Financial Planning and Analysis Manager

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

Benefits offered by this job

Amazing pension

Extensive benefits

Hybrid & flexible working

Job summary

Michael Page is recruiting for a senior financial planning leader to drive the medium-term financial plan and annual budget process within a large public sector organisation.

You will partner with senior leaders to provide expert financial insight, shape transformation initiatives, and influence key organisational decisions, while leading a team and ensuring robust governance and reporting.

Qualifications

• Experience in financial planning, budgeting, and financial management.
• Exceptional stakeholder engagement and influencing skills.
• Experience advising at senior/executive level.
• Understanding governance, statutory reporting, and financial controls.
• Ability to lead teams 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

Financial management

Stakeholder engagement

Executive leadership

Communication

Transformation

Governance

Team development

Commercial acumen

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.