FP&A Director

Cedar; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A private equity backed technology firm is seeking an Interim FP&A Director for a 12-month contract, offering a day rate of £800 to £1,000. The role entails leading the FP&A function and acting as a strategic partner to the executive team and private equity sponsor. Key duties include overseeing budgeting, delivering commercial insights, and enhancing FP&A processes. Candidates should possess relevant accountancy qualifications, senior FP&A leadership experience, and strong commercial acumen. The position is based in Central London with a flexible hybrid working model.

Qualifications

• You must have a recognised accountancy qualification such as ACA, CIMA or CA.
• You should possess senior FP&A leadership experience in high growth environments.
• You need strong commercial acumen to effectively influence at the executive level.

Responsibilities

• Lead the FP&A function and partner with the executive team.
• Own budgeting, forecasting and long range planning.
• Deliver high quality commercial insight for decision making.

Skills

Recognised accountancy qualification such as ACA, CIMA or CA

Senior FP&A leadership experience

Strong commercial acumen

Advanced financial modelling and analytical capability

Experience in fast paced, change driven environments

Education

Accountancy qualification

Job description

The Opportunity

Cedar is partnering with a private equity backed technology business to appoint an Interim FP&A Director on an initial 12 month contract. This is a senior leadership role in a fast growth, sponsor backed environment, offering a day rate of £800 to £1,000, reflecting the scope and commercial impact of the position.

The Business

This is a high performing, private equity backed technology business at a key stage of its growth journey. With a scalable product, strong recurring revenues and an engaged leadership team, the company is well positioned for continued expansion.

The business is moving into a more disciplined value creation phase, with greater emphasis on commercial insight, performance management and data led decision making. FP&A sits at the centre of this shift, playing a critical role in shaping strategy, investment priorities and board level discussions.

The Role

As Interim FP&A Director, you will lead the FP&A function and act as a strategic partner to the executive team and private equity sponsor. Key responsibilities include:

• Ownership of budgeting, forecasting and long range planning across the group
• Delivery of high quality commercial insight to support strategic and operational decision making
• Development of financial models to support growth initiatives, investment cases and M&A activity
• Oversight of management reporting, KPI frameworks and performance tracking
• Close partnering with the CFO, CEO and wider senior leadership team
• Preparation of board and investor reporting, including sponsor level analysis and presentations
• Driving improvements to FP&A processes, systems and data quality
• Leadership and development of the FP&A team through a period of change and scale

Your Profile

You are likely to bring:

• A recognised accountancy qualification such as ACA, CIMA or CA
• Senior FP&A leadership experience within private equity backed, high growth and or technology led businesses
• Strong commercial acumen with the credibility to influence at executive and board level
• Advanced financial modelling and analytical capability
• Experience operating in fast paced, change driven environments
• Prior interim or contract experience, ideally in sponsor backed contexts
• A day rate expectation of £800 to £1,000 representing fair market value or a logical progression from previous assignments

Compensation & Benefits

In addition to the day rate of £800 to £1,000 this role offers exposure to a highly commercial, investor led environment with direct access to senior leadership and private equity stakeholders. You will play a central role in shaping decision making and strengthening FP&A capability during a critical phase of growth.

The role is expected to run for at least 12 months and is based in Central London, with a flexible hybrid working model in place and excellent transport connectivity.