Financial Planning and Analysis Specialist

JR United Kingdom; Leicester; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization is looking for an FP&A Business Partner in Leicester. The role involves owning financial performance for the Care Group, providing insights, and collaborating with central teams. Ideal candidates will possess strong financial qualifications and healthcare experience, with excellent communication skills.

Qualifications

• 4+ years post-qualified experience in finance.
• Proven financial ownership of P&L or cost centers.
• Healthcare experience is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Own the Care Group P&L, driving financial performance.
• Deliver financial plans and forecasts to central FP&A.
• Provide financial advice and analysis to Care Group leadership.

Skills

Financial improvement

Communication skills

Emotional intelligence

Automation in analysis

Education

ACCA/CIMA/ACA qualification

Degree 2:2 minimum

Tools

Advanced Excel

Power BI

Job description

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Financial Planning and Analysis Specialist, Leicester

Client: Halliday Marx

Location: Leicester

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

Job Views: 3

Posted: 04.06.2025

Expiry Date: 19.07.2025

Job Description:

FP&A Controller (Healthcare)

Central London (Hybrid Working - 3 days in the office)

My client is within the Healthcare Industry and is looking for an FP&A Business Partner to sit between finance and the Care Groups. The role is a key interface into the finance team and would own the financial plan and forecast for the Care Group.

Duties Include:

• Own the Care Group P&L from a finance perspective, driving optimal financial performance from top to bottom line.
• Deliver the Care Group P&L plan/forecast inputs & sensitivities to the central FP&A team, ensuring integrity of assumptions and buy-in from the Care Group management team.
• Be the financial point of contact to the Care Group, providing business partnering including financial input and screening of business cases (growth, resources including Capex), and assessing marketing programs for ROI.
• Assess the long-term service model of the care group, providing financial advice and analysis, and communicating trading risks and opportunities, proposing strategies to mitigate or maximize these.
• Develop strong relationships with the Care Group senior leadership team, influencing them to make sound financial decisions and supporting them through the process.
• Provide commentary backed by high-quality business insights in line with month-end and quarterly forecast cycles.
• Collaborate with central FP&A and clinical teams on staffing controls, utilizing existing reports and improving compliance and staffing efficiency.
• Own the care group establishment model output, challenging resource requests to ensure optimal staffing levels and follow-up on variances.
• Work with procurement to identify and unlock supply efficiencies relevant to the Care Group.
• Lead on procedure profitability, drawing insights from models and implementing changes to optimize profitability, including developing profitability analysis for patient pathways.
• Conduct periodic benchmarking of competitors' KPIs and financial results, if available.
• Perform ad hoc analyses to provide top-tier financial support.

Required Experience:

• Progressive career with proven financial improvement experience.
• Successful financial ownership of a P&L or parts of it (e.g., revenue, cost centers).
• High emotional intelligence and excellent communication skills, comfortable presenting to non-financial audiences, especially clinicians.
• Healthcare experience (desirable).
• ACCA/CIMA/ACA qualification with at least 4 years post-qualified experience.
• Degree 2/2 minimum.
• Advanced Excel skills, Power BI, and a passion for automation in analysis.