FP&A Manager (Contract)

Checkatrade; Portsmouth; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading home improvement platform in the UK seeks an FP&A Manager to support forecasting and planning during a period of growth. The ideal candidate has experience in financial planning and a collaborative mindset. This 12-month role offers competitive rewards including health benefits, gym membership, and a buy & sell holiday scheme.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Health, well-being and learning support

Gym membership

Birthday/Special day leave

Buy & sell holiday scheme

1 week’s paid charity leave

Qualifications

• Experience working across accounting, reporting and financial planning in a fast-paced business.
• Confidence working with senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Owning forecasting and planning cycles that support decision-making.
• Collaborating cross-functionally to strengthen systems and tools.
• Making financial reporting clearer and more useful.

Skills

Commercial and analytical acumen

Collaborative attitude

Self-starting mindset

Job description

Overview

Join us as an FP&A Manager

(12-month fixed-term contract)

Want to do work that really matters?

At Checkatrade, we’re building the UK’s go-to home improvement marketplace. Every day, we help millions of homeowners find the right tradesperson for the job, fast, fair, and without the faff.

As our next FP&A Manager, you’ll help steer the business through a period of big growth and change. This 12-month fixed-term role is all about supporting day-to-day forecasting and planning while we roll out new systems and tools. You’ll work closely with our Head of FP&A and permanent team, giving them the space to focus on transformation while you keep the engine running.

Responsibilities summary:

• Owning forecasting and planning cycles that support decision-making across the business

• Spotting opportunities to improve how we budget, plan, and report, from annual cycles to 5-year strategy

• Collaborating cross-functionally to strengthen our systems, tools and ways of working

• Making financial reporting clearer and more useful, helping teams feel confident in the numbers

What you’ll bring

• Experience working across accounting, reporting and financial planning in a fast-paced business

• Strong commercial and analytical acumen with a knack for turning data into insight

• A collaborative, roll-up-your-sleeves attitude and confidence working with senior stakeholders

• A self-starting mindset, someone who spots opportunities, solves problems, and gets things moving

Rewards and benefits

• Competitive salary

• Health, well-being and learning support

• Gym membership, Smart Tech Scheme and Cycle Scheme

• Birthday/Special day leave

• Buy & sell holiday scheme

• 1 week’s paid charity leave and much more!

How we’ll get to know each other

• Screening call with one of our Talent Acquisition Partners

• 1st stage interview with our Head of FP&A

• 2nd stage interview will be a case study with our FP&A Manager, Director of Corporate Finance and Head of FP&A

If you require any reasonable adjustments during our interview process, please discuss them with your Talent Acquisition Partner.

If this sounds like the place where you can do your best work, we’d love to hear from you, even if you don’t tick every box

About us

We’re Checkatrade – the UK’s leading platform for finding a tradesperson. With more than 50,000 trades listed and over 6 million reviews, we help homeowners get jobs done right and help tradespeople grow their business.

We’re growing fast, with big plans to become the go-to brand for home improvements. If you care about great work, take pride in the details, and want to make an impact, you’ll fit right in.