FP&A Lead

Nigel Wright Group; North East; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary £65,000–£70,000 per year

25 days' annual leave

Auto-enrolment pension scheme

Exposure to senior stakeholders across

Opportunity to establish FP&A function

AI adoption in finance

Job summary

Nigel Wright Group is seeking an FP&A Lead for a newly created role in the North East of England. You will own FP&A, moving beyond reporting to deliver insights that drive commercial decisions and strategic planning.

Reporting to the Finance Director, you will build the capability from scratch, partner with senior stakeholders, develop models and BI, and explore new AI-enabled finance tools to enhance performance across the business.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent)
• Demonstrable FP&A experience in a commercial environment
• Experience in budgeting, forecasting and financial modelling
• Ability to establish FP&A processes and best practice with autonomy
• Commercially minded and curious about what drives business performance
• Able to translate complex financial data into actionable recommendations
• Confident in partnering with senior stakeholders and challenging assumptions
• Interest in improving systems, reporting, BI and AI usage in finance

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of FP&A capability across the organisation.
• Identify trends, patterns and commercial opportunities through detailed financial and operational analysis.
• Produce meaningful insight to support strategic and commercial decision-making.
• Investigate costs and identify opportunities to improve efficiencies and deliver savings.
• Develop scenario models and forecasts to assess potential business changes.
• Analyse supplier costs, pricing, product performance and seasonal trends.
• Turn financial information into clear, actionable recommendations.
• Support and enhance budgeting and forecasting processes.
• Partner with senior stakeholders, providing constructive challenge and insight around financial performance.
• Help drive continuous improvement across finance systems, reporting and BI.
• Contribute to the adoption of new technology and explore AI within finance processes

Skills

FP&A experience

Budgeting & forecasting

Financial modelling

Stakeholder partnering

Autonomy

Commercial mindset

Business insight

AI in finance

Education

ACCA/ACIA/CIMA or equivalent

Job description

The Opportunity:

We are delighted to be supporting an established and evolving organisation with the appointment of a newly created FP&A Lead. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced finance professional to take ownership of FP&A and help shape how financial insight is used across the business.

Working closely with the Finance Director and senior stakeholders, you will move beyond traditional financial reporting to understand what is driving performance, identify commercial opportunities and provide meaningful analysis to support better decision-making.

With no dedicated FP&A resource currently in place, there is genuine scope to build the capability from the ground up, introducing best practice across planning, analysis, modelling and business intelligence. The organisation is also investing in technology, including AI, providing an interesting opportunity to influence how new tools are used across finance and reporting.

Main Duties/Responsibilities:

• Lead the development of FP&A capability across the organisation.
• Identify trends, patterns and commercial opportunities through detailed financial and operational analysis.
• Produce meaningful insight to support strategic and commercial decision-making.
• Investigate costs and identify opportunities to improve efficiencies and deliver savings.
• Develop scenario models and forecasts to assess potential business changes and opportunities.
• Analyse areas including supplier costs, pricing, product performance and seasonal trends.
• Turn financial information into clear, actionable recommendations rather than simply reporting the numbers.
• Support and enhance budgeting and forecasting processes.
• Partner with senior stakeholders, providing constructive challenge and insight around financial performance.
• Help drive continuous improvement across finance systems, reporting and business intelligence.
• Contribute to the adoption of new technology and explore opportunities to make greater use of AI within finance processes

You Will Be/Have:

• A qualified accountant, ideally ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent.
• Strong FP&A experience gained within a commercial environment.
• Demonstrable experience of budgeting, forecasting and financial modelling.
• Comfortable operating with autonomy and capable of establishing effective FP&A processes and best practice.
• Commercially minded and naturally inquisitive, with an interest in understanding the factors that genuinely drive business performance.
• Able to translate complex financial information into clear, practical recommendations.
• Confident partnering with and influencing senior stakeholders.
• Comfortable challenging assumptions and bringing a fresh perspective to commercial decisions.
• An interest in improving systems, reporting, business intelligence and the use of emerging technology within finance.

Benefits:

• Salary of £65,000 - £70,000, dependent on experience.
• 25 days' annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Auto-enrolment pension scheme.
• High-profile role with significant exposure to senior stakeholders across the business.
• Opportunity to establish and shape a dedicated FP&A function.
• Scope to influence future finance systems, reporting and technology.
• Opportunity to play a role in the organisation's adoption and use of AI.