Financial Planning and Analysis Specialist

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

Job summary

A leading company in the healthcare industry is seeking a Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Business Partner. This role involves owning the Care Group's P&L and driving financial performance while collaborating with clinical teams. Ideal candidates will be ACCA/CIMA/ACA qualified with strong communication skills and a background in healthcare.

Qualifications

• 4+ years post-qualification experience.
• Experience in driving tangible financial improvements.
• Healthcare experience desirable.

Responsibilities

• Own the Care Group P&L, delivering Plan/Forecast inputs.
• Provide financial business partnering to the Care Group.
• Collaborate with FP&A Team on clinical staffing controls.

Skills

Financial ownership

High emotional intelligence

Excellent communication skills

Advanced Excel skills

Power BI

Passion for automation

Education

ACCA/CIMA/ACA Qualified

Degree 2/2 minimum

Job description

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Financial Planning and Analysis Specialist, Norwich

Client: Halliday Marx

Location: Norwich

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 central FP&A Team, ensuring the integrity of assumptions, buy-in, and ownership by 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), assessing Marketing programs for ROI.
• Assess strategically the long-term service model of the care group, providing financial advice and analysis, communicating risks and opportunities, and proposing strategies to mitigate or maximize them.
• Develop strong relationships based on trust with the Care Group senior leadership team, influencing them to make excellent financial decisions and supporting them through the process.
• Provide commentary supported by high-quality business insight during month-end and quarterly forecast cycles.
• Collaborate with central FP&A Team & Clinical teams on clinical staffing controls, utilizing existing reporting, and improving compliance and staffing efficiency.
• Own the care group Establishment Model output, challenging resource requests, and ensuring optimal staffing levels.
• 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 in KPIs and financial results, if available.
• Perform ad hoc analysis to provide top-tier financial support.

Required Experience:

• Progressive career with evidence of driving tangible financial improvements.
• Financial ownership experience of a P&L or parts of it (e.g., Revenue, cost centers).
• High emotional intelligence and excellent communication skills, able to present financials to non-financial audiences, comfortable working more with clinicians than spreadsheets.
• Healthcare experience (desirable).
• ACCA/CIMA/ACA Qualified with at least 4 years post-qualification experience.
• Degree 2/2 minimum.
• Advanced Excel skills, Power BI, and a passion for automation in analysis.