FP&A Manager

Accountancy Action; Newmarket; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Accountancy Action is seeking an experienced FP&A professional for an interim role in the UK. You will own financial planning, forecasting and analysis, providing immediate support to senior stakeholders and driving key commercial insights.

The role requires ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualification and strong technical FP&A skills, including budgeting, forecasting, advanced Excel and modelling. You will interact with senior management and partner closely across the business to identify opportunities and

Qualifications

• Qualified chartered accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA).
• Strong FP&A experience.
• Experience partnering with senior stakeholders.
• Highly analytical with commercial awareness.
• Advanced Excel and financial modelling skills.
• Experience with budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis.
• Confident presenting to senior management.
• Able to work independently in a fast-paced environment.
• Immediate impact in interim role.

Responsibilities

• Lead FP&A activity across budgeting, forecasting and reforecasting.
• Provide financial and commercial analysis to support business decisions.
• Analyse actuals against budget, forecast and prior year, providing clear commentary on variances.
• Build and maintain financial models and scenario analysis.
• Support long-term financial planning and business growth initiatives.
• Partner with senior stakeholders across the business to understand performance and identify opportunities.
• Produce monthly reporting, management information and presentations for senior management.
• Provide analysis around productivity, demand, KPIs and business performance.
• Work on ad hoc analysis and what-if scenarios as required.
• Support strategic projects and wider finance initiatives.
• Translate complex financial information into clear, commercially focused insights.

Skills

FP&A experience

Advanced Excel

Financial modelling

Budgeting & forecasting

Variance analysis

Stakeholder communication

Independent worker

Commercial awareness

Presenting to senior management

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA

Tools

Excel

Job description

We are currently recruiting for an experienced FP&A professional to join a growing business on an interim basis.

This is a hands on role requiring someone who can hit the ground running, provide immediate support to senior stakeholders and take ownership of financial planning, forecasting and analysis.

Key responsibilities:

• Lead FP&A activity across budgeting, forecasting and reforecasting
• Provide financial and commercial analysis to support business decisions
• Analyse actuals against budget, forecast and prior year, providing clear commentary on variances
• Build and maintain financial models and scenario analysis
• Support long-term financial planning and business growth initiatives
• Partner with senior stakeholders across the business to understand performance and identify opportunities
• Produce monthly reporting, management information and presentations for senior management
• Provide analysis around productivity, demand, KPIs and business performance
• Work on ad hoc analysis and what-if scenarios as required
• Support strategic projects and wider finance initiatives
• Translate complex financial information into clear, commercially focused insights

About you:

• Qualified Accountant - ACA, ACCA or CIMA
• Strong, proven FP&A experience
• Previous experience operating at a senior level and partnering with senior stakeholders
• Highly analytical with strong commercial awareness
• Advanced Excel and financial modelling skills
• Strong experience across budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis
• Confident presenting financial information and insights to senior management
• Able to work independently and make an immediate impact
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, changing environment

This role would suit an experienced FP&A Manager, Senior FP&A Analyst, Commercial Finance Manager or Finance Business Partner who is comfortable being hands-on and can provide immediate support during an interim period.