FP&A Manager

Cobalt Consulting (UK) Ltd; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading real estate consultancy based in Greater London is seeking an FP&A Manager. The successful candidate will own financial planning and budgeting, build robust financial models, and provide insights for strategic decisions. This role requires a qualified accountant with at least 3 years of experience in FP&A or commercial finance, and strong analytical and Excel skills are essential. The position offers a hybrid working model with a competitive salary between £75,000 and £85,000 plus bonus.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years post-qualification experience in FP&A, commercial finance, or analytical finance.
• Experience in financial modeling and analysis with a detail-oriented approach.
• Ability to work independently, owning projects and tasks.

Responsibilities

• Own financial planning, budgeting and forecasting across the business.
• Build and maintain detailed financial and cash flow models.
• Produce monthly management information, including variance analysis.

Skills

Financial planning

Budgeting

Forecasting

Financial modeling

Analytical skills

Education

ACA/CPA/CA Qualified

Tools

Advanced Excel

Job description

FP&A Manager - Interim to Perm - ASAP Start

Salary: £75,000 - £85,000 + 20% bonus

Hybrid working: 3 days office / 2 days remote

We are partnering with a high-growth real estate platform to hire an FP&A Manager into a newly restructured finance team. This is a platform-level role with strong exposure to senior leadership and an opportunity to play a key role in improving financial insight, modeling capability and exit readiness.

This position would suit a highly analytical FP&A professional who enjoys working with complex data, building robust models and driving accuracy across forecasts and reporting.

The Role:

• Own financial planning, budgeting and forecasting across the business
• Build and maintain detailed financial and cash flow models
• Produce monthly management information, including variance analysis and performance insight
• Deliver scenario and sensitivity analysis to support strategic decision-making
• Partner with investment and portfolio teams to provide quantitative support
• Improve FP&A processes, controls and data quality, reducing manual errors
• Support exit preparation through high‑quality, investor‑grade analytics and reporting

The Candidate:

• ACA/CPA/CA Qualified with minimum 3 Years PQE
• Proven experience in FP&A, commercial finance or analytical finance
• Strong financial modeling skills (advanced Excel essential)
• Highly quantitative and detail‑oriented approach
• Comfortable working independently and taking ownership
• Experience within real estate, infrastructure or asset‑heavy environments is beneficial but not essential