FP&A Director

Transaction Recruitment Ltd.; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 110,000 - 127,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Strong bonus

Car allowance

Private healthcare

Job summary

Transaction Recruitment Ltd. seeks an FP&A Director to head the FP&A and finance business partnering function in a Birmingham-based role with hybrid working. You will own forecasting across the business and act as the lead finance partner to the commercial leadership team.

You will drive financial modelling, budgeting, strategic planning and KPI development, shaping decisions for a fast-growing, international group with ambitious growth plans.

Qualifications

• Head of FP&A or senior FP&A leadership experience essential.
• Experience growing finance teams.
• Hands-on budgeting, forecasting and strategic planning.
• Ability to partner senior commercial leaders and influence decisions.
• Strong commercial acumen and understanding of drivers of sales and margin.
• ACA/ACCA/CIMA desirable but not essential.
• Experience in a large international or matrix organisation.

Responsibilities

• Act as lead FP&A partner to the commercial leadership and senior stakeholders.
• Turn financial results into clear messages highlighting revenue, margin, risk and opportunity.
• Lead modelling and analysis behind major investment cases and growth plans.
• Own the full planning process: annual budget, quarterly reviews, rolling forecasts and strategic plan.
• Run forecasting for the whole business aligned to long-term goals.
• Build scenarios and contingency plans for changing demand and market conditions.
• Collaborate with commercial teams to improve forecast accuracy and decision quality.
• Design operational and financial KPIs for sharper visibility.
• Use analytics and modern tools to present complex numbers clearly to leadership.
• Champion AI, automation and digital tools across the finance team.
• Lead, coach and develop FP&A and finance business partners.
• Build strong relationships across finance, commercial teams and the international group.

Skills

Budgeting

Forecasting

Strategic planning

Financial modelling

Business partnering

Stakeholder management

Commercial acumen

Board-level insight

Education

Accounting/Finance/Business degree

ACA/ACCA/CIMA desirable

Job description

About the Business

A fantastic opportunity to join a well-established software business based in Birmingham as an FP&A Director, paying £110,000 – £127,000 per annum plus a strong bonus, car allowance and wider benefits, plus hybrid working. Part of a much larger international group with big ambitions for growth, the business is looking for a commercially minded finance leader to sit right at the heart of decision-making. You'll head up the FP&A and business partnering function, taking real ownership of forecasting across the whole business and acting as the lead finance partner to the commercial leadership team.

Main Duties

As an FP&A Director, your main duties include:

• Acting as the lead finance and FP&A partner to the commercial leadership team and other senior stakeholders, offering insight and healthy challenge that sharpens decision-making
• Turning financial and commercial results into clear messages, pinpointing what is really driving revenue, margin, risk and opportunity
• Leading the modelling and analysis behind major investment cases, growth plans and decisions on where resources should go
• Owning the full planning process, including the annual budget, quarterly performance reviews, rolling forecasts and the longer-term strategic plan
• Running forecasting for the whole business, making sure near-term results are clearly tied to where the business wants to be in the years ahead
• Building scenarios and contingency plans so leadership can react quickly when customer demand, competitors or the market shift
• Working hand in hand with the commercial teams to improve forecast accuracy, performance management and the quality of decisions being made
• Designing operational and financial KPIs that give the business sharper visibility of how it is really performing
• Using modern analytics and visualisation tools to present complex numbers in a way senior leaders can quickly understand and act on
• Championing the use of AI, automation and modern digital tools across the finance team, making processes leaner and the insight sharper
• Leading, coaching and developing a team of FP&A and finance business partners, building a culture of high performance, ownership and continuous improvement
• Building strong working relationships across finance, the commercial teams and the wider international group

Location / Office / Culture

The role is hybrid, based in Birmingham, with 3 days in the office and 2 from home. You'll be joining a forward-thinking business with big plans for growth over the coming years, where finance is seen as a true partner. This is a visible, influential role with genuine scope to make your mark and shape where the business goes next.

What We Are Looking For

The ideal candidate may have:

Desirable

• Previous experience as a Head of FP&A, Head of Commercial Finance or in a similar senior FP&A leadership role is essential
• A proven track record of managing and growing finance teams
• Strong hands-on experience of budgeting, forecasting, strategic planning, financial modelling and managing business performance
• Proven ability to partner senior commercial leaders and influence key business decisions
• Strong commercial acumen, with a clear grasp of what drives sales, margin, profit and growth
• Confidence turning complex financial and operational data into clear, board-level insight and recommendations
• Degree educated, ideally in Accounting, Finance, Business or a similar subject
• ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified is desirable but not essential
• Experience within a large international or matrix organisation

Why Join the business

• £110,000 – £127,000 plus strong bonus
• Hybrid working – 3 days in the office, 2 from home
• Car allowance and good pension
• Private healthcare
• 25 days' holiday, with the option to buy 5 more
• A senior, high-visibility role in a business with ambitious growth plans