FP&A Manager

Accountable Recruitment; Liverpool City Region; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous pension scheme

Excellent holiday entitlement

Flexible working arrangements

Job summary

Accountable Recruitment is partnering with an international organisation in Liverpool to appoint a Financial Planning & Analysis Manager on a 9-month contract. The role is hybrid, with three days per week in Liverpool, and involves leading budgeting, forecasting and strategic financial planning.

You will partner with senior leaders to deliver high-quality MI, KPI reporting and decision support, building financial models and dashboards to drive performance and growth.

Qualifications

• ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualification is required.
• Significant FP&A/Commercial or Strategic Finance experience.
• Advanced modelling, budgeting and forecasting skills.
• Strong ability to partner with senior stakeholders and translate insights.

Responsibilities

• Lead annual budgeting and quarterly forecasting across multiple business areas.
• Develop and maintain long-range financial plans aligned to strategy.
• Produce high-quality management information, KPI reporting and executive analysis.
• Build and enhance financial models to support decisions.
• Conduct scenario modelling to evaluate risks and opportunities.
• Partner with senior leaders to challenge assumptions and drive performance.
• Deliver financial insights and recommendations to support objectives.
• Develop dashboards and reporting tools to improve visibility and decision making.
• Lead continuous improvement of reporting, planning and analytics capabilities.
• Embed a commercially focused culture with Finance and non-Finance teams.
• Support strategic projects and business cases.

Skills

Advanced Excel

KPI reporting

Stakeholder partnering

Financial analysis

Dashboards

Forecasting

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified

Tools

Power BI

SQL

ERP reporting tools

Job description

Financial Planning & Analysis Manager

Liverpool 9 month contract

Accountable Recruitment are delighted to be partnering with a highly respected, international organisation based in Liverpool who are seeking to appoint an experienced Financial Planning & Analysis Manager to join their growing finance function.

This is a highly visible role, partnering with senior leadership teams across the organisation to provide commercial insight, strategic financial planning, forecasting and decision support.

Salary/Benefits:

• £50,000 - £60,000
• Hybrid working model (3 days a week in Liverpool)
• Generous pension scheme
• Excellent holiday entitlement
• Flexible working arrangements

Job Duties:

• Lead the annual budgeting and quarterly forecasting processes across multiple business areas.
• Develop and maintain long-range financial plans aligned to organisational strategy.
• Produce high-quality management information, KPI reporting and executive-level analysis.
• Build and enhance financial models to support strategic decision making.
• Conduct scenario modelling and sensitivity analysis to evaluate risks and opportunities.
• Partner with senior operational leaders to challenge assumptions and drive performance improvements.
• Deliver meaningful financial insight and recommendations to support business objectives.
• Develop intuitive dashboards and reporting tools that improve data visibility and decision making.
• Lead the continuous improvement of reporting, planning and analytical capabilities.
• Work closely with finance and non-finance stakeholders to embed a commercially focused culture.
• Support strategic projects, business cases and organisational growth initiatives.

Who Will I Report Into?

• Head of Financial Planning & Analysis

When Will Interviews Be Taking Place?

• Interviews will be arranged on an ongoing basis and suitable candidates are encouraged to apply promptly.

Ideal Experience

• ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified.
• Significant experience within FP&A, Commercial Finance or Strategic Finance roles.
• Advanced financial modelling, budgeting and forecasting experience.
• Strong business partnering experience with senior stakeholders.
• Experience developing management information and KPI reporting.
• Advanced Excel skills and exposure to ERP reporting tools.
• Power BI, SQL or business intelligence experience would be advantageous.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to translate complex financial information into clear commercial recommendations.
• Previous experience working within a complex or multi-entity organisation would be desirable.