and represent the organisation at key meetings and external networks.

Profile

• Strong experience in financial planning, budgeting, and financial management.
• Exceptional stakeholder engagement and influencing skills.
• Experience operating at a senior level and advising executive leaders.
• A thorough understanding of governance, statutory reporting, and financial controls.
• The ability to lead teams, drive performance, and develop talent.
• Commercial acumen with experience supporting transformation, change, and investment decisions.
• Excellent communication skills and the confidence to present complex financial information to both financial and non-financial audiences.
• A proactive, solution-focused approach with the ability to navigate complex and evolving environments.

Job Offer

• Competitive salary ranging from £62,000 to £67,000 per annum.
• Amazing pension
• Extensive benefits
• Hybrid & flexible working.
• Opportunities to influence financial policies and strategies.
• Collaborative and professional work environment.
• Comprehensive training and development opportunities.