FP&A Manager

EA First; Huntingdon; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid Working

Job summary

EA First is seeking an FP&A Manager to drive financial planning and partner with senior leadership on commercial and operational decisions. The role offers exposure to shaping performance, influencing investment choices and improving profitability across products and customers.

You will lead budgeting, forecasting and long-term planning, build compelling business cases, and support manufacturing cost analysis. Strong Excel, ERP and BI experience are essential for success.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with substantial FP&A, commercial finance or finance business partnering experience.
• Manufacturing experience is essential; strong understanding of product costing, inventory accounting, and operational performance.
• Advanced Excel skills and ability to handle complex datasets are important.
• Experience of ERP improvements, finance transformation or business intelligence tools would be valuable.

Responsibilities

• Leading annual budgets, quarterly forecasts and long-term planning.
• Building financial models, business cases and investment appraisals.
• Analyzing profitability across products, customers and business areas.
• Partnering with senior stakeholders to challenge assumptions and translate analysis into recommendations.
• Supporting revenue forecasting, order intake analysis and contract reporting.
• Working with operations on product costing, variances, labour efficiency and overhead absorption.
• Providing insight into inventory, stock valuation and working capital to improve production decisions.
• Improving reporting, dashboards and forecasting processes through data, automation and systems development.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Education

ACA

ACCA

CIMA

Tools

ERP improvements

Business intelligence tools

Finance transformation

Job description

Are you a commercially minded finance professional who enjoys getting close to a business, challenging assumptions and turning financial insight into action?

We're recruiting an FP&A Manager for a growing business offering significant exposure to senior leadership and the opportunity to influence commercial and operational decisions. This is a highly visible position for someone who wants to understand what drives performance and help shape what happens next.

Reporting to the CFO, you'll work closely with colleagues across commercial, operations and manufacturing. You'll combine financial planning and analysis with hands-on business partnering, helping stakeholders evaluate opportunities, improve margins and make informed investment decisions.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Leading annual budgets, quarterly forecasts and long-term planning, bringing clarity to financial expectations and business priorities.
• Building financial models, business cases and investment appraisals to support growth and strategic decision-making.
• Analysing profitability across products, customers and business areas, identifying opportunities to improve commercial performance.
• Partnering with senior stakeholders to challenge assumptions, assess risks and translate analysis into practical recommendations.
• Supporting revenue forecasting, order intake analysis and commercial contract reporting.
• Working with operational teams on product costing, manufacturing variances, labour efficiency and overhead absorption.
• Providing insight into inventory, stock valuation and working capital, supporting better production and procurement decisions.
• Improving reporting, dashboards and forecasting processes through stronger data, automation and systems development.

You'll be a qualified accountant, ACA, ACCA or CIMA, with substantial experience in FP&A, commercial finance or finance business partnering. Manufacturing experience is essential, alongside a sound understanding of product costing, inventory accounting and operational performance.

Advanced Excel skills and confidence handling complex datasets are important. Experience of ERP improvements, finance transformation or business intelligence tools would also be valuable.

£80,000 to £90,000 plus benefits

Hybrid Working