FP&A Manager

TN United Kingdom; Lowestoft; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading name in the frozen food sector as an FP&A Manager, where you will spearhead the establishment of a new financial planning and analysis function across multiple manufacturing sites. This pivotal role will allow you to embed financial insights into daily operations, enhancing decision-making and performance visibility. You will lead a team of analysts, collaborate with site leadership, and drive improvements in reporting tools and systems. If you're a finance professional with a strong operational focus and leadership experience, this is an exciting opportunity to shape a new function in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Professionally qualified accountant with strong FP&A experience.
• Proven leadership in manufacturing or FMCG environments.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage FP&A processes across multiple sites.
• Lead forecasting, budgeting, and financial reporting activities.

Skills

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)

Budgeting

Forecasting

Cost Analysis

Team Leadership

Data Analysis

Commercial Mindset

Education

ACCA

CIMA

ACA

Tools

SAP

Job description

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Keeler Recruitment is pleased to be partnering with Nomad Foods (Birds Eye, Aunt Bessie's, Goodfella's), a leading name in the frozen food sector, to support the recruitment of an experienced FP&A Manager. This is a newly created role, responsible for setting up and managing a new FP&A function across three manufacturing sites in Lowestoft, Hull, and Ireland.

This role will play a key part in embedding financial planning and analysis into day-to-day factory operations, ensuring greater visibility of performance and enabling more informed decision-making across the sites. The successful candidate will lead all aspects of forecasting, budgeting, and financial reporting, while managing a team of analysts and working closely with site leadership and supply chain finance stakeholders.

Key Focus Areas

• Development and management of FP&A processes across three manufacturing sites
• Financial planning, forecasting, and cost analysis to support operational decision-making
• Business partnering with factory leadership and supply chain finance teams
• Oversight of financial reporting, month end close, variance analysis, and modelling
• Leading and developing a small team of analysts
• Supporting ongoing improvements to reporting tools, processes, and systems

Candidate Profile

• Professionally qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA, ACA or equivalent)
• Strong experience in FP&A roles within a manufacturing, FMCG, or supply chain environment
• Effective team leader, with the ability to build strong relationships at site level and with wider finance functions
• Competent with financial systems and data analysis tools (SAP preferred)
• Strong commercial and analytical mindset, with the ability to distil complex data into actionable insight

This is an excellent opportunity for a finance professional with strong operational focus and leadership experience to build and shape a new function within a well-established business. The role offers broad scope and visibility across multiple sites and would suit someone confident working in a hands-on, fast-paced environment.