FP&A Manager

Michael Page (UK); Frimley; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment consultancy is seeking a Financial Business Partner to drive financial performance across high-value projects. In this hybrid role, you will manage financial metrics, forecast trends, and provide commercial advice to operations and sales teams. The ideal candidate should have a relevant professional qualification, extensive SAP experience, and strong analytical skills. The salary for this position is £85,000 - £95,000 with additional benefits.

Benefits

Car Allowance

20% bonus

Qualifications

• Professional qualification in accounting or finance.
• Proven experience in project accounting.
• Strong analytical skills to interpret financial data.
• Excellent knowledge of financial planning and forecasting techniques.

Responsibilities

• Serve as trusted financial advisor for Operations and Sales.
• Accountability for financial metrics across projects.
• Manage the period-end close process for projects.
• Deliver robust monthly forecasts with variance visibility.
• Develop expertise in SAP for accurate project reporting.
• Champion digitalisation and process optimisation in finance.

Skills

Financial performance expertise

Analytical skills

Understanding of commercial terms

Experience with SAP

Project accounting experience

Education

Professional qualification in accounting or finance (e.g., ACA, ACCA, CIMA)

Tools

SAP

Job description

Overview

You will partner with operations, sales, and external stakeholders to ensure robust financial and commercial management of high-value, long-term projects. Act as the key finance business partner, with end-to-end responsibility for project financial performance, risk management, and commercial support. This role is critical in driving profitability, ensuring financial integrity, and enabling the successful delivery of complex projects.

Responsibilities

• Financial Business Partnering: Serve as the trusted financial advisor to the Operations and Sales, providing expertise on financial performance, commercial terms, and contractual risk, while supporting new business opportunities and contract variations from a finance perspective.
• P&L and Balance Sheet Ownership: Take accountability for all key financial metrics (revenue, margin, operating profit, cash flow, debtors, and inventory) across assigned projects, ensuring early identification of risks and execution of mitigation strategies to protect profitability and cash generation.
• Financial Close & Reporting: Manage the period-end close process for assigned projects, ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting that aligns with Group accounting standards.
• Forecasting & Planning: Deliver a robust monthly forecast with clear visibility of variances versus plan, supported by risk and opportunity analysis across revenue, cost, and working capital.
• Financial Systems Expertise: Develop deep expertise in the bespoke SAP system, ensuring accurate system-driven project reporting and leveraging full system capabilities to improve financial transparency.
• Digital Finance & Process Optimisation: Champion the digitalisation and automation agenda, streamlining finance processes, eliminating non-value-add activities, and driving continuous improvement in financial reporting and control.

The Successful Applicant

• A professional qualification in accounting or finance (e.g., ACA, ACCA, CIMA).
• Proven experience in project accounting
• Commercially strong
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex financial data.
• Excellent knowledge of financial planning and forecasting techniques.
• SAP experience is a must

What’s on Offer

£85,000 - £95,000 + Car Allowance + 20% bonus

This role is hybrid - 1/2 days p/w in office