FP&A Manager

AO; Bolton; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Pension 5% matched

AO Arena tickets

Health & wellbeing programs

Discounts across product range

Family leave (maternity/paternity)

Volunteer days (2 days)

On site parking and free breakfast

Job summary

AO is seeking an FP&A Manager based in Bolton to lead group forecasting, budgeting and financial planning, delivering robust plans and challenging assumptions with senior leaders.

You will consolidate Group P&Ls, balance sheets and cashflows, produce board-ready reporting and develop financial models and KPI dashboards. This is a hands-on, high-impact role with line management responsibility for an FP&A Analyst.

Qualifications

• Fully qualified accountant with ACA, ACCA or CIMA.
• Significant FP&A experience in a large, multi-divisional business.
• Strong technical expertise across forecasting, budgeting and group consolidations.
• Advanced Excel skills and robust financial models.
• Experience producing reporting for executive and board audiences.
• Inquisitive, credible and able to influence senior stakeholders.
• Ability to deliver at pace with strong attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Own the Group forecasting and budgeting process with robust, evidence-based plans.
• Lead consolidation of Group P&Ls, balance sheets and cashflows.
• Identify trends, risks and opportunities and explain drivers behind performance.
• Challenge assumptions and improve forecast quality through stakeholder engagement.
• Produce weekly Group forecast reporting and support CFO board reporting.
• Prepare board papers and executive reporting with actionable insights.
• Partner with senior leaders to support decision-making.
• Develop financial models, dashboards and KPI reporting.
• Lead and develop an FP&A Analyst.
• Deliver high-value analysis supporting strategic priorities.

Skills

Forecasting

Budgeting

Financial planning

Advanced Excel

Executive reporting

Stakeholder management

Analytical mindset

Attention to detail

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified

Tools

Excel

Job description

Job Overview

About The Role

At AO, the numbers matter. Understanding what sits behind them matters even more.
We’re looking for an FP&A Manager to lead our Group forecasting, budgeting and financial planning processes, providing the insight and challenge that helps shape business decisions at the highest level.
This is a pivotal role with responsibility for consolidating and reporting Group performance across multiple business units, ensuring forecasts are robust, assumptions are challenged and the drivers behind performance are clearly understood. Working closely with senior commercial and operational leaders, you’ll become a trusted partner, bringing clarity to complexity and helping stakeholders make confident, informed decisions.
Alongside owning the Group planning cycle, you’ll translate large volumes of financial and operational data into meaningful insight, create board-level reporting and play a key role in shaping AO’s longer-term financial plans. You’ll also lead and develop an FP&A Analyst, helping to strengthen the capability of the wider team.
For someone who enjoys combining technical excellence with commercial influence, this is an opportunity to make a real impact in a fast-paced, growing business.
Our people are our superpower, and we’re unstoppable when we’re together! We want your ideas to flow, and what better way to make that happen than being based onsite in our Bolton office 5 days a week, where our culture fuels creativity, collaboration and growth. If a £1 bet in the pub between two friends can become the UKs most trusted electrical retailer, imagine what else can be achieved when we’re together.

Here's What You Can Expect To Be Doing

• Owning the Group forecasting and budgeting process, ensuring plans are robust, evidence-based and aligned to business objectives
• Leading the consolidation of Group P&Ls, balance sheets and cashflows, providing a clear view of performance across AO
• Driving a deeper understanding of financial and operational performance by identifying and explaining key trends, risks and opportunities
• Challenging assumptions and improving the quality of forecasts across the business through constructive stakeholder engagement
• Producing weekly Group forecast reporting and supporting the monthly CFO board report
• Preparing board-level papers and executive reporting that turn complex information into clear, actionable insight
• Partnering with senior commercial and operational leaders across the Group to support decision-making
• Developing financial models, dashboards and KPI reporting that improve visibility and performance management
• Leading and developing an FP&A Analyst
• Delivering high-value analysis that supports strategic priorities and business performance

A Few Things About You

• Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA)
• Significant FP&A experience within a large, complex or multi-divisional business
• Strong technical expertise across forecasting, budgeting, financial planning and Group consolidations
• Advanced Excel skills and experience building robust financial models and reporting tools
• Comfortable producing high-quality reporting and presentations for executive and board-level audiences
• Naturally inquisitive, with a track record of getting beyond the numbers to uncover the real drivers of performance
• Credible and confident when challenging assumptions and influencing senior stakeholders
• Strong relationship builder who can operate effectively across a wide range of teams and functions
• Highly organised with exceptional attention to detail and the ability to deliver at pace
• Continuously looking for opportunities to improve reporting, automate processes and create better insight

You'll bring a blend of commercial curiosity, analytical rigour and strong stakeholder influence. Most importantly, you'll help AO make better decisions by ensuring we always understand not just what the numbers are telling us, but why.

A Bit About Us

We’re big on appliances and electricals, REALLY big. Washing machines, fridge freezers and TVs? They’re our bread and butter. Mobiles, Airwraps and Ring doorbells? Yep, those too. If it plugs in, powers up or makes life easier, AO probably has it.
But we’re more than that… For over 25 years, trust has been at the heart of everything we do, helping us become the UK’s most trusted electrical retailer. Our customers rate us 4.9 on Trustpilot from nearly ONE MILLION reviews and more 5-star ratings than any other UK electrical retailer, because they know they can rely on us and it’s the exact same for our AOers too.
We truly believe it’s more than just a job, we genuinely care about each other and our impact on making our customers lives easier, by helping them brilliantly. Everyone here knows how their role makes a difference. Our people are our superpower, so, when it comes to finding new AOers, we know it’s more than just a CV, it’s about what makes you, YOU.

Our Benefits

Our benefits are designed to cover the moments that matter to AOers. From health and wellness to giving back - you’ll be rewarded inside and outside of work.

• Holidays; 25 days, plus bank holidays (increasing to 27 days after 2 years with us!)
• Pension; Contribute 5% of your annual salary and we'll do the same, giving you a little extra support for the future.
• Be a VIP at the AO Arena; we have loads of opportunities to win free tickets and pre-sale access!
• Health & wellbeing; discounted gym membership, an onsite spa and our Help @ Hand scheme giving you access to virtual GP’s, Mental Health support and much more.
• Discounts; exclusive discounts across our product range.
• Family leave; Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption leave.
• Making a difference; 2 fully paid days a year to donate your time to any charity of your choice.
• On site perks; start your day with free on site parking, grabbing a complimentary breakfast and a coffee at our subsidised in house coffee shop!

To see all our benefits and perks, visit our AO Benefits page.